Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
speculation - derived XP chart
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="The Souljourner" data-source="post: 3714667" data-attributes="member: 1622"><p>So, ignore the 8000xp for a level 8 party, I don't think that can really work out. </p><p></p><p>The very fact that we no longer have the CR chart means that XP/difficulty has to be built into the XP chart. So that you always get the same XP for the same difficulty. Thus, for example, assume 5 1st level goblins is a fair challenge for a party of 5 first level characters. Further assume those 5 goblins give the party 500 XP. If you assume that a single level 4 character will give the party a similar challenge, he also has to be 500 XP. </p><p></p><p>It's actually the XP per monster that determines the XP chart... it's just a matter of how you measure equivalencies. Deciding that a level 4 monster is equal to 5 level 1 monsters has a significant impact on the XP chart, as opposed to a level 5 = 5 level 1s...</p><p></p><p>If we assume the 3e style where a doubling of monsters = +2 on the chart, giving an arbitrary value of 100xp per 1st level monster, and assuming 10 encounters gets you up a level (these encounters will likely be more difficult that 3e "same level" encounters, so fewer is a fair assumption). You get something like this:</p><p></p><p>[code]Level Total XP XP Per Monster</p><p>1 0 100</p><p>2 1,000 150</p><p>3 2,500 200</p><p>4 4,500 300</p><p>5 7,500 400</p><p>6 11,500 600</p><p>7 17,500 800</p><p>8 25,500 1,200</p><p>9 37,500 1,600</p><p>10 53,500 2,400[/code]</p><p></p><p></p><p>What x2 monsters = +2 CR means is that a guy 4 levels higher is going to be the equivalent of 4 of those lower guys. I don't know that that really works in practice. More importantly, is one level 10 guy the same as 4 level 6 guys.</p><p></p><p>... I'm not sure the doubling is the right way to go, either.</p><p></p><p>-Nate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Souljourner, post: 3714667, member: 1622"] So, ignore the 8000xp for a level 8 party, I don't think that can really work out. The very fact that we no longer have the CR chart means that XP/difficulty has to be built into the XP chart. So that you always get the same XP for the same difficulty. Thus, for example, assume 5 1st level goblins is a fair challenge for a party of 5 first level characters. Further assume those 5 goblins give the party 500 XP. If you assume that a single level 4 character will give the party a similar challenge, he also has to be 500 XP. It's actually the XP per monster that determines the XP chart... it's just a matter of how you measure equivalencies. Deciding that a level 4 monster is equal to 5 level 1 monsters has a significant impact on the XP chart, as opposed to a level 5 = 5 level 1s... If we assume the 3e style where a doubling of monsters = +2 on the chart, giving an arbitrary value of 100xp per 1st level monster, and assuming 10 encounters gets you up a level (these encounters will likely be more difficult that 3e "same level" encounters, so fewer is a fair assumption). You get something like this: [code]Level Total XP XP Per Monster 1 0 100 2 1,000 150 3 2,500 200 4 4,500 300 5 7,500 400 6 11,500 600 7 17,500 800 8 25,500 1,200 9 37,500 1,600 10 53,500 2,400[/code] What x2 monsters = +2 CR means is that a guy 4 levels higher is going to be the equivalent of 4 of those lower guys. I don't know that that really works in practice. More importantly, is one level 10 guy the same as 4 level 6 guys. ... I'm not sure the doubling is the right way to go, either. -Nate [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
speculation - derived XP chart
Top