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<blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 4083668" data-attributes="member: 16285">Here is the inherent problem with not awarding as much experience because they know the capabilities.In my Age of Worms game - the first time the PCs fought a swarm they had a real tough time and used a lot of resources.The second time they learned and knew what &quot;tactics&quot; worked best and then used them to good effect.Different creatures and not the same swarm.Now should they be awarded less xp the 2nd time because they &quot;learned&quot; how to better fight a swarm?How about fighting skeletons?Should they be awarded less xp each time they fight a skeleton because they know how they fight and what the best tactics are?No, the rules do not support this type of approach.The PCs gain xp as they level up they get reduced xp for overcoming the same CR - that is how the system was designed to handle this situation.Now if in your example the BBEG was not &quot;defeated&quot; in the first encounter there is technically no xp awarded.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irdeggman, post: 4083668, member: 16285"] Here is the inherent problem with not awarding as much experience because they know the capabilities. In my Age of Worms game - the first time the PCs fought a swarm they had a real tough time and used a lot of resources. The second time they learned and knew what "tactics" worked best and then used them to good effect. Different creatures and not the same swarm. Now should they be awarded less xp the 2nd time because they "learned" how to better fight a swarm? How about fighting skeletons? Should they be awarded less xp each time they fight a skeleton because they know how they fight and what the best tactics are? No, the rules do not support this type of approach. The PCs gain xp as they level up they get reduced xp for overcoming the same CR - that is how the system was designed to handle this situation. Now if in your example the BBEG was not "defeated" in the first encounter there is technically no xp awarded. [/QUOTE]

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