XP Awards
Rulebook
Characters earn XP from encounters and accomplishments. Standard advancement requires 1,000 XP to gain a level.
Encounter XP
Each creature in a defeated encounter awards XP based on its level relative to the party level. The total XP is split equally among all PCs.
Accomplishment XP
The GM can award XP for non-combat achievements:
- •Minor accomplishment: 10 XP (per character)
- •Moderate accomplishment: 30 XP
- •Major accomplishment: 80 XP
Party-Level Encounters
A moderate-threat encounter awards 80 XP (for a party of 4). This means roughly 12–13 moderate encounters per level with standard advancement.
| Difficulty | XP Award | To Level Up |
|---|---|---|
| Trivial | 40 or less | 25+ |
| Low | 60 | ~17 |
| Moderate | 80 | ~13 |
| Severe | 120 | ~9 |
| Extreme | 160 | ~7 |
GM Core p.56. XP is for a party of 4 using standard 1,000 XP advancement. Add minor (10), moderate (30), or major (80) accomplishment XP as appropriate.
| Accomplishment | XP Award |
|---|---|
| Minor | 10 XP |
| Moderate* | 30 XP |
| Major* | 80 XP |
| * Typically awards a Hero Point as well. |
| Adversary or Hazard | Level XP for Simple Hazard | XP for Creature or Complex Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Party level - 4 | 2 XP | 10 XP |
| Party level - 3 | 3 XP | 15 XP |
| Party level - 2 | 4 XP | 20 XP |
| Party level - 1 | 6 XP | 30 XP |
| Party level | 8 XP | 40 XP |
| Party level + 1 | 12 XP | 60 XP |
| Party level + 2 | 16 XP | 80 XP |
| Party level + 3 | 24 XP | 120 XP |
| Party level + 4 | 32 XP | 160 XP |