Tell the tale of your characters growth by exploring the story behind the levels.
We always want our games to be more immersive, and jam packed with the drama and fun of our characters. Having goals and conquering foes is great, but in this episode we want to turn the focus to roleplaying out what it's like for your character to gain their new stats, abilities, and spells. The whole table can end up a lot more invested if every player is adding this to the pot.
In The Strategy Stateroom we go through a bit of a mental filter to get the details of leveling out for your character. We talk about laying the groundwork for your next level by considering your upcoming abilities, and working them into how you character spends their time. This looks a little different for each character depending on if they are focused on physical, mental, or spiritual upgrades. Consider how you can find strength from within, get help from party members, or use the world you are in to fuel your ideas. Then we discuss how to find a little moment to roleplay your level up regardless of how quickly it's happening. Even if you're in the middle of an epic battle, you can give that level up a little pizazz. And finally, we have to mention the fact that reacting to your party members new abilities is going to make the moment and the roleplay that much better.
Then we go to Tymora's Tavern to apply this to a couple characters we want to level up soon. One is a disaster of a dwarven paladin named The Junker. The other is Ged, a gross little goblin druid that turns everyone's stomach when he concocts his spells. Nobody wants them to become more powerful, but in our games, we'll know exactly how they did it.
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