Re: (TFT) High Level Play

[raito@raito.com]

In my campaigns, high level play takes a very different tone. Because I 
don't much deviate from the core rules, and I haven't felt it necessary 
to beef anything up just for character who have more points to sling 
around, it comes out differently. 

First off, I like that it gets really, really hard to get more points 
as the character gets better. I do use the aging rules, too, so there's 
only so far a character can go in terms of numbers. 

Also, in TFT combat is still pretty deadly. Even high-point characters 
can be killed fairly easily in a stand up fight. This isn't D&D, where 
a high-level character wades through hordes of movie extras without 
batting an eye. 

As a GM, I treat combat very agnostically. Stupidly getting into fights 
gets characters killed, and I don't weep for them. The better parties 
work ahrd to stack the odds in their favor before committing to combat. 

So in my campaigns, characters with high point counts tend to go for 
temporal power. They go for money and influence. More XP becomes almost 
secondary, because it only gets you so far. 

You want to see a TFT character with motivation? Try a character who 
doesn't want to die, and works towards making sure they have a steady 
source of Youth potions. 

Neil Gilmore
raito@raito.com
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