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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7458423" data-attributes="member: 29398">Similarly, we also give partial benefits (partial new h.p., stat increments) immediately on bumping, but for most of it - including improving your saves and [BAB equivalent] - you have to train up.First off, it sounds like the OP isn't using xp and further, has players who are on board with lots of downtime.But since you're talking about stuff much closer to my own situation, I'll carry on here... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Well, first I'd expect each of these players to have multiple PCs in the game world.  Given that, what usually happens is that Johnny and Jimmy would put those PCs on hold for the winter, while bringing in another pair to go adventuring with Sue and Jane.Depends what they're doing.  If they just party in the mead hall all winter then no, no increases for them (and a decrease in their coin  total, too!).  But if they're learning spells or picking up a new language or whatever, then yes.No.The odds of their finding anything would be the same as if the whole party was wandering in those same woods.If they don't already have any, then yes.I'm not the least bit concerned about keeping everyone at the same level of xp total.  Going out in the field is 99% certain to get you more xp than staying in town...but it's also going to carry the risk of death or other bad things happening, which is much less likely in the safety of town.The guy who gets detailed: that's what the pub is for, or email, or some other out-of-session means of communication.AFAIC if you do something that earns you xp or money then you get said xp or money, whether it's part of the run of play or something done in downtime.  If you want to take the time to advance from 8th to 9th level one goblin at a time I'm not going to stop you, though I'm also not going to run every one of those little battles. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />By the same token, if you do something that loses you money or risks your life then that happens too, as normal.  The goblins get lucky and gang up on you and take you down?  Them's the breaks...Lanefan</blockquote>

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