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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus" data-source="post: 639556" data-attributes="member: 1077">I don't think the Paladin would get exp.&nbsp; It doesn't matter that he survived the encounter, it matters if he overcame the challenge.First off, he wasn't aware of the challenge.&nbsp; If he knew about the traps and just ran through them hoping to live through them, then I would give exp.&nbsp; But he wasn't even aware of the challenge and therefore was never given the chance to &quot;overcome&quot; them.I'll give my &quot;far stretch&quot; of an example.Let's say there is a room with a bunch of orcs in it, and they are waiting to ambush the Paladin.&nbsp; The Paladin of course has no idea, and is slowly approaching the room.&nbsp; The Paladin gets to the door, which is closed and locked with no windows or way to look into it.&nbsp; There are levers on the wall and the Paladin manipulates them, assuming the correct combination of pulls will open the door.&nbsp; What he doesn't know is that he triggered a trap INSIDE the room where the ceiling comes down and smushes all the Orcs (think Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom).&nbsp; Eventually he finds the right combination and the door opens revealing a blood soaked room littered with Orc corpses.&nbsp; Now, would you award exp for killing those Orcs?&nbsp; The best I would do is award exp for figuring out the combination to opening the door.I think the point is, you need to be aware of the challenge in order to overcome it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RigaMortus, post: 639556, member: 1077"] I don't think the Paladin would get exp. It doesn't matter that he survived the encounter, it matters if he overcame the challenge. First off, he wasn't aware of the challenge. If he knew about the traps and just ran through them hoping to live through them, then I would give exp. But he wasn't even aware of the challenge and therefore was never given the chance to "overcome" them. I'll give my "far stretch" of an example. Let's say there is a room with a bunch of orcs in it, and they are waiting to ambush the Paladin. The Paladin of course has no idea, and is slowly approaching the room. The Paladin gets to the door, which is closed and locked with no windows or way to look into it. There are levers on the wall and the Paladin manipulates them, assuming the correct combination of pulls will open the door. What he doesn't know is that he triggered a trap INSIDE the room where the ceiling comes down and smushes all the Orcs (think Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom). Eventually he finds the right combination and the door opens revealing a blood soaked room littered with Orc corpses. Now, would you award exp for killing those Orcs? The best I would do is award exp for figuring out the combination to opening the door. I think the point is, you need to be aware of the challenge in order to overcome it. [/QUOTE]

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