Experience Points - Page 15

Steve Jackson · 06-10-2018, 07:30 PM

Problems with attribute bloat will not be solved by changes in the XP award rules, because the game master is the ultimate source of XP. Attribute bloat is a consequence of the way we let points be spent, which is different.

But there are sources of XP that I think may be unnecessary bookkeeping and/or rewards for die rolls rather than play.

- XP for making any roll on 4 or more dice - Meh. It's not evil, but 30+ years down the pike, I'm not sure what it adds. The successful roll, and its results, are a reward in themselves.

- XP for good job rolls - I'm pretty sure now that I just want to reward those with money.

06-10-2018, 07:30 PM	#1
Steve Jackson President and EIC Join Date: Jul 2004	Experience Points Problems with attribute bloat will not be solved by changes in the XP award rules, because the game master is the ultimate source of XP. Attribute bloat is a consequence of the way we let points be spent, which is different. But there are sources of XP that I think may be unnecessary bookkeeping and/or rewards for die rolls rather than play. - XP for making any roll on 4 or more dice - Meh. It's not evil, but 30+ years down the pike, I'm not sure what it adds. The successful roll, and its results, are a reward in themselves. - XP for good job rolls - I'm pretty sure now that I just want to reward those with money.

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