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<blockquote data-quote="Delandel" data-source="post: 6537834" data-attributes="member: 81364">That's something I hadn't considered. Very interesting. Thank you for that!If this was the intent, which sounds plausible to me, I can understand it but disagree with it. I feel like the problem of being awarded less XP for multiple creatures of equal challenge is more common and higher priority than what if the PCs divided the encounter into smaller chunks, so the rule should address the first issue as a priority. If the PCs used clever tactics to separate a combat encounter into easier chunks I'd award them the adjusted XP for the entire thing.The PCs would definitely be leveling faster than intended, assuming the XP system was built with this intent. But at the same time, you could also say that if you followed the rules and gave the PCs less foes (1-2) as encounters then they'd be leveling up faster than intended too? It's weird.5 goblins 1 hobgoblin = 700. You forgot the hobgoblin <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />I don't bother with tracking XP either when I DM. But I'm writing an adventure module where this matters. I'll follow the official ruling but I don't like it!I mean, a group vs. a single foe of equal challenge XP will have their ups and downs. I agree, unless the PCs get some good AOE down, the first scenario is probably more difficult. But the point is that the 5 goblins 1 hobgoblin awards 350 XP and the 1 githyanki awards 700, even though they're both Adjusted XP 700, supposedly equal challenge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delandel, post: 6537834, member: 81364"] That's something I hadn't considered. Very interesting. Thank you for that! If this was the intent, which sounds plausible to me, I can understand it but disagree with it. I feel like the problem of being awarded less XP for multiple creatures of equal challenge is more common and higher priority than what if the PCs divided the encounter into smaller chunks, so the rule should address the first issue as a priority. If the PCs used clever tactics to separate a combat encounter into easier chunks I'd award them the adjusted XP for the entire thing. The PCs would definitely be leveling faster than intended, assuming the XP system was built with this intent. But at the same time, you could also say that if you followed the rules and gave the PCs less foes (1-2) as encounters then they'd be leveling up faster than intended too? It's weird. 5 goblins 1 hobgoblin = 700. You forgot the hobgoblin :P I don't bother with tracking XP either when I DM. But I'm writing an adventure module where this matters. I'll follow the official ruling but I don't like it! I mean, a group vs. a single foe of equal challenge XP will have their ups and downs. I agree, unless the PCs get some good AOE down, the first scenario is probably more difficult. But the point is that the 5 goblins 1 hobgoblin awards 350 XP and the 1 githyanki awards 700, even though they're both Adjusted XP 700, supposedly equal challenge. [/QUOTE]

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