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Post by hengest on Oct 20, 2019 13:24:27 GMT -5
Anyone here who runs: you do XP as treasure in some form, right?
Does anyone plan treasure to be lower but advancement about the same, finding other ways to add to the XP total?
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Post by mao on Oct 21, 2019 5:46:50 GMT -5
I am ll over the place on XP. Mostly I do the lazy thing of just give a mass 50-75 Eps per game or so. Overtheyears Ive given 5 xp for taking 1 HP of damage(this was a huge hit with my group)
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Post by ripx187 on Oct 21, 2019 11:49:59 GMT -5
Anyone here who runs: you do XP as treasure in some form, right? Does anyone plan treasure to be lower but advancement about the same, finding other ways to add to the XP total? I tried this, but didn't really care for it. I keep 3 forms of XP: Group, Class, and Individual. I stick to the 2nd Edition AD&D method of XP, except that I ignore that rule which says that objective XP shouldn't be higher that the combined Group points. Completing objectives is the largest source of XP in my games. I also grant at least 100xp per NPC that you personally save. We only get to game once a month, back when we could game every day I could be a bit more stingy with XP, but even with this system it can take a whole year of gaming to gain a level. The XP for Treasure forced me to hand out more gold and I prefer to have a tight leash on that stuff. |
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Post by hengest on Oct 21, 2019 17:16:09 GMT -5
Anyone here who runs: you do XP as treasure in some form, right? Does anyone plan treasure to be lower but advancement about the same, finding other ways to add to the XP total? I tried this, but didn't really care for it. I keep 3 forms of XP: Group, Class, and Individual. I stick to the 2nd Edition AD&D method of XP, except that I ignore that rule which says that objective XP shouldn't be higher that the combined Group points. Completing objectives is the largest source of XP in my games. I also grant at least 100xp per NPC that you personally save. We only get to game once a month, back when we could game every day I could be a bit more stingy with XP, but even with this system it can take a whole year of gaming to gain a level. The XP for Treasure forced me to hand out more gold and I prefer to have a tight leash on that stuff. Reasonable, thanks. Group, Class, Individual is your innovation or that's in 2E? |
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Post by ripx187 on Oct 22, 2019 0:34:06 GMT -5
It is in the 2e DMG. I've ran that system since 93, I like a lot about it. I always gave 500 xps for writing up a backstory, but the last few campaigns we've been starting at the beginning. Some players like doing that stuff, but most of mine don't.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Oct 22, 2019 2:50:15 GMT -5
I give XP for Treasure and none for killing things. I also give bonus XP for wit and ingenuity and the like. Amusing the ref, also earns XP.  |
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Post by mao on Oct 22, 2019 6:39:41 GMT -5
I give XP for Treasure and none for killing things. I also give bonus XP for wit and ingenuity and the like. Amusing the ref, also earns XP. Another thing I tried was to have a vote at the end of the session for MVP, w ep also to the runner up, prob did this for several years |
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Post by ripx187 on Oct 22, 2019 11:01:16 GMT -5
I give XP for Treasure and none for killing things. I also give bonus XP for wit and ingenuity and the like. Amusing the ref, also earns XP. Another thing I tried was to have a vote at the end of the session for MVP, w ep also to the runner up, prob did this for several years I used to play a video game called Fire Emblem, and one of them, "Pool of Radiance" gave you bonus XP to a place where you wanted it. You could use it to boost a powerful character or give it to weaker characters who had a hard time gaining it themselves. It was a fun mechanic that really helped your party out. |
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