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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9273321" data-attributes="member: 6877472">I did edit my post to reflect the potential for group rewards.  I think "killing vs. defeating" for xp is a little pedantic, it generally amounts to the same thing.Individual Class awards are most definitely optional:[ATTACH=full]348201[/ATTACH]Finally, saying "there are rules if there are optional rules" is kind odd, isn't it?  If the DM isn't using an optional rule, then it really doesn't exist by default.  It's like rules for parrying or getting 1 attack per level against creatures with less than 1 HD- sure, it's in the DMG, but if you've never played with it because your DM didn't read the section it's in or didn't care for it, then what?But I'll concede a better way to say it is "there are no default rules for xp for doing anything other than defeating monsters and vague group rewards for completing an adventure".BTW, as an aside, about NWP's being optional, it's certainly true that the PHB claims that they are.  But almost every product after the PHB includes them and seems to assume they are being used.  Actually, even in the PHB, the Bard gains several Proficiencies as class features (only saying they don't have to spend anything to get them if the NWP rules are in use).</blockquote>