My first D&D experience (tonight!)

[Olidammara]

Your first time, eh?

So what are you wearing? Does it make you feel ... frisky?

 

[kenjib]

The XP should be 400. The kobolds are CR 1/6 each, together 1/3. CR 1/3 gives 100 XP for a level 2 party (one man party in your case). The orcs are CR 1/2 each, or CR 1. A CR 1 creature is worth 300 XP. Add the two together for 400 XP.

Hi Anakin. It sounds like you had a great time.

Dr. Zoom is right but note that you only combine CR's like this for creatures of less than CR 1.

For example, if you fought two CR1 creatures you would calculate XP by finding out how much just one of them was worth at CR1 and then multiply it by two. You have to do it the way Dr. Zoom mentions in your case only because the CRs of kobolds and orcs are less than 1 and CRs less than 1 are not on the XP table.

I just thought that I'd point this out as the difference between EL and CR is sometimes confusing.