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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dd.stevenson" data-source="post: 6465591" data-attributes="member: 6683099">The thief nips in, steals the contents of the kobolds' treasure room and escapes from their warren. Does he get xp for defeating the kobold king and his guards? Does he get xp for defeating all the kobolds present at the warren? Does he get xp for defeating the halfling village which the kobolds recently plundered, and whose gold formed a large part of the stolen treasure? Assigning xp by gold looted sidesteps these questions by not rewarding unnecessary interaction and instead keeps the focus on what matters: delving in dungeons for treasure.I don't play this way, but it was how the game was played for quite a few years, and its how the millions of people introduced to D&D during that era likely still think the game is played. A person doesn't need to be into that style of play to see that it is a perfectly fun and functional approach to the game.</blockquote>