Pathfinder Society - Rules on Earned Experience

[Astral.Modernity]

I was reading the Pathfinder Society Organized Play Guide as I am planning on running a couple of sanctioned games, however I noticed that in the guide, technically a PC earns 3 exp. per session (or 1.5 on slow) and levels at 9. This is confusing, as every single time I have PC'd PFS, including at Gencon, each GM has listed my character as getting 1 exp (.5 on slow) and leveling at 3. Now, don't get me wrong, this makes sense, I'm only worried from a reporting standpoint on whether this is correct. Did Paizo realize that 3 as opposed to 1 was arbitrary and made a recent update that changed it? Or is this just a GM thing done unofficially as it make sense?

[Marthian]

... What?

I think your reading way too far into this. I have yet to hear anyone say it's 3 per scenario, and 9 to level, unless you are getting confused with modules (which give 3XP, equivalent to a level.)

[Jiggy]

Yeah, remember that a module and a scenario are two very different things! Many people casually use the terms interchangably (or just always say "module"), which doesn't help anything. :/

[cartmanbeck]

Not sure where you found that version, but in the current (season 4) PFS Organized Play Guide it has the following:

Standard Advancement: In the standard advancement track, for every scenario that your Pathfinder successfully
completes, you receive 1 XP. Slow Advancement: In the slow advancement track, for every scenario that your Pathfinder successfully completes, you receive 1/2 XP.

[Patrick Harris @ SD]

I have no idea where you are getting this information, but it is incorrect.

[dragonkitten]

You are probably thinking of the sanctioned modules as opposed to the Pathfinder Society Scenarios. The modules are longer and take more time to run. It could be an all day thing or a couple of days. That's why they are worth more XP, because there is a lot more going on. A regular scenario is 1 XP or 0.5 if you are on slow progression.

[Dust Raven]

Yes, regular scenarios earn 1 XP (1/2 on slow).

Sanctioned Modules earn 3 XP (1.5 on slow).

Regardless of where/how you earn the XP, it's always 3 XP to gain a level.

[Astral.Modernity]

Ah, I see. I was getting module and scenario mixed up. Page 30 in the guide talks about a module giving 3 exp, but doesn't separately discuss a scenario, so I assumed they were the same thing. I understand now.