What the #%*+ are Forum XP?!

BoldItalic

First Post

• Mar 15, 2016

• #31

Lanliss said:

Because who doesn't want to reach the exalted level of Lama? By the way, what is a Lama? A possible misspelling of Llama, or some sort of D&D monster?

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It's the oriental priest type of lama. In OD&D class levels had names, a bit like military ranks, and an 8th level cleric was a Lama.

 

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Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Mar 15, 2016

• #32

BoldItalic said:

It's the oriental priest type of lama. In OD&D class levels had names, a bit like military ranks, and an 8th level cleric was a Lama.

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BoldItalic

First Post

• Mar 15, 2016

• #33

Morrus said:

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I stand corrected. It was 7th level.

I plead senility on the grounds of being really, really old

 

AaronOfBarbaria

Adventurer

• Mar 16, 2016

• #34

BoldItalic said:

Some people use laughs in a negative way to indicate scorn, without realizing that they are actually promoting the person's total and therefore their level.

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In a weird way, those laughs are my favorite to receive.

 

The Grassy Gnoll

Explorer

• Mar 16, 2016

• #35

What was wrong with 5th level? No title for some reason. Wasn't it 'Perfect' or something?

 

Blue

Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

• Mar 16, 2016

• #36

Dang, reading that made me misty-eyed because of who's topping the XP and Laugh charts. Raise a mug for [MENTION=796]Col_Pladoh[/MENTION].

 

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psychophipps

Explorer

• Mar 16, 2016

• #37

Blue said:

Dang, reading that made me misty-eyed because of who's topping the XP and Laugh charts. Raise a mug for [MENTION=796]Col_Pladoh[/MENTION].

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I have been consistently impressed with what I have read from the folks in the Top 20, that is for sure.

 

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FormerlyHemlock

Hero

• Mar 16, 2016

• #38

psychophipps said:

I have been consistently impressed with what I have read from the folks in the Top 20, that is for sure.

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Oh, BTW, if anyone is wondering who this "Col_Pladoh" guy is who's topping the charts: that's Gary Gygax.

 

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delericho

Legend

• Mar 16, 2016

• #39

mellored said:

I think it's the same XP chart as an early version of D&D.

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It's the 4e table, but with the values divided by 100. I'm not entirely sure 4e counts as an early version though.

 

delericho

Legend

• Mar 16, 2016

• #40

iserith said:

It's right here.

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It's worth noting, though, that that only tracks XP and Laughs since the 'new' XP system was added a couple of years ago. There are some posters built up lots of XP long ago and are less active now, and who therefore are higher level than their place on the leaderboard would indicate.

(Indeed, Gary was one such - he died before the XP system was added and so remained low-level. There was an effort a few years ago to make sure he posthumously got the recognition he deserved.)