In reply to The Powers That Be (msg # 787):
I'll look into leveling up! (Please go ahead and add Boris as an NPC for your Conan game. Fine by me!)
As well, I think we got a scroll or 2 from the room with the corpse in the cave-temple complex. Although I do not believe these are spells.
In AD&D you also get XP for treasure, not just killing enemies. But no, there were no RP awards. But in case people are worried that is still the case, in 2nd ed. while group XP awards are awarded for killing opponents, XP can certainly be awarded for RP or besting enemies without resorting to combat:
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A creature needn't die for the characters to score a victory. If the player characters ingeniously persuade the dragon to leave the village alone, this is as much--if not more--a victory as chopping the beast into dragonburgers!
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Individual experience point awards are given for things a player does or things he has his character do. Intelligent play is worth experience; good role-playing is worth experience; actions that fit the group's style are worth experience.
Although some of these awards are tied to abilities, giving out these experience points is purely a discretionary act. It is up to the DM to decide if a player character has earned the award and, within a given range, to determine the amount of the award. These awards are normally given at the end of each session, but this isn't a hard-and-fast rule--the DM can award individual experience points any time he feels it appropriate.
Tony
This message was last edited by the player at 07:33, Thu 02 July 2020.