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<blockquote data-quote="DerKastellan" data-source="post: 7731819" data-attributes="member: 6902208">This statement is neither correct for all versions of D&amp;D nor for all recent editions. 5e needs less than two pages to describe several possible XP mechanics:* Completely driven by what amounts to &quot;story milestones.&quot; Which indirectly implies there is something to achieve at all - like killing a bandit you took a bounty (major) or finding vital clues to his whereabouts (minor).* Based on completing missions within a larger campaign. This could be an adventure path but that is not inherently required.* Session-based - divorced from actual in-game events.* Driven by combat and non-combat encounters, where it's also mentioned that resolving a combat situation by any means that overcome the encounter earn you the XP. This includes several of the scenarios you mentioned later.Even with these simple guidelines any GM is open to build any hybrid advancement system and not just reward combat or resolving tense situations with violence. Claiming otherwise is simply not true for 5e D&amp;D. So, a general claim regarding &quot;all D&amp;D&quot; is also untrue.Just to address this point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DerKastellan, post: 7731819, member: 6902208"] This statement is neither correct for all versions of D&D nor for all recent editions. 5e needs less than two pages to describe several possible XP mechanics: * Completely driven by what amounts to "story milestones." Which indirectly implies there is something to achieve at all - like killing a bandit you took a bounty (major) or finding vital clues to his whereabouts (minor). * Based on completing missions within a larger campaign. This could be an adventure path but that is not inherently required. * Session-based - divorced from actual in-game events. * Driven by combat and non-combat encounters, where it's also mentioned that resolving a combat situation by any means that overcome the encounter earn you the XP. This includes several of the scenarios you mentioned later. Even with these simple guidelines any GM is open to build any hybrid advancement system and not just reward combat or resolving tense situations with violence. Claiming otherwise is simply not true for 5e D&D. So, a general claim regarding "all D&D" is also untrue. Just to address this point. [/QUOTE]

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