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<blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 9266297" data-attributes="member: 6716779"><p>Last night's Castles and Crusades game had 0 combat in it. I have been experimenting with awarding live xp. Basically lots of snall xp rewards in "live action". By that I mean you more or less get it whenever you complete the trigger. I reward xp for the following things.</p><p></p><p>1. Combat. Kill monsters get xp.</p><p>2. Gold. 1 gp equals 1 xp.</p><p>3. Role-playing.</p><p>4. Story/mission rewards.</p><p>5. Exploration. Explore hex, find landmarks and locations</p><p>6. Finding magic items.</p><p></p><p> So last night's session xp rewards. Ancient Greece theme 432 BC</p><p></p><p>1. Role-playing. Local Thieves guild, safehouse</p><p></p><p>2.. 200xp each for 1 hex explored.</p><p></p><p>3. Sneaking into BBEGs house while he is at Delphi with most of his guards.</p><p></p><p>4. Retrieving correspondence and translating an ancient language (Mycenean).</p><p></p><p>5. Stealing several magic items (cloak of protection +1, Atlantean blade)</p><p></p><p>6. Completing a sidequest Retrieving a Spartans lost shield. Xp for sidequest and shield awarded. Shield was in BBEG house. NPC very favorable rolls for henchman recruitment possible romance option.</p><p></p><p>7. Traveling to Delphi infiltrating a location and listening in to NPCs talking about a conspiracy and learning the BBEGs location.</p><p></p><p>8. Interacting with a side character. She was accused of stealing said shield she denied. Two PCs were taken in by he pleas of innocence.</p><p></p><p> So very broadly that was last night's 0 combat session. Xp was flying out probably every 15-20 minutes for something.</p><p></p><p> 3/4 leveled up (4 for tge Druid/Bard, 3 for the Barbarian/Rogue). Couple of new players started to get quite into it and going out of their way to aquire it.</p><p></p><p> The level 2 Ranger/Cleric is around 500xp short of level 3. Her skills will be useful next week so she should level up early session.</p><p></p><p> Most of the session was also ad hoc. I planned out the overall Arc (get to Delphi, save the Pitha (Oracle at Delphi), talk to Atlantean spirit, confront BBEG).</p><p></p><p> How they did that was up to them</p><p></p><p> Alot of influence from There is No Honor (Savage tide), Kingmaker, BG3, and this part the plot line has been ripped off from Assassins Creed Odyssey.</p><p></p><p> Extra laughs were had when one of the players after discovering the conspiracy to trigger Peloponnesian War said something like "we could prevent that war. I forget it's name the Peloponnesian one between Athens and Sparta".</p><p></p><p> Also sets up next session fairly well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardnaar, post: 9266297, member: 6716779"] Last night's Castles and Crusades game had 0 combat in it. I have been experimenting with awarding live xp. Basically lots of snall xp rewards in "live action". By that I mean you more or less get it whenever you complete the trigger. I reward xp for the following things. 1. Combat. Kill monsters get xp. 2. Gold. 1 gp equals 1 xp. 3. Role-playing. 4. Story/mission rewards. 5. Exploration. Explore hex, find landmarks and locations 6. Finding magic items. So last night's session xp rewards. Ancient Greece theme 432 BC 1. Role-playing. Local Thieves guild, safehouse 2.. 200xp each for 1 hex explored. 3. Sneaking into BBEGs house while he is at Delphi with most of his guards. 4. Retrieving correspondence and translating an ancient language (Mycenean). 5. Stealing several magic items (cloak of protection +1, Atlantean blade) 6. Completing a sidequest Retrieving a Spartans lost shield. Xp for sidequest and shield awarded. Shield was in BBEG house. NPC very favorable rolls for henchman recruitment possible romance option. 7. Traveling to Delphi infiltrating a location and listening in to NPCs talking about a conspiracy and learning the BBEGs location. 8. Interacting with a side character. She was accused of stealing said shield she denied. Two PCs were taken in by he pleas of innocence. So very broadly that was last night's 0 combat session. Xp was flying out probably every 15-20 minutes for something. 3/4 leveled up (4 for tge Druid/Bard, 3 for the Barbarian/Rogue). Couple of new players started to get quite into it and going out of their way to aquire it. The level 2 Ranger/Cleric is around 500xp short of level 3. Her skills will be useful next week so she should level up early session. Most of the session was also ad hoc. I planned out the overall Arc (get to Delphi, save the Pitha (Oracle at Delphi), talk to Atlantean spirit, confront BBEG). How they did that was up to them Alot of influence from There is No Honor (Savage tide), Kingmaker, BG3, and this part the plot line has been ripped off from Assassins Creed Odyssey. Extra laughs were had when one of the players after discovering the conspiracy to trigger Peloponnesian War said something like "we could prevent that war. I forget it's name the Peloponnesian one between Athens and Sparta". Also sets up next session fairly well. [/QUOTE]
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