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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 489494" data-attributes="member: 1210">This is my system.First off, I halve xp for monsters and traps overcome.Second, I give each pc xp at the end of each session for roleplaying in several categories.  These are race, class, alignment, and personal concerns.  Each category that the player roleplayed is worth 25xcharacter level xp; so a pc that gets all four categories earns an extra 100 xp per level per session.I'm fairly loose with my interpetation on these; the one hard and fast rule is that you don't earn rp xp simply for using your abilities.  So you couldn't, for instance, say, "Well, I used my power attack feat a lot" to earn xp as a fighter.  You could say, "I took the point and waded into all the fights"- that's a roleplaying decision, not just using your feats.  Likewise, the rogue who tries  to call disabling traps and sneak attacking won't get any sugar, but if he sought out the local thieves' guild she will.I personally find that the standard xp award system in 3e leads to advancement that's too quick for my taste, so part of the reason for this was to slow it down a little; also, I really like rewarding good roleplaying, and xp is the best way to encourage it.  I don't give story awards per se, but if the party's been trying to hunt down their nemesis for four sessions and they finally succeed, well, that's prolly something they can all call under "personal" and get their rp xp for.Also, I give another 25xcharacter level for props.Finally, this amount is the standard award.  A character who achieves a really tremendously major goal- the cleric who frees her imprisoned deity- will prolly get twice as much for that category as normal.  Also, the prop award is the most variable of them all; I'll typically give less for props that require less effort and more for props that are more interactive, inventive, etc.</blockquote>

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