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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 2551448" data-attributes="member: 12037">If he complained enough, it would be problematic. Just like if he complained about any other Table/House Rule that the group as a whole wanted. Same as if someone kept complaining vehemotly about my level loss from death rule. Now, if it came to a vote, and a majority was unhappy with absentee players getting XP, then it would change. Not for one player, though.No, it would be circumstance of us not being able to find enough players who fit our playstyle. Just like if I couldn't put together a game because noone wanted to play under my house rules. Them's the breaks when you can't find compatable group members. However, I have run campaigns for years with only two players, so I don't consider that an issue.If I were to start not giving XP to absentee players, all my players would voice complaints. In a civilized manner, of course. You're coming from an angle where most players want it your way, and I'm coming from a situation were most of my players want it my way.Someone else here, I'm too lazy to look it up, noted one basic difference in our thorught process. XP is nothing to me, and it isn't a reward for anything. It's movement across a line. You wouldn't want to say the PC is still at the spot on the timeline when last he left off any more than I would want to say that he was still at the same XP as last he played. We have very different views on the matter.But, this isn't an either or. This is an and. Not only do you have the problem of a missing player's PC having to be run by someone else and the DM having to make story concessions, you also have a player with less XP. I don't believe that no XP for absentee players increases player attendance more than it would be if they got full XP.I don't think it would make up for the entire level loss, but it's always nice to have non-combat awards to counter-effect those things.</blockquote>

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