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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6703265">I'll sort of generally respond with a couple thoughts.1: We run fast.  I have fairly skilled players who, even when working with complex characters, can take their turns in 30 seconds or less.2: I have a small group (3), which has led to more encounters, with more XP being awarded (when I review my math, since I don't really use XP for anything other than an encounter guideline)3: "Encounters" include non-combat events, I use some guidelines from 4E for this, so I'd posit that perhaps, 3-4 levels were awarded for completing events that did not require combat (or the players chose to resolve the events without combat).  So for XP comparisons, maybe a reduction of 1/4th?4: I run my enemies fast, often with group attacks.  I can generally complete all the actions of a 5-6 monster attack within a minute or so.5: Exploration is accomplished with some light RP and Survival checks, so the game doesn't get slowed down.But yes, we run pretty fast and try not to get bogged down with needless things.  Pretty much anything you can do, explore or interact with is relevant to the game I don't want to describe distractions, so I don't include them.</blockquote>