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<blockquote data-quote="hastur_nz" data-source="post: 7133946" data-attributes="member: 40592">It's a story thing, like shopping; not something to spend lots of time on around the table when (most?) people would rather be playing the game.So if your story wants to take a long time, so it feels more natural or whatever, sure, make sure the plots are slower, and just say &quot;after a few weeks, you're all newly trained, researched etc, and you are all up a level&quot;.Personally I don't use XP any more, although I can certainly see it's a useful carrot for some players.&nbsp; As a DM, as well as a player, I prefer a very simple rule: on average, a PC gains a level every month (of real-world time), except 1st and maybe even 2nd level, for which a session or so is probably enough.&nbsp; We only play once every fortnight, so that's +1 level per 2 sessions, on average.&nbsp; Is it realistic?&nbsp; I'm not worried - it's what's allows us to have fun playing a campaign for around 6-24 months, seeing characters level up at a reasonable pace.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hastur_nz, post: 7133946, member: 40592"] It's a story thing, like shopping; not something to spend lots of time on around the table when (most?) people would rather be playing the game. So if your story wants to take a long time, so it feels more natural or whatever, sure, make sure the plots are slower, and just say "after a few weeks, you're all newly trained, researched etc, and you are all up a level". Personally I don't use XP any more, although I can certainly see it's a useful carrot for some players. As a DM, as well as a player, I prefer a very simple rule: on average, a PC gains a level every month (of real-world time), except 1st and maybe even 2nd level, for which a session or so is probably enough. We only play once every fortnight, so that's +1 level per 2 sessions, on average. Is it realistic? I'm not worried - it's what's allows us to have fun playing a campaign for around 6-24 months, seeing characters level up at a reasonable pace. [/QUOTE]

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