Experience points from module

[barry lyndon]

I'm Gm'ing Crypt of the Everflame and after the first session decided to calculate experience points for the group.

In the module each mob has an experience point value which is easy enough, but each room also has a CR value and an XP value.

I'm unsure how to correctly calculate the XP, any advice would be appreciated.

For instance:

5. Shadowy Shapes (Cr3, 800 xp)

- Shadow XP 800

(If I take the room figures then the whole party has levelled after only half the top floor of a 2 floor dungeon, at medium pace.

If I just add the mob figures and rooms values with no mobs then they would have also levelled at fast pace.

Seems quick to me! )

[PFBeginner]

Just use the room totals, which represnt the XP total (including monsters) of the challenges in the room.

[barry lyndon]

PFBeginner wrote:

Just use the room totals, which represnt the XP total (including monsters) of the challenges in the room.

Right on,

thanks!

[PFBeginner]

Total XP for the upper level is around 8,000xp; half of the which is enough for four 1st level PCs to advance to 2nd level. I'm pretty sure this is by design since the average CR for the lower level is CR 3.

[barry lyndon]

PFBeginner wrote:

Total XP for the upper level is around 8,000xp; half of the which is enough for four 1st level PCs to advance to 2nd level. I'm pretty sure this is by design since the average CR for the lower level is CR 3.

Thanks, makes sense.