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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michael Silverbane" data-source="post: 2878574" data-attributes="member: 38016">I would keep the size of the xp reward fairly small (somewhere is the range of 50 xp per level).  You don't want your video gamer to see this as a punishment for his play style...  And if he's missing out on a big chunk of xp that the other players are getting, that is exactly what he will see it as.  Your video gamer is very VERY reward oriented, so if you want to change his behavior, you're going to have to reward the behavior that you want to see...  But he's also very VERY punishment averse.  If he sees what you're doing as a punishment (like I said, this is quite likely if you make your xp reward too big, especially if he's not getting it), its going to piss him right off.Also, make sure that you use your words as much as possible.  Be very open and upfront about using this xp bonus as a way to reward roleplaying, and that you want to encourage more roleplaying.That said...  You may not be able to change the habits of this player, but it never (well okay, sometimes, but very rarely) hurts to try to encourage someone to play more to your style...Latersilver</blockquote>