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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 5613825" data-attributes="member: 3192"><p>Gotta say, I track XP. Putting that out there first, in case you don't want to go back to it.</p><p></p><p>For me, gaining levels is done by class after accumulating certain amounts of XP. Class, however, is not character level, but it is a nice chunk of character power increasing when a class level increases.</p><p></p><p>XP is earned by class for performing in class activities (like combat, magic spells, clerical duties, thieving, etc.) Each class and sub-class receives XP for different accomplishments, but there is some overlap in basic adventuring activities.</p><p></p><p>To gain a class level characters have a training time requirement as well. So, within their current class level they can self-train or hire a trainer to help advance to the next. They can train productively only up unto the next level in terms of training time. Training ultimately comes down to spending time and treasure to consolidate a character's experiences into improving his or her class abilities.</p><p></p><p>XP is distributed between sessions and when a character breaks a level cap with both sufficient XP and training they gain their next level's class bonuses and abilities.</p><p></p><p>Gaining levels is very slow, but there are very few levels to reach. Each is a significant jump in relative power to everything else in the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 5613825, member: 3192"] Gotta say, I track XP. Putting that out there first, in case you don't want to go back to it. For me, gaining levels is done by class after accumulating certain amounts of XP. Class, however, is not character level, but it is a nice chunk of character power increasing when a class level increases. XP is earned by class for performing in class activities (like combat, magic spells, clerical duties, thieving, etc.) Each class and sub-class receives XP for different accomplishments, but there is some overlap in basic adventuring activities. To gain a class level characters have a training time requirement as well. So, within their current class level they can self-train or hire a trainer to help advance to the next. They can train productively only up unto the next level in terms of training time. Training ultimately comes down to spending time and treasure to consolidate a character's experiences into improving his or her class abilities. XP is distributed between sessions and when a character breaks a level cap with both sufficient XP and training they gain their next level's class bonuses and abilities. Gaining levels is very slow, but there are very few levels to reach. Each is a significant jump in relative power to everything else in the world. [/QUOTE]
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