Patryn of Elvenshae
First Post
Corporal_Cupcake said:If an intelligent item is treated as an NPC, and it participates in combat encounters, then it should receive a share of the XP award, right, just like if you brought an NPC fighter along?
Just like a cohort, you mean?

In all, the answer to your question depends on whether NPCs gain experience the same way PCs do.