Xp for this Setup?

[melkoriii]

Ok so I have a evil lvl 3 cleric that can Control Undead instead of turn and has the Domain of Fire.

So as on page 140 of the PHB under Commanding.
A Evil cleric can command a undead with more HD then his lvl as long as he is not commanding any other Undead. So this guy could command a Specter as it is 7 HD and he can turn 3+4 on a max turn roll and since they state you can command a single Undead that is more HP then your lvl he can do this.

Now I know that you do not give xp for summoned creatures. Do you give xp for commanded creatures?



Now look at this as a PC.
What xp does a PC get when he is using say the Fire Domain power to Command a Fire Elemental of more HD then his lvl? Say a lvl 4 cleric commanding a 8 HD Fire Elemental. The this is a CR 5 and has a +10/+5 attack doing 2d6+3 and 2d6 fire on each hit and DR of 10/+1. A PC could Mop the floor of most things at his CR with this.

Also what if the Cleric had the Earth Domain as well. He could have TWO Elementals of 8 HD to fight for him. This from a lvl 4 Cleric.

 

[doktorstick]

Now I know that you do not give xp for summoned creatures. Do you give xp for commanded creatures?

Depends. If the undead were a challenge that needed to be overcome, and by commanding it he overcame that challenge, then yes he would gain XP for the creature. On the other hand, if the challenge was to slay the evil spectre to set free the spirit of K'aglith, then no; the character did not overcome the challenge.

Now look at this as a PC.
What xp does a PC get when he is using say the Fire Domain power to Command a Fire Elemental of more HD then his lvl? Say a lvl 4 cleric commanding a 8 HD Fire Elemental. The this is a CR 5 and has a +10/+5 attack doing 2d6+3 and 2d6 fire on each hit and DR of 10/+1. A PC could Mop the floor of most things at his CR with this.

Also what if the Cleric had the Earth Domain as well. He could have TWO Elementals of 8 HD to fight for him. This from a lvl 4 Cleric.

Virtually the same answer before. If the creatures were challenges that were overcome, he would get XP as per the CR of the creatures. (Or the EL as designated by your DM.)

This is one of the benefits of being a cleric. There are occassionaly useful times when he gets a lot of the glory. More power to him.

Ever see a cleric walk into a room and roll awesome and turn a lot of tough monsters that could have decimated the party? On more than one occassion for me. The XP isn't left because the overcome the challenge without a sweat.

/ds