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<blockquote data-quote="CharlesRyan" data-source="post: 768959" data-attributes="member: 5265">No XP for Roleplaying?I've read this thread with interest (as I do many threads on this board). People have made good arguments pro and con on most of the issues--except one. The initial post asserted that d20 Modern only gives XP for combat, and for some wierd reason the posts that followed all agreed with that.Have you not read the rules for XP in d20 Modern? They begin on page 204.Experience is awarded for overcoming obstacles--things that &quot;prevent the heroes from achieving a specific goal important to the advneture. An obstacle can be overcome through smart roleplaying, combat, or skill use.&quot; (See Encounter Goals, page 205.)Experience for roleplaying is noted in the EL examples on page 207 (example 2, to be specific). (Granted, in this example, the EL ends up being 0, granting no experience. But then, all we're talking about is questioning a 1st-level ordinary.)Sorry to be so hot-headed over one minor issue, but I think that if you use the rules as written, you'll find they're great for determining XP awards for roleplaying and all sorts of non-combat situations.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CharlesRyan, post: 768959, member: 5265"] [b]No XP for Roleplaying?[/b] I've read this thread with interest (as I do many threads on this board). People have made good arguments pro and con on most of the issues--except one. The initial post asserted that d20 Modern only gives XP for combat, and for some wierd reason the posts that followed all agreed with that. Have you not read the rules for XP in d20 Modern? They begin on page 204. Experience is awarded for overcoming obstacles--things that "prevent the heroes from achieving a specific goal important to the advneture. An obstacle can be overcome through smart roleplaying, combat, or skill use." (See Encounter Goals, page 205.) Experience for roleplaying is noted in the EL examples on page 207 (example 2, to be specific). (Granted, in this example, the EL ends up being 0, granting no experience. But then, all we're talking about is questioning a 1st-level ordinary.) Sorry to be so hot-headed over one minor issue, but I think that if you use the rules as written, you'll find they're great for determining XP awards for roleplaying and all sorts of non-combat situations. [/QUOTE]

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