
rwire |
This would be a case where the "survive an encounter" clause doesn't apply and you shouldn't grant them the XP. Just because a level 1 party kicks a very forgiving solar angel doesn't meant they should be skyrocketed to level 11. Surviving the encounter means that you escape it, not it accepts surrender and return to status quo.
If they successfully freed Ruan, they just get the special "Story Award" of 4,800xp. They would have to properly kill Ramoska (or at least drive him into mist form sans a proper destruction) to get his reward.
Thank you for your response. I figured the large amount of XP was if the party somehow killed Ramoska but wanted to check. Giving them the story award keeps them on track to level according to the advancement track.