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<blockquote data-quote="Graf" data-source="post: 4430359" data-attributes="member: 3087"><p>Please read the body of the post for examples.</p><p></p><p>Conceptually this is quite a complex situation (and also extremely hotly debated). </p><p></p><p>Before you vote please consider reading <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=238632" target="_blank">the discussion thread</a> on the topic; it includes comments from facilitators (who's opinions diverge wildly), opinions and suggestions from judges of existing living settings and other insightful info.</p><p></p><p>[d]--[/d]</p><p></p><p>1 No points of any sort </p><p> </p><p> Point awards</p><p> 2 ... for DMing -- if voted for we will have a poll later that includes</p><p>Currently LEW and LEB reward DMs for running games. Some people feel that they should run games only for "love of the game"; others feel that it is an activity that benefits the community and should be recognized/rewarded in some explict fashion.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1 point per calendar month</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1 point per xp-awarding encounter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> stonegod's proposal (<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showpost.php?p=4425747&postcount=17" target="_blank">link</a>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> some other way</li> </ul><p></p><p> 3 ...for judging</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1 per adventure taken over by a judge due to DM dropping out</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 per x time period as an active judge (month, or whatever)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> both</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> other</li> </ul><p></p><p>3 ...assisting character approval *</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"> There has been discussion of a "two tier" approval process for characters.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Step A. Volunteer checks sheet; helps get it formatted properly if necessary</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"> Step B. Character judge looks at it</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1 per 5 characters approved (judge or non-judge)</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> something else</li> </ul><p> 4 ...for a campaign log (judged by judges to be complete and informative)</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1 for substantial contribution to the wiki, as determined by judges.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p> 5 ...for doing other _____</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">If you vote for this please suggest what you mean</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>6 ... for every x period of time that passes in a game a player gets points for that character (time for xp)</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Per month played in an adventure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">awarded at DM's discretion for successful participation in a complete adventure</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">or something else</li> </ul><p></p><p> Points (if we have them) can be spent to</p><p> 7 ... improve your character's level</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, no cap</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, no more than 1/4 of a level per calendar month</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, up to 1 level below current PC maximum</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, up to average (median) PC character level</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> some other scheme</li> </ul><p>8 ... buy magic items for your character</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">up to two items max character level +2; 1 point is a magic item 3 levels below your character level/5 points is 1 item = to character level/10 points is CL +2 (or whatever)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">one item max per character (or 2 if character level > 5)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">items equal to character level in magic item gp (so if you're 5th level you can buy items equal to the gp value of 1 5th level item)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> some other scheme</li> </ul><p> </p><p>9 ... buy access to rare material <p style="margin-left: 20px">this is to help prevent the flood of genasi effect -- you can spend x points to get access to that race/class </p><p>10 .. allow for the creation and play of extra characters</p><p> </p><p> Limits</p><p> 11... Earning of points should be capped (no matter what you can only earn this much for your contributions)</p><p></p><p></p><p> 12... Spending of points should be capped per character</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">This would keep characters from growing without being played; it would probably be limited by time</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>13 ...additional limits should be imposed to ensure that characters are not significantly more powerful than average <p style="margin-left: 20px">These would be additional limits that kick in when a character approaches the upper limit of the power curve.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">limits to insure magic items and character levels do not outshine "normal" characters</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>We should have a separate system for</p><p> 14 ... time for xp (conflicts with choice 6)</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Time for xp would ensure that even players who are in slow moving games get something (xp) for their time.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">There is discussion about whether it's better to use a one size fits all system, or to grant time for xp using a different system</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Graf, post: 4430359, member: 3087"] Please read the body of the post for examples. Conceptually this is quite a complex situation (and also extremely hotly debated). Before you vote please consider reading [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=238632"]the discussion thread[/URL] on the topic; it includes comments from facilitators (who's opinions diverge wildly), opinions and suggestions from judges of existing living settings and other insightful info. [d]--[/d] 1 No points of any sort Point awards 2 ... for DMing -- if voted for we will have a poll later that includes Currently LEW and LEB reward DMs for running games. Some people feel that they should run games only for "love of the game"; others feel that it is an activity that benefits the community and should be recognized/rewarded in some explict fashion. [LIST] [*] 1 point per calendar month [*] 1 point per xp-awarding encounter [*] stonegod's proposal ([URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showpost.php?p=4425747&postcount=17"]link[/URL]) [*] some other way [/LIST] 3 ...for judging [LIST] [*] 1 per adventure taken over by a judge due to DM dropping out [*]1 per x time period as an active judge (month, or whatever) [*] both [*] other [/LIST] 3 ...assisting character approval * [INDENT] There has been discussion of a "two tier" approval process for characters. Step A. Volunteer checks sheet; helps get it formatted properly if necessary Step B. Character judge looks at it [/INDENT] [LIST] [*] 1 per 5 characters approved (judge or non-judge) [/LIST] [LIST] [*] something else [/LIST] 4 ...for a campaign log (judged by judges to be complete and informative) [LIST] [*] 1 for substantial contribution to the wiki, as determined by judges. [/LIST] 5 ...for doing other _____ [INDENT]If you vote for this please suggest what you mean [/INDENT] 6 ... for every x period of time that passes in a game a player gets points for that character (time for xp) [LIST] [*]Per month played in an adventure [*]awarded at DM's discretion for successful participation in a complete adventure [*]or something else [/LIST] Points (if we have them) can be spent to 7 ... improve your character's level [LIST] [*] 1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, no cap [*]1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, no more than 1/4 of a level per calendar month [*] [*]1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, up to 1 level below current PC maximum [*]1 point buys X amount of xp per character level, up to average (median) PC character level [*] some other scheme [/LIST] 8 ... buy magic items for your character [LIST] [*]up to two items max character level +2; 1 point is a magic item 3 levels below your character level/5 points is 1 item = to character level/10 points is CL +2 (or whatever) [*]one item max per character (or 2 if character level > 5) [*]items equal to character level in magic item gp (so if you're 5th level you can buy items equal to the gp value of 1 5th level item) [*] some other scheme [/LIST] 9 ... buy access to rare material [INDENT]this is to help prevent the flood of genasi effect -- you can spend x points to get access to that race/class [/INDENT] 10 .. allow for the creation and play of extra characters Limits 11... Earning of points should be capped (no matter what you can only earn this much for your contributions) 12... Spending of points should be capped per character [INDENT]This would keep characters from growing without being played; it would probably be limited by time [/INDENT] 13 ...additional limits should be imposed to ensure that characters are not significantly more powerful than average [INDENT]These would be additional limits that kick in when a character approaches the upper limit of the power curve. limits to insure magic items and character levels do not outshine "normal" characters [/INDENT] We should have a separate system for 14 ... time for xp (conflicts with choice 6) [INDENT]Time for xp would ensure that even players who are in slow moving games get something (xp) for their time. There is discussion about whether it's better to use a one size fits all system, or to grant time for xp using a different system [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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