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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5979744" data-attributes="member: 22424">I do something similar with my current campaign, except that I do give out XP - I just give out a fixed number every session.Okay.Indeed. There's a glitch in the RAW whereby a character who is just slightly behind the other PCs (but enough to be a lower level) can actually end up ahead next time XP is given out.I don't think it's just as simple as that, though it's been a long time since I looked at the XP/CR tables from the DMG.Ultimately, I would suggest you not look to the system to see where you 'should' be, but rather let your DM make a ruling. And, unless it's totally unreasonable, just accept whatever that ruling is.Okay, here's what I would do...For characters who are full levels behind, due to level-drain or death/resurrection, then I would give them an extra level every 5 sessions, over and above the normal progression that everyone gets. This means that the character will be behind for a good while (and so is appropriately penalised), but they do eventually catch up. In cases where this would mean the PC gaining 2 levels at a time, I would defer one of these by a single session, just to smooth things out.For characters who spend XP on spells/crafting, I would probably dig out the &quot;Crafting Reserve&quot; rules from &quot;Unearthed Arcana&quot; - each time you gain a level, and each time you take a Crafting feat, you get a reserve of points that can be spent on crafting items, casting spells, and the like (in place of XP). However, you now cannot spend your own XP for this purpose, and so once the reserve is gone, that's it - no more contingency for you!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5979744, member: 22424"] I do something similar with my current campaign, except that I do give out XP - I just give out a fixed number every session. Okay. Indeed. There's a glitch in the RAW whereby a character who is just slightly behind the other PCs (but enough to be a lower level) can actually end up [i]ahead[/i] next time XP is given out. I don't think it's just as simple as that, though it's been a long time since I looked at the XP/CR tables from the DMG. Ultimately, I would suggest you not look to the system to see where you 'should' be, but rather let your DM make a ruling. And, unless it's totally unreasonable, just accept whatever that ruling is. Okay, here's what I would do... For characters who are full levels behind, due to level-drain or death/resurrection, then I would give them an extra level every 5 sessions, over and above the normal progression that everyone gets. This means that the character will be behind for a good while (and so is appropriately penalised), but they do eventually catch up. In cases where this would mean the PC gaining 2 levels at a time, I would defer one of these by a single session, just to smooth things out. For characters who spend XP on spells/crafting, I would probably dig out the "Crafting Reserve" rules from "Unearthed Arcana" - each time you gain a level, and each time you take a Crafting feat, you get a reserve of points that can be spent on crafting items, casting spells, and the like (in place of XP). However, you now [i]cannot[/i] spend your own XP for this purpose, and so once the reserve is gone, that's it - no more [i]contingency[/i] for you! [/QUOTE]

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