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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Holy Bovine" data-source="post: 1092263" data-attributes="member: 203">Hey if that's cool with all your players then that is the perfect sytem for you.I don't think it would fly in my group but everyone has their own preferences.As to the awarding of XP (why is it still called that anyway.  I know in 1E they used XP instead of EP because of electrum pieces (ep) why is still here?) if I use the PC as a NPC then they 1/2 XP award.  I would never kill a PC who was being played this way unless the story demanded it (ie - the entire party is wiped out).  Fortunately PC deaths are pretty rare in my games when the PCs are played smartly and use thier brains and brawn to overcome challenges.  I like to pride myself on offering challenging games that are well within th means of the party to overcome with a little thought.My only suggestion is to get this agreed upon up front - don't spring this on the players who were absent last game just as they sit down to start the next session.  I made that mistake once and it did generate hard feelings - fortunately I realized my mistake and said that it would be in effect (the 1/2 XP rule) from that moment on.</blockquote>