Error in the Essesntials DM Screen?

[pjrake]

In the Experience Point Rewards table, it reads, "To calculate the target XP for an encounter of a given level or to calculate the appropriate major quest XP reward for a given level, multiply the XP value shown on the table by the number of player characters in the party."

But in the RC under Quest XP, it reads, "When a group of adventurers completes a major quest, each character receives an XP reward equal to the value of a single threat of the quest's level. This is an exception to the general rule that characters divide all XP rewards evenly among themselves."

It would appear that the end result is the same, but the wording is a bit confusing. Sorry, I'm new to D&D Essentials and handing out XP for quests. Just wanted to get the correct version (which I believe is the way its worded in the RC).

-PJ

 

[Nikosandros]

As you noted, the end result is the same, so they are both correct. Either each character gains XP equal to one monster of their level or the whole party gains XP equal to asingle monster times the number of characters... since each party member gains an equal share of XP the rules are exactly the same.

 

[fba827]

They both equate to the same thing, just different wording.

(The DM Screen isn't wrong, but it adds a step only to have that same step mathmatically negated by subsequent steps; though, in the DM Screen's defense, that method might make more 'sense' to people who are used to totalling everything and then dividing)