Re: LEVEL-UP!
We missed our one-year anniversary by a few days, but better late than never.
Though only a few original players remain, I figured this would be a good time to check in with everyone to see how the game is going from the player's standpoint. From the DM side, the game is going pretty well. You characters are now at the level where I can throw a wide range of challenges at them, so that's good. The party mix seems to work reasonably well, even without having a true magic-user.
Magic items have been few and far between, but that's mostly due to the creatures you have encountered so far. Now that your characters are in the mid-levels, you should see more magic items. Still, I tend to be a pretty conservative DM when it comes to magic items and treasure, so I wouldn't expect to be girded down too heavily with them.
Posting quality and rate is good. I now have a pretty good idea of all your posting frequencies and communication is pretty good when you expect to be gone.
This campaign was billed as a city-based game and so far it has been dungeon-focused. I would like to open it up a bit to do some wilderness stuff as well, perhaps during this adventure or immediately following. Maybe on the way back to Stormhaven? There are some fun ideas I have for this that we just can't do while beneath the city or delving a ziggurat.
Well, those are my thoughts.