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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9199601" data-attributes="member: 29398">Different meanings of the word &quot;role&quot; and both applicable here: the character has a role in the party and the player plays a role as the character.Passages like these are a large part of why we ve-ery long ago dropped xp-for-gp; about 8 years later, 2e followed our lead and also dropped it.&nbsp; And the DMG passage very nicely describes my own rationale for how stay-at-home (a.k.a. non-adventuring) members of classes can and do slowly gain xp over time.For better or worse, treasure acquisition was certainly a goal of play as written.&nbsp; I don't think we disgaree much here, though I think disucssion of the get-loot goal is tangential at best when considering the degree of in-character &quot;theatrical&quot; roleplaying that occurred.Another rule we dropped like a hot potato; this one was gone even before my time.&nbsp; The role-play-rating system used to determine a character's training costs isn't exactly Gygax's best moment, and is wide open to DM playing favourites among players (or characters).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9199601, member: 29398"] Different meanings of the word "role" and both applicable here: the character has a role in the party and the player plays a role as the character. Passages like these are a large part of why we ve-ery long ago dropped xp-for-gp; about 8 years later, 2e followed our lead and also dropped it. And the DMG passage very nicely describes my own rationale for how stay-at-home (a.k.a. non-adventuring) members of classes can and do slowly gain xp over time. For better or worse, treasure acquisition was certainly a goal of play as written. I don't think we disgaree much here, though I think disucssion of the get-loot goal is tangential at best when considering the degree of in-character "theatrical" roleplaying that occurred. Another rule we dropped like a hot potato; this one was gone even before my time. The role-play-rating system used to determine a character's training costs isn't exactly Gygax's best moment, and is wide open to DM playing favourites among players (or characters). [/QUOTE]

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