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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9241560" data-attributes="member: 22779">True.&nbsp; And plenty more people have insisted that these things are done through free form play.&nbsp; So, which is it?&nbsp; Is it well supported mechanically or is it free form?I mean, look at it this way.&nbsp; How much Xp did you award to the players in the last three times you awarded XP?&nbsp; How much of it was from kill xp and how much of it was from role play awards?&nbsp; I'll bet dollars to donuts that the vast majority of tables awarded significantly more kill XP than role play XP.&nbsp; Three or four times as much if not more.&nbsp; Because the system in 5e D&amp;D has no real way to award xp for role&nbsp; play.&nbsp; It's all DM fiat and whatever the DM feels is appropriate.That is not mechanical support.&nbsp; That's what free form looks like.&nbsp; So, if the system has all this fantastic support for role play, why can't it tell me how much xp I should get for getting information from the bath house attendant leading to me discovering a secret door to the lair of the cultists beneath the bathhouse?&nbsp; (To use an example from Descent to Avernus)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9241560, member: 22779"] True. And plenty more people have insisted that these things are done through free form play. So, which is it? Is it well supported mechanically or is it free form? I mean, look at it this way. How much Xp did you award to the players in the last three times you awarded XP? How much of it was from kill xp and how much of it was from role play awards? I'll bet dollars to donuts that the vast majority of tables awarded significantly more kill XP than role play XP. Three or four times as much if not more. Because the system in 5e D&D has no real way to award xp for role play. It's all DM fiat and whatever the DM feels is appropriate. That is not mechanical support. That's what free form looks like. So, if the system has all this fantastic support for role play, why can't it tell me how much xp I should get for getting information from the bath house attendant leading to me discovering a secret door to the lair of the cultists beneath the bathhouse? (To use an example from Descent to Avernus) [/QUOTE]

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