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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 8253311" data-attributes="member: 6685730">[USER=6698278]@Emerikol[/USER], they are definitely not goals of the same weight.&nbsp; [USER=7024851]@Bayushi_seikuro[/USER] has the right of it - the Session Goal is the &quot;thanks for showing up&quot; goal.&nbsp; Even if a PC doesn't complete any other goals, that PC would gain a level after four sessions in a high-fantasy campaign.&nbsp; The same PC could earn a level in a single session by completing all four goals during that session.&nbsp; If a PC wants to get the one-session-level-up, that's her incentive to aim to accomplish all of the goals at the same time.&nbsp; Which is a recipe for a pretty memorable game session.[USER=7024851]@Bayushi_seikuro[/USER], I recognize the diminishing-returns model, and I suppose that could be reflected in the difficulty of the goals.&nbsp; A low-level party goal might be &quot;Kill the Kobold Chief,&quot; while a high(er)-level party goal might be &quot;Kill the Evil King and his Army.&quot; Even if, as a player, my party and story goals get harder, I can still set my session goals at a low bar, and have a level-up to look forward to (if I manage to show up to four sessions). If, as GM, I feel that PC power should taper off after a while, I can increase the number of XPs needed for each level. But I wouldn't say that all GMs feel that way.[USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER], [USER=7025431]@DeviousQuail[/USER], this module does not quantify risks in order to present greater rewards.&nbsp; Mostly because: how would one do that, anyway?&nbsp; Is an adult blue dragon really worth 16,750 XP?&nbsp; That's only if you kill it, right?&nbsp; What if it was taking a bath when you fought it, and it mostly fried itself with its own breath weapon?&nbsp; What if blue dragons are the sacred patrons of the PCs' faction?&nbsp; What if you recruit it instead?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 8253311, member: 6685730"] [USER=6698278]@Emerikol[/USER], they are definitely not goals of the same weight. [USER=7024851]@Bayushi_seikuro[/USER] has the right of it - the Session Goal is the "thanks for showing up" goal. Even if a PC doesn't complete any other goals, that PC would gain a level after four sessions in a high-fantasy campaign. The same PC could earn a level in a single session by completing all four goals during that session. If a PC wants to get the one-session-level-up, that's her incentive to aim to accomplish all of the goals at the same time. Which is a recipe for a pretty memorable game session. [USER=7024851]@Bayushi_seikuro[/USER], I recognize the diminishing-returns model, and I suppose that could be reflected in the difficulty of the goals. A low-level party goal might be "Kill the Kobold Chief," while a high(er)-level party goal might be "Kill the Evil King [I]and[/I] his Army." Even if, as a player, my party and story goals get harder, I can still set my session goals at a low bar, and have a level-up to look forward to (if I manage to show up to four sessions). If, as GM, I feel that PC power should taper off after a while, I can increase the number of XPs needed for each level. But I wouldn't say that all GMs feel that way. [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER], [USER=7025431]@DeviousQuail[/USER], this module does not quantify risks in order to present greater rewards. Mostly because: how would one do that, anyway? Is an adult blue dragon really worth 16,750 XP? That's only if you kill it, right? What if it was taking a bath when you fought it, and it mostly fried itself with its own breath weapon? What if blue dragons are the sacred patrons of the PCs' faction? What if you recruit it instead? [/QUOTE]

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