Azurewraith
Explorer
So the question is encounter based XP or milestone? I can't decide.
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I think milestones typically work better for play by post. Going by straight experience points can mean a LOT of time spent on grindy combats later on. It also adds a layer of bookkeeping on the part of the players, and of calculating on the part of the GM that is probably unnecessary.
Reverse-engineered, most GMs have a sense of what level they want the party to be at given points in the adventure. Using points just means you have carefully design the encounters to provide the right number of points to meet that need.
The only benefit to experience points is that 'oh, we're almost there' element to being close to leveling...but honestly that's a small price to pay for more streamlined encounters and less GM overhead.
Reverse-engineered, most GMs have a sense of what level they want the party to be at given points in the adventure. Using points just means you have carefully design the encounters to provide the right number of points to meet that need.
The only benefit to experience points is that 'oh, we're almost there' element to being close to leveling...but honestly that's a small price to pay for more streamlined encounters and less GM overhead.
Azurewraith
Explorer
Yup yup
FitzTheRuke
Legend
Milestone is sooooo much better. I tried tracking XP in a game I was running here, and I just got bored.
KahlessNestor
Adventurer
Gawd don't remind me of those songs
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Azurewraith
Explorer
Dear God what have I done!
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