Faster Progression for Playing Up

Since theexp and wealth ratio would be for the level x 1.5 or x 2 you end up with the same exp as the previous system, but the correct amount of wealth with it. Instead of effectively getting double exp and slightly above single gold, MjhX's proposal would result in double exp and double gold, so on par.

As an example, a level 7 playing in an apl 9 would get 8000 exp in the old system and 8000 exp with the system MjhX suggested. In the old system they'd get 2667gp, whereas with the double Cl reward it'd be 3166gp, the appropriate amount for the exp given. This means wbl would still be around the current single session to single CL reward we have, but would give incentive for playing up, taking risks etc. Of course if you die and don't pay for a res you lose the session reward anyway, so could just end up with nothing.

For what it's worth I'm not adverse to it, it's not that much math. The only issue would be when characters only need a single session to level, getting 1.5 or twice their current CL would throw it out again.

So what is considered as playing up btw? Is a level 7 in a level 7-9 session playing up to 9? Or only 6 and under would be playing up to 7? Something else?

Besides that question I see a small problem with this. It is actually a problem with the experience system we have in place and Haksanlulz pointed it out when we started standardizing rewards. Basically if you gain more experience than what is exactly needed to level then you are slightly behind in experience. Say you play in a double session but you only need a normal session to level up, you now have 1 session worth of rewards for the previous level instead of the new level. Because the new level gains more xp per session and takes more xp to level, your 1 session in the new level is like maybe 90% (percentage estimated) of the rewards they should have.

In order to fix this I think we should just remove xp completely and make the character's level scale with sessions played, and gold would be static and based on a formula rather than a specific amount of gold per session. I am working on a spreadsheet that does the math for the gold automatically but I am currently not home to finish it, but I will post the spreadsheet when I finish.

I think the easiest way to deal with playing up and playing down would be to have GMs state what the level of their session is, and give each individual GM free reign to choose the level range (or specific player characters) they want to deal with. In addition, instead of basing gold or item rewards on player level, we should keep a WBL system, but as far as session rewards goes, it should be up to the GM to decide who gets what based on whatever criteria they deem fair. This will (hopefully) encourage more people to participate more actively in sessions, as the person who just sits back and occasionally rolls something, or hides in a corner during combat, will likely not get much. (Same with the person who spends the session tabbed out in another game, or half asleep at their computer, as I've seen both happen in the past.)

Now then, this will of course cause some extreme variance in WBL, and possibly some crocodile tears when someone feels like their token effort at participation went under rewarded, but we can deal with those fringe cases on a singular basis as I doubt they'll crop up too often. With monthly rebuilds resetting a person's wealth to a flat number, we'll only have to worry about the people who are ahead of wealth due to consistently being a great player, and if that's the only major problem we have to deal with from a new system, I say bring it on.

I'm not opposed to removing specific exp and having just sessions counted - it's essentially what happens now anyway with standardized rewards, just with more numbers at present.

I also don't mind people getting more reward for events in sessions, though it should be noted that any use of a rebuild would reset you to WBL, so if you're consistently rewarded higher and use a rebuild, you'll end up losing some.