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<blockquote data-quote="Creamsteak" data-source="post: 636650" data-attributes="member: 552">Sollir's idea revolved around reducing the xp needed to gain a level instead of adjusting the xp reward, for mechanical reasons. For instance, you could use this table:Character Level/XP Requirement1/&nbsp; &nbsp; 02/&nbsp; &nbsp; 7503/&nbsp; &nbsp; 22504/&nbsp; &nbsp; 45005/&nbsp; &nbsp; 75006/&nbsp; &nbsp; 112507/&nbsp; &nbsp; 157508/&nbsp; &nbsp; 210009/&nbsp; &nbsp; 2700010/&nbsp; &nbsp; 3375011/&nbsp; &nbsp; 4125012/&nbsp; &nbsp; 4950013/&nbsp; &nbsp; 5850014/&nbsp; &nbsp; 6825015/&nbsp; &nbsp; 7875016/&nbsp; &nbsp; 9000017/&nbsp; &nbsp; 10200018/&nbsp; &nbsp; 11475019/&nbsp; &nbsp; 12825020/&nbsp; &nbsp; 142500This is basically done to reduce the number of combats required to level. Role-playing xp is of course, valuable, as are avoided combats and significant non-combat encounters, but most games end up in a fight at some time. And fights are long on the IC boards, a week on average, occationally longer. In a year of playing every other week, a group of 6 characters should be around 7th-8th level, at least in my home-games. The Psionicle, running for well over a year, has only progressed 2-4 levels per character. That's fine, I'm not at all complaining -just setting some examples. Also, the LHHS (Light Hearted Hack n' Slash) turned enough XP from an adventure to gain 2 levels, because of the PCs increased power level over average, and the ECL adjustment system I use. So, this is still a case by case basis, and to set the context for this discussion, I think we are all refering to a 'standard' DnD game on these boards. A standard game with roughly 13.3 'encounters' (whether combat or not) over the course of a character's level progression.Now, in my opinion, I don't like XP rewards based on my time spent. Why? Well, personally, I don't like to be rewarded when I play. That being, I like to 'take' my experience by succeeding at something difficult. Whether that's convincing the town council that I'm not a criminal, convincing a 13th level cleric to travel 900 miles with me to seal a den of evil, or killing a really mean kobold ranger. If I'm rewarded, I feel shafted. I know that sounds odd, but I'm a big fan of fighting for what my character's purpose (slaying evil, genocide, or somewhere in between), rather than posting 'just to post.'</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Creamsteak, post: 636650, member: 552"] Sollir's idea revolved around reducing the xp needed to gain a level instead of adjusting the xp reward, for mechanical reasons. For instance, you could use this table: [b][U]Character Level/XP Requirement[/u][/b] 1/ 0 2/ 750 3/ 2250 4/ 4500 5/ 7500 6/ 11250 7/ 15750 8/ 21000 9/ 27000 10/ 33750 11/ 41250 12/ 49500 13/ 58500 14/ 68250 15/ 78750 16/ 90000 17/ 102000 18/ 114750 19/ 128250 20/ 142500 This is basically done to reduce the number of combats required to level. Role-playing xp is of course, valuable, as are avoided combats and significant non-combat encounters, but most games end up in a fight at some time. And fights are long on the IC boards, a week on average, occationally longer. In a year of playing every other week, a group of 6 characters should be around 7th-8th level, at least in my home-games. The Psionicle, running for well over a year, has only progressed 2-4 levels per character. That's fine, I'm not at all complaining -just setting some examples. Also, the LHHS (Light Hearted Hack n' Slash) turned enough XP from an adventure to gain 2 levels, because of the PCs increased power level over average, and the ECL adjustment system I use. So, this is still a case by case basis, and to set the context for this discussion, I think we are all refering to a 'standard' DnD game on these boards. A standard game with roughly 13.3 'encounters' (whether combat or not) over the course of a character's level progression. Now, in my opinion, I don't like XP rewards based on my time spent. Why? Well, personally, I don't like to be rewarded when I play. That being, I like to 'take' my experience by succeeding at something difficult. Whether that's convincing the town council that I'm not a criminal, convincing a 13th level cleric to travel 900 miles with me to seal a den of evil, or killing a really mean kobold ranger. If I'm rewarded, I feel shafted. I know that sounds odd, but I'm a big fan of fighting for what my character's purpose (slaying evil, genocide, or somewhere in between), rather than posting 'just to post.' [/QUOTE]

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