Slow Advancement Question.

[Millefune]

If a person is say Level 4 with 11 XP, and he or she is planning to do Slow Advancement when they hit Level 5, how are the experience points done if they go through a sanctioned module that gives 3 XP?

From what I read in the Organized Play Guide, you have to choose to do Slow Advancement when you level. If the Chronicle from the module bumps their XP passed the beginning XP of that level, does that mean he or she can't do Slow Advancement for that level?

I am thinking of the following possibilities:

1. Slow Advancement can only be started at minimum level XP (0, 3, 6, 9, etc.). The player will not be allowed to do Slow Advancement for 5th level.

2. Slow Advancement begins at the XP attained after the module that leveled the character up. In the given example, the player would have 14 XP after the module, and would then start getting 50% XP/Prestige/Gold for the remainder of Level 5.

3. The player gets 1 XP of the 3 XP gained from the module at the "full rate" to get to 5th level, then the remaining 2 XP and whatnot are given at 50%. This requires more math, as then you also have to give 1/3 of the prestige and gold as "full," and then the remaining 2/3 of the prestige and gold cut by 50%.

Are any of those ways correct (my guess is number 2), or is there another official ruling for this?

Thanks for your time!

[Chris Mortika]

My understanding is that if a sanctioned module passes you from 11 XP to 14 XP, you do not get to play 5th level at slow progression. That is, #1.

Likewise, if you were already on slow progression, and a module was going to take you from 11 XP to 12.5 XP, you would not be able to change from slow to normal progression.

Under those unusual circumstances, I'd recommend either playing a scenario first, or else quit the module after earning only one XP.

[The Great Rinaldo!]

That is my understanding as well.