XP Award Tracking

Overall, I think I've awarded the following XP:

October XX, 2015 - base 10 XP
November 12, 2015 - base 10 XP (dagger got a bonus for being super in character)
January 28, 2016 - base 20 XP (heyop got a bonus for being Forcey)

I've been thinking and I find this progression a little slow for me. I realize that a 'session' is intended to be the basic unit, but that's difficult to translate in PbP. I don't want to turn this into necessarily a free and easy ride -- but I think I'd like to adjust how I approach XP awards, because a significant part of the story in this is the growth of your characters.

As a result, my plan will be to award 10XP each month (we'll say on the first).

Additionally I'd like feedback on the following:

- award 5 XP per month to whom you collectively feel made did well over the past month in roleplaying their character/storytelling.
- award 5 XP per month based on the character playing to motivation and morality best (again I could seek your feedback here)

If you accomplish a major objective mid-month I may give another bonus round of XP to you all.

Thoughts?

Personally ten a month seems incredibly slow, but I'm also thinking in context of like a weekly or biweekly in person session group, which I know PbP is not. So I'll defer to a group concensous on how normal that seems.

For a face to face game, I completely agree. That number would possible be 4-8 times higher face to face depending on the season frequency and the scope of adventure. Also looking historically it's been almost six months and so far I've only awarded 40 XP which feels way too slow.

I'd be ok tweaking the number up if we felt like progression was too slow. But this model I think raises the average XP gain over what I've been doing by 50% -- and probably more as you guys will get additional XP for milestones.

I was also thinking that the bonus XP categories would have to apply to two different characters.

I'm definitely up for trying it. I could finally get my multi class abilities started. :)

I'm okay with slow progression and advancement but I'm not digging my feet in on XP, I having a general idea of what I want to try and advance but I think I enjoy the banter and whatnot more than beating the big bads in games now... For example I'm curious what the EotE Game will be the outcome of our actual story and if it will end up like all the ad lib stories of previous jobs we've had. Kind of a success but hilarious from a third party point of view.

My sense is that it's hard to have your characters grow and explore the Force if they can barely remember how to spell it because of a lack of power(s), talent(s) or skill(s). I don't need a bunch of Annakin Skywalkers -- but I think it'd be nice if you guys were passable C-list Jedi instead of F-list ones. :)

I could also get you into way more interesting trouble, I think.

I don't think Star Wars Iconic and the Jedi equivalent of can't shoot stormtroopers #3892 - 3897 are the two ranges we'd be at, our group is a very different kind of slice for what 'Jedi' are probably like canon. That's a good thing.

Well if you want interesting... Phantom once we're out of the current plot death trap/trial if we get someplace with a lot of electronics... press all the buttons! Twice!

Okee dokee. Let's do the April award now. We'll skip bonus XP 'til the next award 5/1.

10 XP to each of you.

10 POINTS TO GRIFFINDOR!

It worked once, I literally spooked a person into falling off a bridge. He fell OFF a BRIDGE.

@falryx: Previously, I spent 10 xp to purchase the Ace specialization. Since I am playing a pilot in our EotE game, I was thinking about taking that back and spending my XP differently.

Are you ok with that as a GM?

To the group: how do the rest of you feel about not having a pilot specialized character?

I think 10 xp a month makes sense. PbP games move much more slowly than face to face games, and the standard award (I think) is 40 xp per session to each player. That assumes a 4-6 hour session with multiple encounters. Since I've joined, I feel like we've done perhaps one session's worth of game play.

Also on the subject of the bonus XP: Playing to Ambition and Morality is at least partially plot dependent. Urik's Ambition was Revenge, but the subject of that revenge is dead. His Morality is on the Compassion/Hatred spectrum, and until now there haven't been any opportunities to play that out.

In general, I am against individual XP rewards. It feels like a nice boon the players that get them, but can feel like a slight to those who don't. I've developed that opinion based on my experiences on both sides of the GM screen. As a GM, I prefer to make a group bonus if the group roleplays well together, comes up with interesting solutions to problems, stays in character for the most part, etc.

That being said, this is your game falryx, and I'll play along if that's how you want to run things. Just throwing out my 2 cents.

Dagger - 20 XP (bonus: basic 'Move' Force power).

Urik - 20 XP (bonus: basic 'Move' force power)

Csillag - 20 XP (bonus: basic 'Move' force power)

Heyop - 20XP (bonus: basic 'Move' force power).

Kaveri will have these rewards should she return.

May 1,

+10 XP all players.

May the 4th be with you.

5 XP to everyone.

Happy Star Wars day!

Huzzah! Holiday points!

Csillag has 60XP saved up at this point. Time to do some shopping.

I have the fifteen now. Still time to bump a stat.

It's June -- sorry I was busy a bunch yesterday.

+10 XP to Kaveri, Heyop, Dagger, Csillag and Urik.

@darth - I'm not giving you XP this go 'round since your character is brand new. Let me know if this causes any personal angst.

I'm angsty as hell, sir

Darth, you are always angsty. :)

of course, I'm a Sith, dammit

Purchasing Dodge Rank 2 -20XP

Awarding the summer (July and August) XP. We've had a slow summer so awarding 15 XP to all players for those two months.

So I've just purchased the Force Awakens starter set and reading through that ruleset has really shed some light on things that I missed trying to piece things together through the full rulebook. Anyway, I just purchased three levels of light saber skill for 45XP, which explains what Csillag was doing this whole time in the ship. :-)

where is this force awakens starter set?

Got mine directly from Fantasy Flight, but I think it available at most online retailers now.

I got the starter set as well, unsure if I was going to be doing any of that for FFG. I ended up doing a game of Edge of Empire, which is my second favorite of the 3 books out now. Force and Destiny is still my favorite.

I ran it with some friends, but I always feel like when I run books I end up reading from the book too much. For GenCon I read through the adventure and wrote out all my own notes so I could do it on the fly.

If I were to run the starter adventure again it would be fun to get a little more free-form with it now that I know the structure well enough.

I've thought about running the Force Awakens starter here as an exercise for myself to learn more about the system. Played it live last Friday and had an enjoyable enough time with it.

I used the starter adventure for this as a way to get my feet wet and recommend running a starter adventure as a way to get rolling. We've diverted off that path, and I've done sort of my own thing or merged starter material as I've seen fit as I've gotten more used to playing in the setting and the rule set. One thing I learned about myself is that I can do a better job with a pre-existing setting than if I have to make things out of whole cloth or work from vague settings (something that has me nervous for my Gods of the Fall setting, but trying to overcome that with preparation!).

spent 10 xp to buy force leap

September AWARD. I'm going with 5xp again, since August was a slow month due to cons of Gen and other such things.

now I'm tempted to get force leap: vertical too

Spent 10 on Reflect skill from Ataru Striker tree.

reflect that shot into your leg, I got credits riding on this

Careful what you say to me. I'll flip a light side point if I have to. :)

Taking 1 Rank in Parry.

Csillag is spending 10 for a second rank of her physician skill.

October 1st. Let's go with another 10 XP

November 1st. Because we've had to slow down to accomodate initiative across two campaigns, let's call it 5XP for actions managed during October.

Again still moving slowly plot-wise due to the initiative challenges. 5XP for December 1st.

Taking Dedication Agility 3>4

taking a rank of parry and a rank of second wind

5 XP for December: Csillag, Heyop and Mal.

Going with 5 XP for January to Csillag, Heyop and Mal.

Marc and Joka will start picking UP as part of the February hit.

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Csillag is spending 10XP to gain a single rank in Ranged-Heavy.

Had 5 xp banked and with the 5 make-up xp, Joka will buy a second rank in Lightsaber.

Note: Starting Joka at +50 XP from chargen to bring him equal with Mal.

Also starting Marc at +50 XP from chargen to bring him equal with Mal.

Urik -- +25 XP for your studies whilst others were adventuring.

Are we on a new adventure or still on the third holocron mission arc? Also anything for February?

Oh - right. It's March 1st.

+15 XP for Mal, Heyop and Csillag (completing retrieval of the third holocron)

+5 XP for Marc and Joka

Is the 15 = 10 for the adventure and 5 for Feb?

Just saw this, thank you.

I took Crippling Blow (Aggressor-15) and Fearsome (Aggressor-10).

I know that may seem counter to my message that Urik has been working on his anger issues, but it fits narratively with him seeking ways to avoid or end fights without killing. It also meets some mechanical goals I'm shooting for (Force Rating +1 and Dedication).

Banking the 5 xp.

Purchasing Jump UP, Ataru Technique, Uncanny Reaction Rank I -20xp

35 XP awarded to Mal, Csillag, Heyop and Marc.