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<blockquote data-quote="Corinth" data-source="post: 154038" data-attributes="member: 497">This is your problem.&nbsp; Your DM misread the chapter regarding how to aware experience points.&nbsp; You don't get XP for killing monsters, but rather you get them for overcoming challenges.&nbsp; This includes overcoming traps, social encounters where violence is the worst possible option to employ, hostile environments--yes, you can get XP for nagivating a ship through a nasty storm--and solving any other problem put before the PCs.&nbsp; The CR of the problem is the measure of how much of the party's total resources (hp, spells, gear, etc.) it takes to overcome the challenge, with CR=Average Party Level=~20% of party's resources.Point this out to your DM.&nbsp; Look it up in the DMG and show it to him, and then point him to the WotC boards and to the FAQ if he still acts like he needs a clue.&nbsp; The crew at the WotC boards will school him right quick in how it's done, and he'll fix your problem with your game in the process.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corinth, post: 154038, member: 497"] This is your problem. Your DM misread the chapter regarding how to aware experience points. You don't get XP for killing monsters, but rather you get them for overcoming challenges. This includes overcoming traps, social encounters where violence is the worst possible option to employ, hostile environments--yes, you can get XP for nagivating a ship through a nasty storm--and solving any other problem put before the PCs. The CR of the problem is the measure of how much of the party's total resources (hp, spells, gear, etc.) it takes to overcome the challenge, with CR=Average Party Level=~20% of party's resources. Point this out to your DM. Look it up in the DMG and show it to him, and then point him to the WotC boards and to the FAQ if he still acts like he needs a clue. The crew at the WotC boards will school him right quick in how it's done, and he'll fix your problem with your game in the process. [/QUOTE]

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