Character Advancement. At your option, you can use the milestone experience rule. Under this rule, you pick certain events in the campaign that cause the characters to level up. In Hoard of the Dragon Queeen, the characters gain a level after completing each episode except episode 5.
Outros exemplos no módulo dizem coisas como:
Rewards: Award standard XP for defeated foes. Aside from that, the chief reward for this mission is [SPOILER] itself. As long as [SPOILER] characters can use it... Each time they use [SPOILER] roll a d6, on a 1 or 2, [it is no longer SPOILER]
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Rewards: Award standard xp for defeated foes. If using the milestone experience rules, characters reach level 6 after [SPOILER]
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Rewards: The awards listed below are just recommendations; adjust them as you see fit. Characters might reach 4th level by the end of this episode, but it's not essential that they do.
- If you are using the milestone experience rule, the characters reach 4th level.
- For locating and disarming traps: 100 XP per trap.
- For offering the [SPOILER] meat instead of fighting it to the death: 1,800XP ([Spoiler] standard XP value)
- For each [SPOILER] destroyed or taken: 250XP
- For destroying or taking only two [SPOILER]: 500XP
Isso supõe, é claro, que você acha que o estilo murderhobo de espadas e feitiçaria é um problema.