Awarding XP🔗
All characters who return from an adventure alive receive experience points (XP). XP is gained from two sources: treasure recovered and monsters defeated.
Recovered Treasure🔗
Treasure that PCs bring back from an adventure is the primary means by which they gain XP—usually accounting for ¾ or more of the total XP earned.
Non-magical treasure: Characters gain 1 XP per 1 gold piece (gp) value of the treasure.
Magical treasure: Does not grant XP.
Defeated Monsters🔗
All monsters defeated by the party (i.e., slain, outsmarted, captured, scared away, etc.) grant XP based on how powerful they are. See the table below.
Base XP: The XP value of a monster is determined by its Hit Dice.
Bonus XP / ability: A monster’s XP value is increased for each special ability it has. Special abilities are indicated by asterisks following the monster’s HD rating.
Monsters with bonus hit points: Monsters whose HD are notated as a number of dice plus a fixed hit point bonus (e.g., HD 4+2) are more powerful and are listed separately in the table. For example, a monster with 2 HD is worth 20 XP, but a monster with 2+2 HD is worth 25 XP.
Higher HD monsters: For each HD above 21, add 250 XP to the Base and Bonus amounts.
Extraordinary peril bonus: A monster defeated under hazardous circumstances may be treated as one Hit Dice category higher on the table.
| Monster HD | Base XP | Bonus XP / Ability |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 1+ | 15 | 4 |
| 2 | 20 | 5 |
| 2+ | 25 | 10 |
| 3 | 35 | 15 |
| 3+ | 50 | 25 |
| 4 | 75 | 50 |
| 4+ | 125 | 75 |
| 5 | 175 | 125 |
| 5+ | 225 | 175 |
| 6 | 275 | 225 |
| 6+ | 350 | 300 |
| 7–7+ | 450 | 400 |
| 8–8+ | 650 | 550 |
| 9–10+ | 900 | 700 |
| 11–12+ | 1,100 | 800 |
| 13–16+ | 1,350 | 950 |
| 17–20+ | 2,000 | 1,150 |
| 21–21+ | 2,500 | 2,000 |
Division of Experience🔗
The XP awards for treasures recovered and monsters defeated are totaled and divided evenly between all characters who survived the adventure—this includes retainers (see Retainers).
Awarded XP is always divided evenly, irrespective of how the players decide to split the treasure.
Bonuses and Penalties🔗
The referee may optionally grant XP bonuses to players who did exceptionally well. Likewise, players who did not do their share of the work may be penalized.