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This week we return to the Great Wheel as the Modrons continue their way around the Outlands! What more does this massive adventure have in store and how, of course, could it do all that a little better? Find out thanks to the Masters of Dungeons, Shawn and Teos!
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Thanks for weighing in on my XP question.
Not that there’s any right answer here, but I couldn’t put my finger on something that bothers me about story-based leveling until I just listened to Shawn’s 3/6/2020 interview with Scott Fitzgerald Gray and they were talking about the importance of making the characters the center of the story.
In story-based leveling, advancement only happens when predefined story-based milestones are reached, which eliminates the possibility of advancement from character-based goals that DMs insert into the story, often for the purpose of engaging characters and centering the story around them.
This is one of the main reasons I prefer using standard and milestone XP (not leveling), but again, there’s no right way to play in this regard. Thanks again. (I’ve enjoyed 161 episodes.)