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Legolas · 11-01-2002, 06:17 AM

(s)He'll probably fit in. Even if you are, say, two levels higher than normal, that only gives you an easier start.
Just look at BG. I don't have the charts at hand right now, so no details unfortunately.

Say you start out as a level 1 character. The experience you need to advance roughly doubles with each level you gain.
First you need, say, 1000, then 2000, then 4000, 8000 etc.
If you started as a level 3 character, with 4000 experience points already, you'd need 4000 to get to level 4, by which time a level 1 character would already be at level 3. That same character would reach level 4 while the character with the 'big advantage' was still stuck halfway between 4 and 5.

In the above example, a two-level head start would be largely made up for by the time that character advanced another two or three levels.

So don't worry too much about your character not fitting in, that only really happens when you take items you shouldn't get until later in the game, or pick a character which has already gone through most of the game you intend to restart before.

11-01-2002, 06:17 AM	#11
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	(s)He'll probably fit in. Even if you are, say, two levels higher than normal, that only gives you an easier start. Just look at BG. I don't have the charts at hand right now, so no details unfortunately. Say you start out as a level 1 character. The experience you need to advance roughly doubles with each level you gain. First you need, say, 1000, then 2000, then 4000, 8000 etc. If you started as a level 3 character, with 4000 experience points already, you'd need 4000 to get to level 4, by which time a level 1 character would already be at level 3. That same character would reach level 4 while the character with the 'big advantage' was still stuck halfway between 4 and 5. In the above example, a two-level head start would be largely made up for by the time that character advanced another two or three levels. So don't worry too much about your character not fitting in, that only really happens when you take items you shouldn't get until later in the game, or pick a character which has already gone through most of the game you intend to restart before.