Character Advancement: Milestone vs. XP vs. ??? - Nerdcognito Episode 329

About this episode

The episode explores different methods of character advancement in tabletop RPGs, focusing on milestone and XP systems.

Do we level up yet? This week, we take a dive into the different mechanical and philosophical reasons for various forms of character advancement. Delving through milestone, xp, and other forms of leveling... how can YOU better choose a method for your TTRPG/D&D game? *** SUPPORT THE SHOW! Be a Check Mark Hero: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA *** Episode Sponsors and Affiliates We earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Check out Aoethra and CritHeads on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/31439/critheads-gaming?affiliate_id=3908211 Looking for dice? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru! ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get YOUR T-shirt!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3D5xr0z⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Amazon and Support the Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3djotja

Topics covered

• character advancement
• TTRPG
• D&D
• milestone leveling
• XP
• game mechanics

Keywords

• character advancement
• milestone
• XP
• TTRPG
• D&D
• leveling methods

Sponsors

Aoethra, CritHeads, Only Crits, DriveThruRPG, Amazon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFAMOUS Media Group, DriveThruRPG

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