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<blockquote data-quote="Iry" data-source="post: 6823638" data-attributes="member: 6777378">Things get extremely awkward if you become granular to the point where you are awarding different amounts of XP for things like roleplaying, exploration (puzzles, trap solving, etc), major story goals, or attendance. So any time you are giving out party-wide XP there is the chance that you are awarding someone for doing nothing.Things get even more hazy when you start debating about what constitutes 'doing nothing'. Absolutely nothing? Whack something one time? Make mundane ranged attacks with no tactical engagement at all? Offer a single suggestion to a puzzle or roleplaying suggestion?I don't see the point in fussing about it. If the player is not meeting your expectations when it comes to participation, figure out why and gently encourage more, accept their level of participation, or sit down with them and have 'The Talk'. Otherwise, the biggest punishment for not doing anything is... not having done anything.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iry, post: 6823638, member: 6777378"] Things get extremely awkward if you become granular to the point where you are awarding different amounts of XP for things like roleplaying, exploration (puzzles, trap solving, etc), major story goals, or attendance. So any time you are giving out party-wide XP there is the chance that you are awarding someone for doing nothing. Things get even more hazy when you start debating about what constitutes 'doing nothing'. Absolutely nothing? Whack something one time? Make mundane ranged attacks with no tactical engagement at all? Offer a single suggestion to a puzzle or roleplaying suggestion? I don't see the point in fussing about it. If the player is not meeting your expectations when it comes to participation, figure out why and gently encourage more, accept their level of participation, or sit down with them and have 'The Talk'. Otherwise, the biggest punishment for not doing anything is... [B]not having done anything.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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