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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 6950313" data-attributes="member: 20564">Rewards tied to one style of playIssue:  Tying character advancement (XP for levelling, most loot/magic item acquisition, etc) to killing creatures mechanically encourages a OneTrueWay of playing about killing and looting.  Clever play to do things like expend resources to avoid random encounters, talk or stealth past challenges, or other combat-less solutions are not supported mechanically by the base game.Solution:  Use story- or milestone-based XP rewards.  Treasure, much like 4e's "Treasure Packets" handle the same way.  So if you kill the bandits, you get X about of XP and loot.  If you capture them and turn them in, you get a reward vs. X amount of Loot.  If you decide their cause is just and join them, your share plus the "can you use this" is worth X amount of XP and loot.  You come up with something else the DM considers a win, you get X amount of XP and loot.  You fail at all of these, nothing for you.</blockquote>