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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 2825835" data-attributes="member: 945">I just started using APs with my current campaign. In short, I love 'em.Like EN, I've found that my players are more apt to take risks if they have a pool of APs under their belt. They get a lot more cautious if they run low. I'm using Grim Tales' system with a few more additions from Unearthed Arcana. Basically, they can use APs to:Re-roll any d20Add 1d6 to a d20 rollAs a free action, add +4 to their ACOvercome DR for one roundHeal some amount of hit points (the die used goes up as levels increase) after a combat encounter.They can automatically stabilize if below 0 hit points.Mostly, this has worked fairly well, with the exception that I added a few things after the campaign started - overcoming DR being one of them, and they tend to forget about it sometimes.But, also like EN, I find that I can really not hold back any punches. I let the dice fall where they may, because I know - in general, they can bust out an AP to save their ass. I suspect that there would be at least 3 more deaths in the party had there not been APs in play.I started them all out with 5, and I award them based on good role-playing or good puzzle-solving. I also give out a few when they advance to a new level.</blockquote>