So, it's definitely too early to jump to any conclusions. But I did want to ask about the pace of advancement in the Revelations campaign. Essentially, what is the typical expected maximum SP for a one-round adventure?
With that being asked, I'll elaborate on the question. In the old campaign, Intro adventures gave 3 (or maybe 4) SP max. Normal adventures gave 5 SP max. Now, I don't know what the "normal" is going to be for Revelations adventurers. But I'm looking at the advancement costs. And I see that buying a Talent costs 50, 75 or 100 SPs. Using the old campaign as a guideline, that would take 10, 15 or 20 adventures, just to buy a Talent. (In the old campaign, a character could generally buy a Basic Talent after each adventure.) Now, I'm not saying that we should be able to advance *that* fast. But having to wait 3 adventures just to increase a background skill from a 2 to a 3 seems like players would feel rather stagnant very quickly.
To throw one more example out there for the sake of perspective... It takes 600 SP to be considered Rank 3 in your order. Characters start with 300 at the Heroic campaign level (which Revelation is.) That means it will take 300 more SP to be at the highest level of one's order. In that time, if adventures are still maxing out at 5 SP, it will take a minimum of 60 adventures. That sounds pretty balanced to me. I'm not objecting to that. However in that time, for 300 SP, a hero is not going to gain a significant number of skills and talents. One Heroic talent is 100 SP. (Plus it requires at least one Greater talent which some will have after character creation and others will need to buy at 75 SP.) Learn 2 new skills and advance them both to 3 ranks... 120 SP.
In general, it will take multiple adventures just to increase a skill that you're already trained in, to the next rank. I'm concerned about the potentially slow pace being a hindrance to players' enjoyment. We all know that human beings like to received rewards for their efforts. That's why things like MMORPGs have become so popular... they play on those feelings by offering frequent incremental rewards for your characters. (As opposed to fewer large advancements.) It hooks people in and brings them back. If those rewards came significantly less often, I doubt that the game in question would be a success.
Anyway, as I said before, I hope that I'm worried about nothing. But I wanted to voice my concern early in the campaign rather than later, where it might actually be a problem.
Thanks,
Scott
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