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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 4712123" data-attributes="member: 40177">I'm not a huge fan of disecting someone's post, because I always read a sort of "passive agressive" tone when it's done.  So, let me say (to both you, Lane, and Irda above) that I just think there's a lot to address here, and I mean no disrespect by doing this.  (it could also be that I'm the only one who feels this way when a thread is disected;  if that's the case, feel free to ignore me!)Well, I've actually played in one of Blarg's tables that used this rule - and it works really well in play.  It freed up our characters, since we got NO reward for what our characters did in play.  Which meant we were free to do whatever the hell we pleased and act in character - while encouraging the PLAYERS to accept certain table rules.  Bringing snacks, for example, gained XP if I recall, as did contributing to the campaign development and just generally having fun.  I liked the system, and I should adopt something like it one of these days.  Right now, I'm using RAW, but I plan on changing it a bit eventually.  The big problem with changing a rule in the middle of a campaign is that it can seem unfair to the players.  I have been slowly changing the way the game plays, now that I'm more comfortable with 4e, and my group is responding to it well.You know, I've noticed that too.  Though, in earlier editions, I've found that even if everyone had more or less the same XP totals, SOMEONE was pretty close to "bumping" (due to different XP requirements per class).  Hunh.  I never really considered this.  A sort of "bookkeeping phase" within the regular campaign.  It makes sense.  My problem has always been that one or two players are very quick at levelling (I am, as well), while another one or two will spend HOURS flipping through books and feat choices to level up.  And, as I said above, the necessities of the game force the players to level up sometime during the session, not off-session.  I've actually carried on with the adventure while one character levelled up, simply because everyone else was bored.</blockquote>

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