New players to a campaign

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:46:25 -0000

Rob (the one who isn't Rob Davies):

> 1. These same suggestions apply to players coming in late to
> a campaign. Your newbie character is probably going to always
> be behind the more senior ones in ability ratings. ...

Is she? Why?

Surely you generate them a character at about the same level as wherever the existing characters have got to? Or at least, at a level that'll fit.

Does anyone really insist on a new player starting at "level 1" and spending the rest of their game time trying to "catch up"?

Is there anything in the rules to say this? And if so, shouldn't it be taken out and shot?