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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 5095008" data-attributes="member: 3586">It's that "adjust down a bit if it was a cakewalk" which actually was more involved than you make it look.What you were meant to do was multiply the value by the ratio of the total party levels divided by the total monster HD, as adjusted for special abilities. (you added one to the HD total for each special ability, exceptional ability or hit point bonus).So, a 4+1 HD ogre counted as 5 HD, a 6+3 HD mummy as a 12 HD creature.So, if three 5th level PCs took out 3 Ogres, they'd get full XP; if 6 5th level PCs took out the same ogres, it'd be half XP. Oh, and you also need to check if the PCs totally overwhelmed the monsters to make more adjustment (If the party level was 10 times the average HD...)Then, treasure XP was modified by the relative valuye of the monster(s) or guardian device... a subjective rating. Note that in Tomb of Horrors, Gygax actually gives the ratio: one XP for every 2 GP taken from the Tomb.Cheers!</blockquote>