Revised XP System

GROUP REWARDS
Catagory	Description	#
Combat	Per negladgable encounter (no threat or resources drained) Per minimaly chalenging enounter (low threat, minimal resources draned, EL very low) Per moderately challenging encounter (lightly damaging, some resources drained, EL low) Per normally challenging encounter (moderate wounds, resources drained, EL = party level) Per strong encounter (dangerous wounds, many resources used, EL high) Per deadly encounter (death occoures or is iminent, resources depleted, EL very high)	0 1 2 3 4 5
Information	Learning new information of general interest Per piece of information of specific importance to the plot. Unraveling or 'solving' some piece of plot or mystery Unraveling a major plot piece	1 1 3 6
Goals	Acomplishing a short term / minor goal Acomplishing a medium term / intermediate goal Acomplishing a long term / important goal Acomplishing a major campaign goal	1 2 4 8
Planning	Collaborating on an elaborate plan Collaborating on an elaborate plan - that works!	1 2
INDIVIDUAL REWARDS
Sacrofices & Challenges	Facing greater combat challenge Putting yourself at risk to perform some deed purposefully (heroism).	1 1
Spellcasting	Effective and inovative use of spells	1
Thinking & Planning	Solving some riddle or conundrum. Masterminding an elaborate plan	1
Skills	Using Craft skills to make in game items. Effective and inovative use of character skills	1 1
Character	Exhibiting the quirks, flaws and peculiarities of your character. Exhibiting such characteristics even to the potential detriment of the PC.	1 1
Goals	Accomplishing minor individual goal. Accomplishing major individual goal.	1 3
Social	Interacting with NPC's (or sometimes PC's) in character.	1
OOG	Contributing OOG material to the game (painting miniatures, useful knowledge, etc.).	X

GROUP REWARDS

Combat

0 - A negligible encounter is too easily won. No one PC is hurt and there is never any threat of such.
1 - A minimally challenging encounter may provide the PC's with a scratch or two, and may entice spellcasters to use a small portion of their arsenal, but success is essentially assured.
2 - A moderately challenging encounter threatens some level of injury and might require spellcasters to get involved, but except for a terrible bout of bad luck or very, very poor planing, success is essentially assured.
3 - A normally challenging encounter will likely cause injury and require spellcasters to step in, but except for a bout of bad luck or poor planing, the PC's should finish with their hides intact.
4 - A strong encounter will threaten the PC's with grievous injury and cause them to expend their resources in volume. Success in not assured and bad luck or poor planing will get the PC's in heap big trouble.
5 - A deadly encounter will cause the PC's grievous injury's and cause them to expend their resources in volume. PC death, if it does not occur, is only narrowly escaped by luck or excellent planning.

Information

1 - Information of general interest (connections, lore, etc.) is not directly applicable to the goal/quest/plot at hand, but is interesting and may be useful at a future time. Generally, this reward is given once even if more than one piece of information is learned.
1 - Information of specific importance to the plot is directly applicable to the goal/quest/plot at hand. This reward is given for each significant piece of information learned.
3 - When some piece of plot or mystery, but not the whole of it, is deduced, this reward is given. Names and methods of an enemy lieutenant or faction, or part of the enemies designs (but not the whole) qualify.
6 - A major plot piece includes knowing the enemies overall designs and all of the major players / factions involved.

Goals

Note: Goals should be communicated to the DM prior to their accomplishment and should be documented on the PC's sheet and in the DM's notes. E-mail is the preferred method of communicating PC goals to the DM.

1 - Short term / minor goals are not difficult or of acute importance and are generally accomplished within a few sessions.
2 - Medium term / intermediate goals can be somewhat difficult and are somewhat important, possibly hindering the PC's if not accomplished.
4 - Long term / important goals require dedication and are never easy. They usually represent the pinnacle of the PC's desired achievements.
8 - Major campaign goals represent a turning point in the campaign, if not its completion. They are never easy, sometimes impossible to achieve, and require enormous amounts of time and effort.

Planning

1 - Collaborating on an elaborate plan; to assault the enemies stronghold for instance.
2 - Collaborating on an elaborate plan - that works! (Plans that work are better than plans that don't.)

INDIVIDUAL REWARDS

Sacrifices & Challenges

1 - Facing a greater combat challenge than other PC's earns this reward. If one PC is cut off and faces a deadly encounter while others see only normally challenging conditions, for instance.
1 - Putting yourself at purposefully at risk to perform some deed (heroism). Note that there can be 'evil' heroes; this is not an indication of morals but rather self imposed challenges.

Spellcasting

1 - Effective and innovative use of spells, using new spells in new ways, provides insight into the workings of magic.

Thinking & Planning

1 - Providing the answer to some riddle or conundrum, of drawing a conclusion that others had missed, earns this reward.
1 - If one or a few PC's do the thinking while others nod in agreement, the masterminds earn this reward.

Skills

1 - Useful items, crafted by the PC's own hands rather than merely purchased, deserve a reward for the time and effort involved.
1 - Using skills in original and innovative ways earns this reward.

Character

1 - Characters should be distinct, and distinguishable from their players
1 - Should a PC have traits that work to its potential detriment, this reward is earned for persevering dispute them.

Goals

1 - Minor goals are not difficult or of acute importance and are generally accomplished within a few sessions.
3 - Major goals require dedication and are never easy. They represent the high end of the PC's desired achievements.

Social

1 - Holding conversations with NPC's "in character," where the characters personality shows, earns this reward. If table conversation (PC to PC) is conducted in character, this reward may be given twice.

OOG

The value of this reward should not exceed 5, and should be commensurate with the time and effort required put into it. These rewards are generally given once per instance / item. Bringing an item to game again and again does not earn multiple rewards but providing some service does. Examples:

Painting PC miniatures = 1-3, depending on quality
Painting DM miniatures = 1-3, depending on quality
Hosting the game = 1 per ocassion/session
Keeping track of information (note taking) for reference = 1