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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 171220" data-attributes="member: 23">HelloWe have been gaming about 3 times a month, 8-10 hours each session, since a month or 2 after 3e began. We just reached level 7. To me, this seems like pretty slow, and I'm starting to wonder if the DM is doing the XP awards right. I mean, it is perfectly within his rights, as DM, to do advancement however he pleases. However, he claims he has been following the DMG pretty closely. I've had discussions about this with him, and I think there is a problem. However, I want to make sure (we are keeping this very civil) so I thought I would ask others.The point of contention is this. We have a large number of PCs (7). He claims that this is the cause of slower xp award, and from what he seems to be saying, it seems we are being penalised twice. I'm not going to speculate more about his ruling, because I may be interpreting it incorectly. Now, I'm going to make a very simple example, and I want you to tell me if MY interpretation of the rules is correct. Party A is made of 4 characters, each level 4. They meet an ogre with a gnoll side kick who are extracting a ridiculous toll to cross a bridge, and after a brief battle, kill them.Now, acording to table 7-1 of the DMG, the group should earn 600 xp from the ogre and 300 xp from the gnoll (total 900xp). This will be divided in 4 (because there are 4 PCs), for a total of 225 xp each.Is the first part of my example correct. If no, why?Party B is made of 8 characters. They encounter the same situation and kill their foes. The XP award should be again 900, but this time divided by 8, for 112 xp eachIs this example aslo correct?Now, if the DM thought, after reading the module "hmm, one ogre and one gnoll is not enough to chalenge party B, so I will put 2 ogres and 2 gnolls", the xp award would be doubled, and the party B would make the same amount of XP as party A.Is this also correct?I thank you in advance for your help,Ancalagon</blockquote>

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