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Game Master's Journey 93 - Fixing D&D's Broken XP & Advancement System
Season 5 · Episode 93

Game Master's Journey 93 - Fixing D&D's Broken XP & Advancement System

Although I’m a fan of how Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition uses xp budgets to build encounters, the system for handing out experience for character advancement is unfortunately broken. I describe the problem and offer a solution. I also discuss handing out xp for roleplaying and traps.

Game Master's Journey

February 16, 20161h 18mExplicit

Show Notes

Although I’m a fan of how Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition uses xp budgets to build encounters, the system for handing out experience for character advancement is unfortunately broken. I describe the problem and offer a solution. I also discuss handing out xp for roleplaying and traps.

Topics

RPGRoleplayingGameMasterTabletopDungeonsDragonsDDungeonDMworldbuildingmastering