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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 2825154" data-attributes="member: 12332">You might want to start with a different "awarding" system, if they're new to the concept.I also just prefer to make APs a little more of a Table Element.Our current D&D group, playing in Greyhawk, uses Action Points.  Characters gain 2AP every level and can gain additional APs from the GM as awards for good behavior ... or, more regularly, extremely pithy comments.  I like to use Grim Tales' method, which makes APs more of a give-and-take.  The GM can award APs to the players in order to SPEND APs for NPCs, etc.  If you make them more a part of the game, people will be more likely to use them.Note that, for my group, about 50% of APs are used to make non-mission-critical rolls.  If, for instance, they make a skill check and realize they got a 13 or 14 ... my players will usually spend an AP to get 15+, because they know DCs are usually 10/15/20/25.  I actually LIKE this, since it helps to move the game along.  --fje</blockquote>