Request for Removal of all Level 6+ play (not really)

[godsDMit]

People are always asking for more 12+ play, but it is unnecessary. This link shows how we really don't need to play anything above 5th level. Therefore I (dont actually) request a removal of all level 6+ play.

*Keep in mind this article was written in 2007, so it's for 3.5.
**There are lots of comments at the bottom, the article isn't near as long as the scroll on the right of your screen makes it look.
***Lol, it mentions Ryan Dancey. The first time I read that, I didnt know who he was.
****No, I'm not seriously asking for a removal of all 6+ play. This is just an interested RPG article, lol.

[godsDMit]

If you dont want to read the entire thing, scroll down to the 'Analyzing Aragorn' section.

[kinevon]

You could always propose a rebuild of PFS to use the E6 rules as adapted for Pathfinder. ;)

As to 12th level + play, I ask for it to accommodate my 12th level PC. There are a few provisos I need to add, from my perspective: I would like to play the Eyes of the Ten arc before it gets retired. Probably unlikely, in the general run of things, at least for the near future, unless someone decides to set one up for online play, since locally most PCs, besides mine and a very few other folks, are under 5th level. And I think I am the only one who actually has a 12th level PC, with a 10th level on slow track as the next closest.

Also probably doesn't help local advancement that I have switched from running PFS twice a month to running the Shattered Star AP twice a month. Depending on how things go, and I have already had a TPK, I am probably going to have to artificially level my player's PC up to keep them at the expected power levels for the AP.

TPK:

How do you die to 4 goblins, even at first level? Easy, have half the players missing or moved, and go into the encounter with only two 1st level PCs, a Wizard and a Ranger.

Between the Wizard getting dumped into melee, and the Ranger delaying going into melee, they both got defeated in detail, instead of working together.

Oh, well, new set of PCs, and hopefully I will get enough new players to allow everyone to play only one PC again. And, someday, we'll start getting PFS credit for the AP.

[Mystic Lemur]

That's a great article for demonstrating power creep. I remember when players thought "a 15 is pretty good" and now it's "ZOMG! MUST have a 20!" I still like to think of 18 as exceptional when I build characters, something rare that only a few people (even heroes) would have.

[Mike Tuholski]

Yeah, such a great article. Definitely gives a new perspective on ability scores; I always hate when people complain that PFS is 20-point buy instead of 25-points because a 20-point buy still means that your character is EXCEPTIONAL even at 1st level.

Of course, I'd still like to see PFS scenarios for 12+ characters. Because it is a fantasy game after all and the whole point is play unrealistically powerful characters who can step in to save the world.