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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vyvyan Basterd" data-source="post: 6086732" data-attributes="member: 4892">I've started to re-approach this conversion from another angle (for me) and veer away from encounter-based design. To clarify, in case I'm using the term wrong, I'm converting based on sites or events. Not every grouping of creatures is a full encounter by 4E standards, but events and sites stay active and react to the actions the characters take. This could lead to easier challenges if the party plays smart, or facing a whole warren of goblins if things go poorly. I fully intend to make my players aware of this change in approach before we start.That said, the one thing truly tied to encounters are Action Points. Yes, I know Encounter Powers have the name Encounter right in them, but those are refreshed by taking a 5-minute breather. And the site or event will react to you trying to catch your breath like that. But action points are normally gained after a milestone of two encounters. How would you handle the gaining of Action Points in this setup?I guess you could try to estimate when the players have passed two encounters worth of challenges and hand them out.You could give them out as a reward for heroic or important accomplishments.My latest thought is adapted from the very general idea in Marvel Heroic Roleplaying that the player is more actively allowed to determine when they gain plot points. First, a character would still always come out of an extended rest reset to one Action Point. You can still only use one action point between each short rest. To gain further action points, you must spend a Standard Action to say something in character while enemies are in sight to either your enemies or your allies. The barabrian lets out a howling war cry. The cleric beseeches his god to aid his allies. The Standard Action nets you an Action Point, nothing else. Thoughts?</blockquote>

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