Can't find Experience Tables in 3.5 SRD

[Kae'Yoss]

I still mourn for my tables of fate

 

[Dogbrain]

However, whether it is copyrighted or patented may be irrelevant. By using the license, you agree not to use non-open material from cited works without permission, which does not rely on established rules of copyright doctrine, but rather terms of a license.

Of course, that begs the question of whether or not unpublished material qualifies as "non-open material from cited works". Hasbro has never published either equation. What if, by merest coincidence, this equation maps onto their numbers?

I do not recall "there shall be no reverse engineering" language in the license.

 

[Azlan]

Given that an equation is a method and one that is essentially inseperabel from its form, it cannot be copyrighted, and Hasbro has no patent on the above equation.

Really? So, I guess that's why Einstein wasn't able to capitalize on that "E=MC2" thing.

Anyway, I find it curious that all the other essentional tables for D&D 3.5 were included in the SRD, but not that one. What was the reasoning behind that?

 

[DaveMage]

All the above aside, let's remember that WotC was very generous in making the game rules available for others to use. (Yes, I know they were convinced to do so in part because it helps their own bottom line, but just look at how many others have benefitted from it.)

They can revoke the license from a particular company if they want to.

Don't mess with 'em. Play by the rules.

I don't think anyone should try to take advantage of loopholes or other such things as that violates the spirit of the license.

It's a gift. It should be appreaciated (IMO).

 

[Plane Sailing]

Could someone tell where to look for the Experience Tables (how much experience to give for the CR) in the SRD?

In the software forum you can find a 3.5e party experience calculator in excel which I've sorted out that doesn't include the table from the DMG but uses a formula to work out the xps from any given CR and level combination, so you could use that.

Alternatively there are a number of more free form or generic xp options that you could use without impacting your fun one whit.

Cheers

 

[Altamont Ravenard]

I still mourn for my tables of fate

I grieve as well.

As PlaneSailing has pointed out, there is a mathematical formula to determine how much XP is worth a particular creature. Once you have the formula (or the calculator that uses it) you're pretty much set.

What I hate / don't understand is that there is no formula to reproduce the PC / NPC starting gold tables... :\

AR

 

[jmucchiello]

Anyway, I find it curious that all the other essentional tables for D&D 3.5 were included in the SRD, but not that one. What was the reasoning behind that?

WotC wants you to buy the books instead of using the free SRD. The SRD is to make it possible for other companies to make products WotC has no interest in making (because they are low profit). The side effect that players have electronic access to most of the game is just that: a side effect.

 

[dreaded_beast]

Well, I took a glance at the 3.5 DMG and compared it with my 3.0 DMG and can't find any difference in the experience tables (from my quick glance, I had to do it at a book store, heh). I've heard on the boards that the experience tables were changed in the 3.5 DMG, but haven't been able to find any.

 

[Plane Sailing]

I've heard on the boards that the experience tables were changed in the 3.5 DMG, but haven't been able to find any.

The change is in the diagonal running from level 7 vs CR 2 down to level 19 CR 15.

Cheers