Do you love old-fashioned numerical XP? Do you hate encounter XP arithmetic? Then have I got the PDF for you!
I broke down all the noteworthy story achievements in Curse of Strahd and assigned each an XP value that will advance the players at approximately the desired pace for the adventure. It's easier than awarding milestone experience because you no longer have to guess when is the "right" time for the group to level; easier than awarding combat experience because you don't have to add up all the monster values and divide by the number of players; and more fun for players who enjoy the pavlovian dopamine release of earning those XP!
