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<blockquote data-quote="kbrakke" data-source="post: 7133495" data-attributes="member: 6781797">I have done several different methods, currently I have an adapted pathfinder AP where I am running milestone leveling with no issues. With the conversion and and focus on plot I find it works perfectly, the players level when it makes sense for the narrative.In my hexcrawling game I have XP given for killing monsters, discovering locations and plots and recovering treasure. They get half the xp in the book for killing monsters and any hirelings they have with them get a share of XP (They have thus far leveled a random guy they decided to befriend to level 5 and leveled two guides they hired from 3 to 4). They get 1gp = 1 xp and magic items give xp based on rarity and if it's consumable or not. Again, hirelings get that xp as well if they are given items or pay. And finally I give XP based on roughly the tier of their discovery. So easy to find places are worth less XP. I find they are ready and willing to do what I wanted them to do, which is explore, amass treasure and use it to make a lasting mark on the world.In past games I have done pseudo milestone leveling where I keep track of it and if they are close after a significant quest I just bump it up to be enough to level. I find the party feels that they should level up after a significant plot point, and that typically lines up with a narrative break in the story while they plan their next move, so it works out in both ways. I have told the hexcrawl party that they will need to long rest to gain the effects of a level up if they get enough HP in the middle of a dungeon, we will see how that works out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kbrakke, post: 7133495, member: 6781797"] I have done several different methods, currently I have an adapted pathfinder AP where I am running milestone leveling with no issues. With the conversion and and focus on plot I find it works perfectly, the players level when it makes sense for the narrative. In my hexcrawling game I have XP given for killing monsters, discovering locations and plots and recovering treasure. They get half the xp in the book for killing monsters and any hirelings they have with them get a share of XP (They have thus far leveled a random guy they decided to befriend to level 5 and leveled two guides they hired from 3 to 4). They get 1gp = 1 xp and magic items give xp based on rarity and if it's consumable or not. Again, hirelings get that xp as well if they are given items or pay. And finally I give XP based on roughly the tier of their discovery. So easy to find places are worth less XP. I find they are ready and willing to do what I wanted them to do, which is explore, amass treasure and use it to make a lasting mark on the world. In past games I have done pseudo milestone leveling where I keep track of it and if they are close after a significant quest I just bump it up to be enough to level. I find the party feels that they should level up after a significant plot point, and that typically lines up with a narrative break in the story while they plan their next move, so it works out in both ways. I have told the hexcrawl party that they will need to long rest to gain the effects of a level up if they get enough HP in the middle of a dungeon, we will see how that works out. [/QUOTE]

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