Rerednaw wrote:
Are you a party of 4 with 15 point buys using a core race adhering to wealth by level? I see 5, with some of the power races among them, but I don't know your point buy or wealth. Just having 5 means 20% less xp.
No? Then being a level behind places you right about where you ought to be. Two levels behind may be rougher.
My advice is to don't bother with xp and level when the book says so at just about a level or so behind, depending on how far your PC's are above the curve.
All other things being equal...if tou still want xp, then the GM should throw some random encounters at your group.
They're behind on WBL because they don't loot things, I'll come up with something clever for the handing of items that might upset our party's paladin. My intention is to throw extra encounters at them so they aren't decimated by Iobarian Giants.
There's something far more satisfying about XP in my opinion. But I like crunch and aside from a couple story rewards in the market district I didn't miscalculate any XP.