How much XP for Fingers of the Forsaken Hand?

Storm Queen · Post by **Storm Queen** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:23 pm

My group has basically completed everything in Fingers of the Forsaken Hand. Could anyone give me ball park figure for how much XP they would get by the end of the module? (I normally run 3.5 conversions which has a simpler system for awarding XP than adding up every bit of monster and treasure XP that the players come across!)
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:21 am

I ran this about 2 years ago and can't remember! Sorry!
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:23 am

I'll see if I can get the author to chime in.
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sieg · Post by **sieg** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:06 pm

Yeah....that means YOU Fiffergrund!
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Post by **Fiffergrund** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:59 pm

I never calculated it. It was originally a 2E and then a 3E adventure before porting it to C&C, and I wrote it before the guidelines in M&T.

My quick method:

1) Calculate the XP for a moderately powerful creature in one of the areas, say, the salamander prince or remorhaz.

2) Divide the total by the HD of the monster used in each case. This gives XP/ 1 HD.

3) For each creature in that area, multiply the answer in #3 by their HD total.

4) Add up the totals for that area. That gives monster XP for that "finger"

5) Multiply by 6 (5 fingers and a final fight).

That's a reasonable estimate that keeps you from having to calculate XP for every creature, but it still is more accurate than a simple guess. To tweak this, use a weaker or more powerful creature in step 1 to scale the XP average accordingly.

At 10th level, I'd expect that most characters would gain 1, maybe 2 levels depending on how much they cleared and how much treasure they found.
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Post by **Fiffergrund** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:15 pm

I should say that this estimate wouldn't include treasure XP. You may wish to just take the treasure XP of the final encounter and add 20-30%, based on your preferences. It also doesn't include XP derived from reading the books in the treasure, or any roleplaying bonuses.

When you have a number to award, give it the smell test.

You could just give all of your players a level, too. Sometimes that seems like cheating though, at least to me.
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:00 pm

I do this -- complete completing would be worth 2-4 levels. Roll 1d3+1.
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Storm Queen · Post by **Storm Queen** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:48 am

Thanks for the tips, everyone.
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Post by **Fiffergrund** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:57 pm

You're welcome. I hope it was fun!
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