Question about XP

[Melissa Copeland]

So I'm starting my own campaign and I was wondering about how much XP should be awarded per session, my party is starting at level 2.

[wraithstrike]

That depends on how much they get done. I have had session where the group earned enough XP to level 2 times, and others where they barely got any XP.

[Mike Kimmel]

Read the Gamemastering section of the book, it has tons of information about how to build encounters and reward the PCs. A party normally receives XP rewards for each encounter overcome, not on a "certain amount per session" basis.

A level 2 party will most often fight against CR 2 monsters, which provide 600 XP each. More difficult monsters will reward higher amounts, while weaker monsters will reward lower amounts.