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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 6914159" data-attributes="member: 6787503">No. According to the RAW, your XP would go up to 1737 and would stay there until you complete your level 2 training. Here's the relevant passage from page 86 of the DMG:Under no circumstance can a character gain additional experience points by any means until he or she actually acquires the higher level through the required training/study course. Thus, a character who successfully adventures and gains experience points which not only equal a new level but are almost sufficient to gain yet a second such level, cannot opt to forego the period of training and study necessary to go up a level in favor of gaining a few more points and training and studying for two levels at once. ONCE A CHARACTER HAS POINTS WHICH ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM NUMBER NECESSARY TO MOVE UPWARDS IN EXPERIENCE LEVEL, NO FURTHER EXPERIENCE POINTS CAN BE GAINED UNTIL THE CHARACTER ACTUALLY GAINS THE NEW LEVEL.No, it's still at 1737. The moratorium on additional XP doesn't go into effect until the character has met or exceeded the minimum.You only &quot;lost&quot; the 400XP from last week, not the original 486 that were part of the 500 you earned as a level 1 thief. This is why I'm having trouble answering your poll.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 6914159, member: 6787503"] No. According to the RAW, your XP would go up to 1737 and would stay there until you complete your level 2 training. Here's the relevant passage from page 86 of the DMG: [INDENT]Under no circumstance can a character gain additional experience points by any means until he or she actually acquires the higher level through the required training/study course. Thus, a character who successfully adventures and gains experience points which not only equal a new level but are almost sufficient to gain yet a second such level, cannot opt to forego the period of training and study necessary to go up a level in favor of gaining a few more points and training and studying for two levels at once. ONCE A CHARACTER HAS POINTS WHICH ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE MINIMUM NUMBER NECESSARY TO MOVE UPWARDS IN EXPERIENCE LEVEL, NO FURTHER EXPERIENCE POINTS CAN BE GAINED UNTIL THE CHARACTER ACTUALLY GAINS THE NEW LEVEL.[/INDENT] No, it's still at 1737. The moratorium on additional XP doesn't go into effect until the character has met or exceeded the minimum. You only "lost" the 400XP from last week, not the original 486 that were part of the 500 you earned as a level 1 thief. This is why I'm having trouble answering your poll. [/QUOTE]

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