if they run...

[Matt Savage - Texas]

Had a question about XP awards when the party runs from the boss fight. The guide says one XP per successful scenario.

Is success defined by living to tell the tale, or actually completing the mission?

Yes, I should have a for-sure answer but I'm second-guessing myself.

[Sniggevert]

You get 1 XP for getting through 3 encounters in the scenario. You do not even have to get to the boss to get the XP.

The success conditions are for the scenario prestige point.

Hope this helps.

[Mike Lindner]

Keep in mind too that role-playing, i.e. social obstacles, count as encounters as well, not only combat.

[Avatar-1]

If they run from the boss fight (or any encounter), they just miss the rewards for that encounter. It's one of the few times they shouldn't get full loot (but they still get 1 XP and possibly full prestige)

[GM Lamplighter]

Yes, you have to make sure you cross off the loot from that encounter, both gold and item access, if they just run away and avoid it. (If they manage to find a way "around" the encounter and accomplish the goal of the mission without fighting... well, that's under "Reward Creative Solutions" and they should get the rewards.)