http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?1636-Kobold-Press-on-TYRANNY-OF-DRAGONS-Their-Contribution-to-D-D-5TH-EDITION!

Some interesting stuff in this about how they feel the system plays.

I like most of what i hear, but i'm still really not liking the rate of advancement i'm hearing about. 3rd and 4th editions were too quick for my tastes and it looks like 5th will be too. A 96 page adventure takes PCs from 1st to 7th or 8th level according to that interview.

Quote from: One Horse Town;751558I like most of what i hear, but i'm still really not liking the rate of advancement i'm hearing about. 3rd and 4th editions were too quick for my tastes and it looks like 5th will be too. A 96 page adventure takes PCs from 1st to 7th or 8th level according to that interview.

Rate of advancement is about the easiest thing in D&D to houserule.

Edit: Though it might make running longer published adventures like ToD more work.

Quote from: Haffrung;751569Rate of advancement is about the easiest thing in D&D to houserule.

Edit: Though it might make running longer published adventures like ToD more work.

Quite.

Quote from: One Horse Town;751558I like most of what i hear, but i'm still really not liking the rate of advancement i'm hearing about. 3rd and 4th editions were too quick for my tastes and it looks like 5th will be too. A 96 page adventure takes PCs from 1st to 7th or 8th level according to that interview.

To be fair, AD&D wasn't any better, with the whole XP for gold rule.  The last time I ran T1-4, the PCs were level 8-10 by the end of it.

Quote from: Sacrosanct;751576To be fair, AD&D wasn't any better, with the whole XP for gold rule.  The last time I ran T1-4, the PCs were level 8-10 by the end of it.

Yeah; you can get some crazy loot(XP) in 1e, no denying.

This makes me wonder, too, is Kobold Press poised to become the new Paizo?

I hope 5e does what Pathfinder did and give 3 different experience point tracks or just put it in a sidebar.

Advancement rate is a funny thing. I doubt very many will agree on an ideal rate.

Seems easy to adjust though.

Right or wrong level advancement was something I mostly winged when I DMed AD&D back in the day. Basically 1 module  equaled one level. If I thought the PCs had avoided too much and didn't do enough (or the adventure was too short) I made them wait until they did a few more Worthy Deeds.

It worked well enough and avoided the whole treasure = XP issue.

Interview w/The Escapist: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/tabletop/11495-Talking-Dungeons-Dragons-Tyranny-of-Dragons-Adventures-With-the-Designers

Quote from: One Horse Town;751558I like most of what i hear, but i'm still really not liking the rate of advancement i'm hearing about. 3rd and 4th editions were too quick for my tastes and it looks like 5th will be too. A 96 page adventure takes PCs from 1st to 7th or 8th level according to that interview.

Depends on the scope of the modules. A 30 page module can encompass alot of area. Keep on the Borderlands is packed and then theres more stuff in the surrounding area to boot!

Quote from: thedungeondelver;751586This makes me wonder, too, is Kobold Press poised to become the new Paizo?

You mean getting the rug pulled out underneath them only to become an arch-rival to the 800 lb. gorilla? Unfortunately, it's more like a 400 lb. gorilla now.

A human warrior is fifth level?  I guess if you throw out the 1HD base you need a mook rule or something.  Oh well, only time will tell what they mean by that.

Quote from: One Horse Town;751558I like most of what i hear, but i'm still really not liking the rate of advancement i'm hearing about. 3rd and 4th editions were too quick for my tastes and it looks like 5th will be too. A 96 page adventure takes PCs from 1st to 7th or 8th level according to that interview.

I find 3e and 4e have very different rates of advancement in practice; 3e PCs tend to level up every couple 4-hour sessions while 4e PCs are more like half that. And 3e PCs double in power every 2 levels, so it gets pretty crazy pretty fast. 4e PCs double in power every four levels. The net effect is that my long running 4e campaign feels pretty sedate, a bit like a low magic/treasure 1e game even though some of the numbers are bigger.

Is 5e progression going to be more like 4e, with incremental power advances? I expect combat will be much quicker though, which is the big 4e time sink.