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Which is fine until they bump a level and realize that because all those random encounters they farmed didn't provide a lick of...

I also have to say that as a player I prefer slow advancement. I want time to play my character and learn what my companions can do at...

I think you've already earned enough XP from this exercise to go up a level!

Confidence and ease go hand in hand. If a module's hard to run due to lack of clarity, page-flipping, too many buried details, poor...

At some point I might pull all my favorite ideas from this thread and create a sample 2-page spread.

A format I've used for area descriptions is: First Glance: (what they see when they first look in the door; VERY brief) Closer...

I do the same, and my personal preference for at-table use is A5 and digest sized books over 8.5x11. I do also provide seperate map...

There's been a few adventure modules I've read (and at least one that I've converted and run) that expressly tell the DM to level up the...

I voted for fighting monsters, overcoming obstacles, social encounters, and treasure. For treasure it's not straight up gold for...

@ilgatto , I'm starting to think you're worrying too much about whay "they" were thinking at the time, where the true usefulness of this...

Which completely discourages them from doing anything other than the mission given to them, becuase that's where the milestone is, even...

Still doesn't account for some characters earning more xp through their in-game actions while others earn less, and that also can lead...

I am given to understand that a typical session for nearly all people who play is no more than 5 hours and no less than 2 hours...

The bookkeeping of xp is about as fun as tracking ammo, water skins, and food supplies of old school D&D. Milestone and never looked back.

Pardon the terrible pun, but that would be a messy poll as you'd have to list each level by each edition. 15th level in 4e ain't the...