tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235572328009577701.post1575949628771205553..comments2024-03-22T05:09:24.512-04:00Comments on Spells and Steel: XP for Gold: Reputation and Confidence?Charles Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00941603544547428940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235572328009577701.post-8880912263254607322013-10-20T15:36:56.720-04:002013-10-20T15:36:56.720-04:00I wrote a response as a post, here:
http://spells...I wrote a response as a post, here:<br /><br />http://spellsandsteel.blogspot.ca/2013/10/xp-for-gold-clearly-defined-lines.htmlCharles Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00941603544547428940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235572328009577701.post-24596119311991736612013-10-20T14:31:24.008-04:002013-10-20T14:31:24.008-04:00How do we delineate when gold acquisition counts f...How do we delineate when gold acquisition counts for experience?<br /><br />The argument I've seen often goes to the extreme end right away: If I find a chest of gold on the side of the road (fell off the back of a merchant's caravan), do I get experience for it? Clearly the answer is 'no.' There was no danger. There was no trial. There was no test of the character's skills. But what about the party that avoids the dragon to lift a few choice items from its hoard? What about using diplomacy or trickery to get the orcs to leave their lair unguarded? What about a thief who spends a few days playing the crowd?<br /><br />The problem with XP for GP is there's no clearly defined line when it comes to assigning the bonus. And I've been all over the 'net looking for justification or explanation; it seems the task is too difficult for people, so most of them just drop it.Ozymandiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065642299277380465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4235572328009577701.post-71014795468773184962013-02-10T14:12:20.000-05:002013-02-10T14:12:20.000-05:00The "confidence and reputation" rational...The "confidence and reputation" rationale never really clicked for me either. All else being equal, maybe the more confident person has the edge, but more confidence than one's actual abilities merit is overconfidence, and that generally precedes a hard collision with reality.<br /><br />I'm really not sure why anyone ever felt the need to award, and therefore the need to justify, XP for gold gained by non-adventuring channels, anyway. It's jumping from the perfectly reasonable "treasure gained in adventuring is a decent proxy for estimating how much characters are learning on their adventures" to universally equating income to XP.waywardwayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338700537762637962noreply@blogger.com