Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 6272629" data-attributes="member: 2525">Hmm.&nbsp; I agree. Fair point.This I disagree with.&nbsp; I think a fair, meaningful minority of campaigns out there have very little to no combat for several levels.&nbsp; For example, I am reading an old AD&amp;D 1e module right now (UK1), and most of that adventure is non-combat, and experience is rewarded for overcoming challenges without combat.&nbsp; The rules, for pretty much all editions in one way or the other, assume experience can be gained for overcoming challenges without combat.&nbsp; I think it's folly to assume that, because your campaigns involve combat, that all campaigns do.Well, he wouldn't be though, under these rules or under any rules I know of for D&amp;D.&nbsp; He'd be gaining XP for gold in older editions, and for overcoming challenges without combat in new editions.&nbsp; If you're not rewarding your players for overcoming challenges without combat, then you're houseruling the game.Here is the 5e rules:There are indications (from recent adventured published for 5e)&nbsp; that 5e is moving closer to the &quot;award a new level after a significant goal has been reached during an adventure&quot; as well, or even after a certain number of play sessions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 6272629, member: 2525"] Hmm. I agree. Fair point. This I disagree with. I think a fair, meaningful minority of campaigns out there have very little to no combat for several levels. For example, I am reading an old AD&D 1e module right now (UK1), and most of that adventure is non-combat, and experience is rewarded for overcoming challenges without combat. The rules, for pretty much all editions in one way or the other, assume experience can be gained for overcoming challenges without combat. I think it's folly to assume that, because your campaigns involve combat, that all campaigns do. Well, he wouldn't be though, under these rules or under any rules I know of for D&D. He'd be gaining XP for gold in older editions, and for overcoming challenges without combat in new editions. If you're not rewarding your players for overcoming challenges without combat, then you're houseruling the game. Here is the 5e rules: There are indications (from recent adventured published for 5e) that 5e is moving closer to the "award a new level after a significant goal has been reached during an adventure" as well, or even after a certain number of play sessions. [/QUOTE]

Verification