Level

Level represents your character's overall experience and provides a measure of his aptitude for adventuring. Through adventuring, your character will gain Experience that will allow him to increase level, which in turn increases his abilities and access to powers. When a character gains enough experience to go up level (as determined by its Experience Rating), it goes through a process known as Gaining Level.

Newly created characters typically start at 1st level, but it is possible that your GM may ask you to start at a level higher than 1st. To create a character of higher level, see the Creating Higher Level Characters.

Level Modifier

The Level Modifier (LVLM) is a reflection of character experience and grants a bonus to many character aspects, including Attack Bonuses and Defenses. You can determine your character's Level Modifier with the following table: