CoSS: XP for Conquering Districts?

[long-staff sixpenny striker]

In the stat blocks for each of the districts it lists an XP value, ex. Military District XP 6,400.

Is this XP awarded for conquering districts?

[long-staff sixpenny striker]

Sorry to double-post, but my initial entry was too old to edit.

I found this in Coss:

CoSS Pg. 19 (emphasis mine) wrote:

THE FIRST TIME that the PCs conquer or ally with a district, they earn the XP listed at the top of the stat block.

Does this mean they only get XP for the first district they conquer or does is it operating under the premise that PCs can lose and regain control of district (but only get XP for the initial conquest or alliance)?

[Cussune]

I would say upon their first success, they get the XP, but not subsequent situations if they lost then regained areas, especially if these district losses are caused by the current populations of the city. The assumption would be that in a way they are still weakening the other districts if they regain a lost one, since whoever invaded from an unconquered district would be killed or otherwise weakened as well.

If your PCs are lagging I wouldn't see any issues with tossing them a percentage, though. Presumably the XP is part of the AP's calculations for building PCs in time with the adventure's developments. Or if you're tossing in additional groups taking over (adding your own new enemies, for example) I could see tossing the XP in again...

[long-staff sixpenny striker]

Cussune wrote:

I would say upon their first success, they get the XP, but not subsequent situations if they lost then regained areas...

...Presumably the XP is part of the AP's calculations for building PCs in time with the adventure's developments...

So they get that XP the first time they conquer EACH district, not just for the FIRST district conquered?

[Cussune]

Does each district have its own stat block? I don't have the books with me.

[long-staff sixpenny striker]

Cussune wrote:

Does each district have its own stat block? I don't have the books with me.

Yes, each district has a stat block and they vary in XP 9,600 to 6,400 each.

Similarly, the "Using the Faction Guide" section seems to confirm that its about preventing an XP hack by losing and regaining districts vs only giving XP for 1 district.

CoSS, p. 55 wrote:

Allying with a district’s dominant tribe: 1 PA (this award can only be gained once)

Conquering a district: 1 PA (this award can only be gained once)

[Cussune]

Cool! Seems that someone was keeping in mind MMORPG farming when writing this up:
"Ok, we hit one district a day, moving clockwise, and by the time we're back at the first one enemies should have respawned. Remember, watch your heals in the Military district, and we roll fairly on blues and purples that aren't class-specific."

[captain yesterday]

hence why the reviews for it are so bad :)
also the first writer dropped the ball and Rob and James had to do most of it at the deadline, so thats why it seems incomplete:)