I assume this is a “rules question” for a beginner…

[ckarsanac]

Just getting ready to run “Into the Unknown” with some other first timers. I read the whole thing through… Um… How do you award XP? The Beginner Box’s “mini quest” had XP values for each room. And the creatures all have XP in their Stat boxes in the Game Master manual. None of the 5 quests nor the creatures contained within the quests have any XP value. Do I have to use the Chronicle Sheet somehow or is it just up to the GM (me) to decide to give enough to raise a level?

Are all other quests like this?

Thanks and, again, sorry if this is in the wrong forum thread…

[The Ragi]

Basically, every 3 scenarios you level up - no adding up monsters or traps xp in Starfinder Society.

There's more in the organized play wiki: https://organizedplayfoundation.org/Lorespire/sfsguide._.Player-Basics#Leve lling_Up

[Kishmo]

If you're just playing Starfinder as a home game and you're not planning on joining up with the Org Play Society (and it sounds like you're not, from your other thread) then XP is up to you! You can follow the rules from the Game Master chapter of the Core Rulebook, but those are really just guidelines :D You can also just use "milestone leveling" whereby the GM tells people when to level up, based on when it feels dramatically appropriate, or after every X encounters, etc.

If you are playing these as Organised Play games, then it's like The Ragi said: after every adventure, the GM should give each player one Chronicle sheet (usually the last page of the PDF, but sometimes a separate download on the product page for things that aren't Org Play scenarios; the one for Beginner's Box is here) where they record how much money they spent or earned, how much XP they got, and so on. Typically you get 1 xp per Scenario, and level up every 3 xp, like The Ragi said. Some adventures have different formulas, but that's the gist of it. If you aren't playing Org Play stuff and just playing as a family or home group, though, just ignore all of the Chronicle sheet business.