Editorial - Communism vs Capitalism in XP

There was an interesting set of blog entries over at the Id DM and The Dungeon Maestro regarding the difference between giving out XP only to players that show up for the session (Or Capitalistic XP) and the system of handing out equal XP to all members of the party regardless of participation (Communistic XP).

Interestingly enough I was just having this conversation with my players last night. Because I use Communistic XP for my group, but I play in a group that uses Capitalistic XP.

I suggest that you head over to Dungeon Meastro's arguments on the subject before continuing. And reading the Id DM's thoughts could be interesting for you too.

My thoughts after the Jump.

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Rule Zero: Playing Phoelarches

Phoelarch first appeared as monsters in the Monster Manual 2, and I loved the concept of them so much that I thought, "Hey, why can't I play one of those?"

So for all of those people out there that are like me - here is a set of bloodline feats that allow you to fulfill your part-Phoenix fantasies.

More after the jump.

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