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Sdhjk at 14:46, 30 August 2025

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	In [[role-playing games]], a [[player character]]'s '''experience''' measures how experienced it is, often in terms of abstract "experience points" (or "XP"). Experience is stereotypically gained through combat (leading to the phenomenon of "grinding" for XP, and the tongue-in-cheek description of certain monsters as "walking XP"), though some games award XP for completing non-combat challenges successfully (or even unsuccessfully, under the reasoning that failure teaches just as much as success), and [[GM]]s are often encouraged to award good role-players with additional experience.		In [[role-playing games]], a [[player character]]'s '''experience''' measures how experienced it is, often in terms of abstract "experience points" (or "XP"). Experience is stereotypically gained through combat (leading to the phenomenon of "grinding" for XP, and the tongue-in-cheek description of certain monsters as "walking XP"), though some games award XP for completing non-combat challenges successfully (or even unsuccessfully, under the reasoning that failure teaches just as much as success), and [[GM]]s are often encouraged to award good role-players with additional experience.

	Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[~~stats~~]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.		Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stat]]s, gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.

			It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]] (1 week, 1 hour and 1 day respectively are '''''upper limit''''' - most [[GM]]'s count victory way earlier). Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. Experience can also be given, if mission objective was completed, even if all enemies weren't defeated (e.g. get [[MacGuffin]] and return to base; enemies had job of protecting/getting [[MacGuffin]], which they failed, therefore they "lost" - cue EXP reward) - though, EXP for completed mission and EXP for defeated enemies may be same thing or separate. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.

	It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]] (1 week, 1 hour and 1 day respectively are '''''upper limit''''' - most [[GM]]'s count victory way earlier). Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.

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95.167.183.107 at 12:57, 9 July 2025

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	Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.		Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.

	It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]] (1 week, 1 hour and 1 day respectively are ''upper limit'' - most [[GM]]'s count victory way earlier). Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.		It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]] (1 week, 1 hour and 1 day respectively are '''''upper limit''''' - most [[GM]]'s count victory way earlier). Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.

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95.167.183.107 at 12:56, 9 July 2025

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	Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.		Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.

	It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]]. Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.		It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]] (1 week, 1 hour and 1 day respectively are ''upper limit'' - most [[GM]]'s count victory way earlier). Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.

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95.167.183.107 at 12:46, 9 July 2025

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	Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.		Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.

			It's worth noting, that for combat-earned Experience, killing or destroying enemy is merely default and most obvious method. Other methods include: forcibly removing the opponent from the battlefield; knocking the opponent out; incapacitating the opponent by putting him in a state in which he can not harm you; exact amount of time the opponent must be inoperable to count victory varies depending on [[GM]]. Forcibly turning enemy into ally under your control also counts, as does making enemy surrender. Making enemy route or sneaking past enemy without being detected may also count as victory, depending on circumstances. In some game systems, merely detecting enemy and surviving the encounter with it gives Experience, though less than for defeating that enemy.

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1d4chan>Not LongPoster Again at 03:15, 11 June 2012

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	In [[role-playing games]], a [[player character]]'s '''experience''' measures how experienced it is, often in terms of abstract "experience points" (or "XP"). Experience is stereotypically gained through combat (leading to the phenomenon of "grinding" for XP, and the tongue-in-cheek description of certain monsters as "walking XP"), though some games award XP for completing non-combat challenges successfully (or even unsuccessfully, under the reasoning that failure teaches just as much as success), and [[GM]]s are often encouraged to award good role-players with additional experience.		In [[role-playing games]], a [[player character]]'s '''experience''' measures how experienced it is, often in terms of abstract "experience points" (or "XP"). Experience is stereotypically gained through combat (leading to the phenomenon of "grinding" for XP, and the tongue-in-cheek description of certain monsters as "walking XP"), though some games award XP for completing non-combat challenges successfully (or even unsuccessfully, under the reasoning that failure teaches just as much as success), and [[GM]]s are often encouraged to award good role-players with additional experience.

	Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks.		Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks at any time.

	[[Category:Game Mechanics]]		[[Category:Game Mechanics]]

1d4chan>Not LongPoster Again: We needed this page. How does a traditional gaming wiki not have a page about XP?

2012-06-11T03:11:27Z

We needed this page. How does a traditional gaming wiki not have a page about XP?

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In [[role-playing games]], a [[player character]]'s '''experience''' measures how experienced it is, often in terms of abstract "experience points" (or "XP"). Experience is stereotypically gained through combat (leading to the phenomenon of "grinding" for XP, and the tongue-in-cheek description of certain monsters as "walking XP"), though some games award XP for completing non-combat challenges successfully (or even unsuccessfully, under the reasoning that failure teaches just as much as success), and [[GM]]s are often encouraged to award good role-players with additional experience.

Depending on the system, a PC may gain [[level]]s at certain XP thresholds, and increase [[stats]], gain access to new equipment, and learn new skills, or "spend" experience on any of those tasks.

[[Category:Game Mechanics]]