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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel D. Fox" data-source="post: 4503400" data-attributes="member: 55033">Excellent question!&nbsp;In my campaign, there are definitely secondary plothooks that are presented along the way that players can either nibble or bite on. If they pursue them, there are mini-XP rewards given along each step of the sidetrek. I don't openly advertise that they reward XP, but once they indicate they want to pursue it I let them know that they can earn a bit of extra XP if they complete the task successfully.&nbsp;We haven't quite moved towards using index cards for this yet, but I always make certain that the players understand that exploring their world has a definite XP award if they so choose to pursue them. This ranges from settling quarrels between merchants, to reporting criminal activity to the constable, to discovering new parts of the city when they're on a mission (ala MMOGs), capturing thieves uninjured for a bounty, speak on the behalf of swillhouse owners to collect a tab from a rude patron, burying the dead along the roadside and giving proper rites and even mundane tasks such as giving alms to the needy, playing messenger for city guards and even helping put out fires in the city.&nbsp;Basically, I rewards good roleplay with quest XP, so long as a task can be set or devised for the scenario.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel D. Fox, post: 4503400, member: 55033"] Excellent question! In my campaign, there are definitely secondary plothooks that are presented along the way that players can either nibble or bite on. If they pursue them, there are mini-XP rewards given along each step of the sidetrek. I don't openly advertise that they reward XP, but once they indicate they want to pursue it I let them know that they can earn a bit of extra XP if they complete the task successfully. We haven't quite moved towards using index cards for this yet, but I always make certain that the players understand that exploring their world has a definite XP award if they so choose to pursue them. This ranges from settling quarrels between merchants, to reporting criminal activity to the constable, to discovering new parts of the city when they're on a mission (ala MMOGs), capturing thieves uninjured for a bounty, speak on the behalf of swillhouse owners to collect a tab from a rude patron, burying the dead along the roadside and giving proper rites and even mundane tasks such as giving alms to the needy, playing messenger for city guards and even helping put out fires in the city. Basically, I rewards good roleplay with quest XP, so long as a task can be set or devised for the scenario. [/QUOTE]

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