[Mechanics] Experience Point Buy Poll

[lizard42069]

Some of you have taken the opportunity to spend the 75 xp beyond ECL 12 for other progression benefits, others have not. The issue was up in the air and only a few people seemed to be clear on the desire to use this optional feature of progression. So I'm posting this poll to get a clear picture on who wants to do what.

The options are:

A. Use experience to buy only full class levels as they are described in the source books.

B. Use experience to buy additional options between class levels, and while gaining independent benefits having to earn more experience to purchase a full class level.

As a review of how the B option works, if you were to purchase an additional skill you would spend 5 xp and have gained one rank in that skill. You would now need to earn 5 more xp than you would if you had not purchased the skill to purchase a full class level.

[lizard42069]

If I don't get any votes, we will be using point buy to gain independent benefits between class levels.

[morALEXception]

I like option B... I was planning on saving my extra points for a class level though, then for additional benefits, unless we have to use the 75 now, then I'll gladly select some other benefits...

[tiluvias99]

[lizard42069]

Originally Posted by morALEXception

I like option B... I was planning on saving my extra points for a class level though, then for additional benefits, unless we have to use the 75 now, then I'll gladly select some other benefits...

It is always optional to spend your xp, and never required that you do spend it at any time by the DM; even if you can purchase a full class level. The only requirement on xp spending I can ever place is on what sort of benefits, other than full class levels, xp can be used for. Such as designating that a certain xp came from the use of skills and thus if not used to purchase a full class level, it could only be used on skills. I highly doubt I will use that, though I may label it just for an extra sort of tracking method for us to see what seems to prove most useful for our characters, or give note in instances where it was clearly one sort of character ability that came into play and earned the xp. It is part of the criteria to judge if xp is awarded, so you might as well know where it came from.

In that regards I am not going to limit xp for spending usages.

That is my official call, and it opens all xp to be used as you see fit.

[WantGame]

Okay, so we are going for the XP ability 'buffet' advancement scheme and I have 75 xp to spen or save. Weee :P

[lizard42069]

The poll has come in at 4 to 1 in favor of using point buy spending. So yes, well will be using xp to spend on individual benefits between saving for full class levels.

Again, spending xp in this way is entirely at your discretion as a player, even the initial 75 xp beyond ECL 12 is yours to hold onto if you do not want to spend it for anything other than full class levels. Just remember, while others may choose to spend xp on individual benefits, they still have re-earn spent xp to buy a full class level; so things will be balanced.

We obviously have PCs who are not even in the same xp earning situations from game start, so xp levels will vary regardless, but I will not show favor in xp handouts due to 'going easy' on other PCs and handing out less xp. In the long run I would not expect ECLs to vary much at all.

Thread Closed, thank you for your input.