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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 2730453" data-attributes="member: 13892">I've approached 'down time' in two different ways - first, I've used the Fantasy Trip risk roll system fro handling down time. Basically, you roll 3d6 vs a PCs risk rating for their profession to determine what kind of money they earned during down time and if they got injured earning it. It's an incredibly versatile and detailed system for covering long stretches of down time in a few short minutes. This deals more with my second approach to down time, which is to treat that time like a soap opera (i.e., a largely combat-free arc of intense personal drama). And, yes - experience is available in such scenarios, given that I award experience for any meaningful character development in such situations (be it some incredibly immersive roleplay or the practical application of non-combat skills). In fact, to be honest, I'd love to run an entire down time campaign in this vein, something that takes a closed setting such as Castle Marrach and high drama such as 'Days of Our Lives' and throws them both in a blender with some Jack Vance.</blockquote>