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<blockquote data-quote="Winterfell" data-source="post: 6522424" data-attributes="member: 6789022"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>Just ran my second session as a DM and I need help on figuring the XP that I should distribute.</p><p></p><p>Party Make Up:</p><p>3 - 5th levels</p><p>1 - 4th levels</p><p></p><p>Plan:</p><p>Initiation of a party member into the Grey Society (necromantic group). Should be simple ceremony with one crazed adept willing to die only to rise again.</p><p></p><p>Situation:</p><p>Lead Necro behind alter, initiate (party member) surrounded by 7 dark adepts</p><p>Other members of party invited to watch as they were seen as allies and not outsiders due to a previous agreement.</p><p>Non-threatening Zombies and Skeletons under the control of the lead necro fill the room (16 Zombies / 8 skeletons)</p><p>The party member being initiated decided to screw around during the ceremony so I decided an accidental summon of a devil would occur.</p><p></p><p>Fight:</p><p>Chain devil explodes into existence taking out the 6 adepts and damaging the lead necro and player</p><p>Staggered lead necro sends in the 2 closest skeletons</p><p>Party attacks as per initiative</p><p>Chain devil kills lead necro</p><p>With lead necro no longer holding them back, remaining zombies and skeletons now go after closest targets (all party members)</p><p></p><p>End Game:</p><p>The devil gives it a good showing but is wiped with the rest of the fodder.</p><p>Lead necro was saved by the initiate within 3 turns by a healing potion as he wasn't dealt insta-kill damage.</p><p></p><p>XP?</p><p>1 - Chain Devil CR8 - 3900XP</p><p>16 - Zombies CR 1/4 - 50XP</p><p>6 - Skeleton CR 1/4 - 50XP</p><p></p><p>Should it simply be 5000XP/4 = 1250XP each? </p><p>Are the zombies and skeletons discounted because they are too far below level?</p><p>Do you ever add XP due to shear numbers of adversaries (not in the manner for determining difficulty)?</p><p>Do you lessen XP when an encounter is too far below the parties overall level?</p><p></p><p>Wasn't really ready for this encounter to go down this way so I didn't have a preplanned XP amount determined.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the information and thanks to all the players/DM's on this sight for the knowledge you pass along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winterfell, post: 6522424, member: 6789022"] Hi All, Just ran my second session as a DM and I need help on figuring the XP that I should distribute. Party Make Up: 3 - 5th levels 1 - 4th levels Plan: Initiation of a party member into the Grey Society (necromantic group). Should be simple ceremony with one crazed adept willing to die only to rise again. Situation: Lead Necro behind alter, initiate (party member) surrounded by 7 dark adepts Other members of party invited to watch as they were seen as allies and not outsiders due to a previous agreement. Non-threatening Zombies and Skeletons under the control of the lead necro fill the room (16 Zombies / 8 skeletons) The party member being initiated decided to screw around during the ceremony so I decided an accidental summon of a devil would occur. Fight: Chain devil explodes into existence taking out the 6 adepts and damaging the lead necro and player Staggered lead necro sends in the 2 closest skeletons Party attacks as per initiative Chain devil kills lead necro With lead necro no longer holding them back, remaining zombies and skeletons now go after closest targets (all party members) End Game: The devil gives it a good showing but is wiped with the rest of the fodder. Lead necro was saved by the initiate within 3 turns by a healing potion as he wasn't dealt insta-kill damage. XP? 1 - Chain Devil CR8 - 3900XP 16 - Zombies CR 1/4 - 50XP 6 - Skeleton CR 1/4 - 50XP Should it simply be 5000XP/4 = 1250XP each? Are the zombies and skeletons discounted because they are too far below level? Do you ever add XP due to shear numbers of adversaries (not in the manner for determining difficulty)? Do you lessen XP when an encounter is too far below the parties overall level? Wasn't really ready for this encounter to go down this way so I didn't have a preplanned XP amount determined. Thanks for the information and thanks to all the players/DM's on this sight for the knowledge you pass along. [/QUOTE]
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