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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kalani" data-source="post: 6735716" data-attributes="member: 88085">As per the Player's Guide:Due to time constraints, I myself run split-session Expeditions every Tuesday evening. Unfortunately, as indicated above - there is no clear guidelines as to how DMs should split up treasure, XP, downtime, or renown when running these split-session Expeditions. I myself recommend one of the following methods:Rewarding Downtime/Renown<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Characters who miss the final session gain no downtime or renown, while characters who only participate in the final session are awarded full downtime and renown. This is consistent with the way downtime and renown are awarded in Encounters</li> </ul>Rewarding XP: Calculate the session XP as normal, and then choose one of the following methods to determine how much XP each character receives.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Option 1<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Session 1: Award session XP or the minimum XP (whichever is greater). Record the session XP in your DM notes for next session.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Session 2: Characters who only participate in session 2 earn either the session XP or the minimum XP (whichever is greater). Once completed, combine session XP for both sessions. If this number is greater than the minimum XP, characters who participated in both sessions earn the difference. Otherwise (if the combined session XP is equal to or less than the minimum XP for the adventure), characters who participate in both sessions earn 0 XP.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Option 2<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Session 1: Award session XP or 1/2 minimum XP (whichever is greater). Record the session XP in your DM notes for next session.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Session 2: Award session XP or 1/2 minimum XP to characters who only participate in session 2. Once completed, combine session XP for both sessions. If this number is less than (or equal to) the minimum XP, award characters who participated in both sessions the difference between the minimum XP and the XP earned in session 1. If this number is greater than the minimum XP, award characters who participated in both sessions the difference between their total XP and the XP earned in session 1.</li> </ul></li> </ul>Rewarding Treasure<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Divide treasure (but not magic items) at the end of session. Characters earn an equal portion of all treasure earned that session. This is consistent with how treasure is divided in Encounters.</li> </ul>Rewarding Magic Items: In an effort to prevent abuse, I recommend the following<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Only those characters who participate in both sessions are eligible to claim (or contest) any permanent magic items gained in the adventure, unless otherwise agreed by the table. Consumable items are contestable by all characters.</li> </ul>Regarding Characters: In an effort to prevent abuse, I recommend the following<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You cannot switch characters between sessions of the same Expedition. If you begin an Expedition with Character A, you cannot use Character B in session 2.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If your character levels between sessions, you cannot gain the benefit of your new level until such times as you complete a long rest within the Expedition.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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