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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6288589" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I've been trying out a new XP calculation for the last couple of days. It's extremely simple, but it seems to be holding up to tests so far - things seem to match fairly well.</p><p></p><p>It's just this: simply add up the creature's three highest attributes. Since most of its actions will be derived from those attributes, as will its derived attributes, those three attributes added give a decent approximation of power level.</p><p></p><p>This is then simply multiplied by a tier modifier -- heroic (x1.5), legendary (x2), iconic (x2.5).</p><p></p><p>That's it. I also divide that value by 10 and round to the nearest whole number to get a broader "level" range for vary rough approximations. </p><p></p><p>Taking the creatures I've posted in the two monster threads here on the forum, we get the following values:</p><p></p><p>Average human 12........................1</p><p>Grand elf musketeer 16..................2</p><p>Grand elf mage 21.......................2</p><p>Grand elf dreadnaught 27................3</p><p>Ogre shaman 22..........................2</p><p>Ogre thug 23............................2</p><p>Ogre champion 39........................4</p><p>Giant brute 42..........................4</p><p>Giant chieftain 78......................8</p><p>Swamp dragon 96.........................10</p><p>Fire dragon 104.........................10</p><p>Ice dragon 108..........................11</p><p></p><p></p><p>Spartan warrior 17.......................2</p><p>Spartan battle lord 25...................3</p><p>Spartan berserker 21.....................2</p><p>Venetian monk 15.........................2</p><p>Venetian telepath 18.....................3</p><p>Venetian healer 16.......................2</p><p>Felan scavenger 14.......................1</p><p>Felan pirate 15..........................2</p><p>Felan scrapper 18........................2</p><p>Human thug 13............................1</p><p>Human police 17..........................2</p><p>Human soldier 22.........................2</p><p>Human star marine 24.....................2</p><p>Human assassin 36........................4</p><p>Human medic 24...........................2</p><p></p><p>It takes about 5 seconds to do, and works on PCs too. In my own playtesting, matching things via level seems to work reasonably well - you don't need to get quite as detailed as the actual XP value for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6288589, member: 1"] I've been trying out a new XP calculation for the last couple of days. It's extremely simple, but it seems to be holding up to tests so far - things seem to match fairly well. It's just this: simply add up the creature's three highest attributes. Since most of its actions will be derived from those attributes, as will its derived attributes, those three attributes added give a decent approximation of power level. This is then simply multiplied by a tier modifier -- heroic (x1.5), legendary (x2), iconic (x2.5). That's it. I also divide that value by 10 and round to the nearest whole number to get a broader "level" range for vary rough approximations. Taking the creatures I've posted in the two monster threads here on the forum, we get the following values: Average human 12........................1 Grand elf musketeer 16..................2 Grand elf mage 21.......................2 Grand elf dreadnaught 27................3 Ogre shaman 22..........................2 Ogre thug 23............................2 Ogre champion 39........................4 Giant brute 42..........................4 Giant chieftain 78......................8 Swamp dragon 96.........................10 Fire dragon 104.........................10 Ice dragon 108..........................11 Spartan warrior 17.......................2 Spartan battle lord 25...................3 Spartan berserker 21.....................2 Venetian monk 15.........................2 Venetian telepath 18.....................3 Venetian healer 16.......................2 Felan scavenger 14.......................1 Felan pirate 15..........................2 Felan scrapper 18........................2 Human thug 13............................1 Human police 17..........................2 Human soldier 22.........................2 Human star marine 24.....................2 Human assassin 36........................4 Human medic 24...........................2 It takes about 5 seconds to do, and works on PCs too. In my own playtesting, matching things via level seems to work reasonably well - you don't need to get quite as detailed as the actual XP value for that. [/QUOTE]
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