A mistake I've made; All the factions the Chain have interacted with are much more powerful than they are. PCs need to meet a mix of folks who are equal, more powerful, and less powerful. 1/
— "Matt Colville?" (@mattcolville) June 1, 2019
For a lot of reasons. More powerful factions give them folks to strive against and aspire to. Equal gives them people to relate to and judge themselves against. Less powerful factions give them people to protect or bully. 2/
— "Matt Colville?" (@mattcolville) June 1, 2019
Do not underestimate the value of people for your PCs to push around.
— "Matt Colville?" (@mattcolville) June 1, 2019
One of the things I have told my players is the average person is level 1-5. Normal everyday people. 6-10 are like college to professional athletes or scholars. 11+ are your super rare athletes, Navy SEALS, Einstein. 15+ Avengers, Hercules, Beowolf. Legends no one believes.
— Todd M. Drown (@TheTMDrown) June 1, 2019
I told the players "You are higher level than 98% of Capital. But there's 2.1 million people in the city, which means there's 42,000 people higher level than you." https://t.co/1sMAIg5Poy
— "Matt Colville?" (@mattcolville) June 1, 2019