Two years ago I took up a new concept, rolled a new Character, in part to experience all the new Area updates—thanks to the awesome Devs!—and with the highest of goals, the attempt to have "direct" influence on the IG environment, for my Character to one day "change" the Sword Coast...whatever that may mean/achieve/result.
I decided it best to play this concept so that RP shall grow, progress, from a traditional "beginning" (and what is often the Level 1 / 0 XP place). EVEN THOUGH I have very little RL time to game on BGTSCC at the moment...compared to the past years (and even when I first tried this project, which ended only after reaching Level 10 (see below).
This new Character was formed from a desire for a Tyrran group of Paladins that I had initially tried to get "off the ground" with Xanfryst, Whistler and Electric Mayhem...but flattened out after a few weeks not getting into any regular groove.
So I decided to just give it a go myself, without any other Player support (though I'm still looking!).
So this is a continuation of the original idea/moment to put to the test or challenge the concept often promoted that the Server provides a too difficult environment to XP Progression, as well, encourages Grinding, which distracts from Role-play (and that simply one CANNOT progress without grinding and questing until mindless and numb...which I also kinda believe, and to which I kinda have already proved to myself! LOL).
I believe that the low level experience, the progression, is much better than the naysayers say, but I might also fail to RP out my Characters progression without resorting to OOC choices—as much as any of us can avoid OOC choices in regard to Leveling. Except when Role-play dictates the need, my Character will not RE-visit an Area in order to Grind—the idea is to take in as much Experience as possible in one go, Area by Area. Nor will he repeat Quests.
Let's see if I can actually finish the project this time!!! Lol.
So below will be continuation of the record of XP gain and time spent, empirical, but somewhat useful to compare with perspectives of the ease/difficulty of BGTSCC...of course, this is just one experience, with one set of variables. And under the guise of being a "high" role-player / high RP Server...though still just as interested in cool gear and "power" as anyone else. Hi M3nt!!!
That said, my current Character is ECL+0, and I twinked him with 4 epic-ish items, that I factored into his family history, and that which guide/empower his RP (I realize not every Player has this luxury of epic items). His build is fighter/melee.
Feel free to comment, or provide alternate experiences, just don't troll this thread. Unless you're Snarfman, who just IS a troll!
And feel free to "meet up" with my character, the knight-errant Henryk Urde. I'm pretty sure the more interaction he gets, the better chance I have in fulfilling my goals!
* original post made Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:40 pm *
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The Leveling Experience:
- Level 1 – 1.5 hours in the BG Graveyard with a Party. Half-hour of tavern RP = 3,000 xp
- Level 2 – 1.5 hour doing the low level Baldur's Gate Quests (1800 XP). 2 hours of tavern RP. Less than 1 hour in Hilltop Ruins upper level = 6,000 xp.
- Level 3 – 1.5 hour on Hilltop Ruins Letter Delivery quest and Wyrm Slaying (middle level). 1 hour tavern RP. Half hour trade way bandits. 1.5 hour adventuring in Party to East of Chionthar area (to be continued) = 10,000 xp
- Level 4 – 1 hour adventuring in FAI deep cave and Gibberlings Cave (1800 XP); half hour in the Baldur's Gate sewers and Sewer Maintenance exploring; 3 hours in Soubar Bane Ruins and Northern Tradeway (unfortunately soloing; 3,000 xp) = 15,000 xp or Level 5.
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- Level 5 – 2.5 hours in RP event (<100 xp); 1 hour adventure RP in Party (700 xp); 1 hr solo adventuring Billberry Island (1k xp); 1.5 hour attempt at doing the Bilberry Quest (died, lost 500 xp); 1 hour doing the Neris Dove stolen ring quest and RP in Baldur's Gate (1k xp); 2 hours on Tradeway South of Baldur's Gate killing bandits (2k xp) = 20,000
- Level 6 – 1 hr tavern rp (<100 xp); 2 hours finally finishing the Bilberry Fetching Quest (2k xp mobs + quest); 4.5 hours in the Cloakwood, East grinding and RPing against the Tasloi (5k xp) = 28,000
- Level 7 – 4 hours in Cloakwood Mines Level 1 & 2 (5500xp); RP adventure with Fain in Abandoned Mine (goblins) and defeat of some bad-tempered Orc in PvP (total 2500 xp; earned 1400 coin for RP services) = 36,000
- Level 8 - Turned in Mishap in the Mines quest (750xp); 3 hours in South of Candlekeep (3 hrs grinding 8k+ xp) = 45,000
- Level 9 - 2 hours in the 3rd level of Cloakwood Mines (3,000xp); About 5 hours total for 2 different RP adventures in Chionthar Ruins (one w/ Crater Blackrock) (1,000xp); completed Lizardmans Eggs quest (500xp); 1 hour in the Cloakwood Mines IV level (1,000xp); 1.5 hours in Seacave on RP adventure with Crater Blackrock (600xp); 1 hr N. of Beregost killing Goblins (1,000 xp); 2 hr adventure with Fressil Arniman, the talks-only-in-Dragon character (2,000xp + 800 quest xp (it was part of the RP!!)) = 55,000
- Level 10 – 1 hour exploring in the Bridgefort Ruins (to be cont.) (500 xp); 1.5 hour in Gnoll Caves exploring Level 1 with Crater Blackrock (1,000 xp); 1 hour in BG Sewer Bowels (for kicks...; 500xp); 1.5 hour in the BG Sewer Bowels + Tombs (800xp); 3 hours of Tavern RP in Soubar, Winding Way (700xp earned, but 500xp lost to Server crash (200xp gained); *OLD PROJECT STOPPED AND PC CHEZAN DELETED *
Level 5–10 Summary – Sept. 23rd through December 31st, 2016:
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BELOW IS THE 2ND ATTEMPT / NEW START OF THIS PROJECT
(begun Nov. 18, 2018)
(begun Nov. 18, 2018)
- Level 11 – .5 hour RPing the rescue of Holly the Bard in Cloakwood Eastern (200 xp); 1.5 hour in Gnoll Caves exploring Level 1 (1,000 xp); 3 hours total over a few days in Cloakwood Eastern (6,000 xp); 1 hour in Cloakwood Mines Level 2 (2,000 xp); 1.5 hours RPing and player-initiated adventure/quest with Jason Re'el the Bard and Arienna the Elven of Magic in Cloakwood Central and Witches' Cave (2,000 XP total) = 66,000 xp.
- Level 12 - 1 hour in Cloakwood Mines Level 3 (800 xp); Turned in Lizardmen Eggs Quest (500xp); .5 hour in Gnoll Caves Level 1 (1,400 xp); Turned in Mishap in the Mines Quest (750xp, 600gp); Completed the Deadly Rodents Quest (400xp, 200gp); 1 hour in Thunder's Ride, with a good RP interaction between Henryk and Valduil Feralen of the Northern Watch (750 xp); Was wounded and sent to the Fugue, where found 30+ minutes of RP with other "dead" characters Ar'Joona Rastafer and Quinnifer Inxys (lost 1200 xp); 2 hour in Thunder's Ride (6,000 xp); 1.5 hour RPing at Refugee Camp (54 xp); 2 hours RP at the Farmlands Refugee Camp with Kiran of the Golden Wheel, Frigus and Ar'Joona the Elf (900xp) = 78,000 xp (I know the above doesn't add up...but I can't remember what's missing.
- Level 13 - Turned in The Captain's Crew (250xp); Turned in Deliveries from the Docks (250xp); Turned in Iron for Iron (200xp); Turned in Island Berries (600xp, 600gp); Turned in Blade and Stars Mugging (500xp, 500gp); Turned in A Lady's Lost (350xp); 1.5 hour on Bilberry Island and in BG Areas doing quests (mob kill 900xp); 4.5 hours through Northern Tradeway to Skuldask Watercave and back to BG Farmlands (9,393xp) = 91,000
- Level 14 - 1.5 hour RP at Refugee Camp pre-Devil and Undead attack (link forthcoming) with Kiran of the Wheel, Kazimir the priest of the Rider of the Wind, radiant knight Aaron Lyonaler and Lady Cain (1,192 xp); 5.5 hours in Along the Chionthar Ulgoth's Beard (10,800 xp); random wanderings and RP moments (2,000 xp) = 105,000 xp
- Level 15 - < 1 hour RP with Solomon Peyton the Luckbringer at Refugee Camp (1,000 xp); Turned in the Scarecrows and Straw quest (225xp); .5 hour taking the Frantic Woman quest into the Well (found nothing and she disappeared!; 50xp); 4 hour in Sharpteeth Woods, Lower Cave (13,500 xp); -1500 xp from a "death" = 120, 013
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- Level 16 - 1 hour in Gnoll Caves Levels I — III (763 XP); 2 hours in High Hedge (2,000 XP); 1 hour exploring the Minotaur Labyrinth (2,000 XP); 3.5 hour exploring the Wytches' Cave in Cloakwood Forest (9,000 XP; also "died" once and lost 1,600 XP!); .5 hour or more of IC RP with Merovyan of clan Ironfaar (400 XP ?) = 136,000 xp
Level 17 - 1 hour RP at Refugee Camp (67 xp); 1 hour exploring Pirates' Cave in Ulgoth's Beard (1,250 xp); 3.25 hours in Cloakwood Northwest (13,500 xp) = 153,000 xp
Level 18 - 45 minutes in Xvart Village (2,975 xp); 3 hours in South of Beregost (Wyverns) (14,835 xp) = 171,000
Level 19 - 4 hour in Haunted House, first floor (16,300 xp); random RP xp from traveling around (2,700 xp) = 190,000
Level 20 - Completed Maltz' Errand quest in Baldur's Gate (750 xp); 1 hour interaction with Pokey the tradesman of short stature, and Keira the paladin to the Morninglord (400 xp); 3.5 minutes in Outer Durlags Tower (16,500 xp); 1.5 hour with DM Golem / Tymountians RP mini event (2500 xp); .5 hour RP adventuring with Mill the priest of Ilmater; 1 hour RP/adventuring with Vox'ia = 210,000 xp
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- Level 21 - 190 minutes in Naskel Foothills (9,300 xp); 30 minutes in Troll Claws Ogre Cave (700 xp); 1.5 hour in Nashkel Mines, Exterior (2,200 xp); 1.5 hour DM Event in Temple of Tyr (1,000 XP); 1 hour in Temple of Fields of the Dead (1,000 xp);
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