Optional Experience Point Table for OD&D
by Jim BobbThis table is one based on the Experience Value Chart from the AD&D 1st Edition. IMC we use it for our OD&D games, as it allows a more realistic reflection of how much a character learns or earns from combating a particular creature, hence creatures that are tougher are worth more than creatures that are anaemic and weak. In game terms, the Small Red Dragon without spell ability is worth 3,890ep - 4,870ep (depending on his HP) where under the old system it is worth a flat 2,500ep. After all the PC's hard attempts to find the beast and survive it, the average group of 5 would only get 500ep for slaying the 10 hit die beast under the old rules!
Experience Points for Monsters Table-Revised
| Experience Level or Hit Dice | Base EP Value | Special Ability EP Bonus | Exceptional Ability EP Bonus | Hit Point |
| Less than 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| 1-1 to 1 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| 1+1 to 2 | 20 | 8 | 45 | 2 |
| 2+1 to 3 | 35 | 15 | 55 | 3 |
| 3+1 to 4 | 60 | 25 | 65 | 4 |
| 4+1 to 5 | 90 | 40 | 75 | 5 |
| 5+1 to 6 | 150 | 75 | 125 | 6 |
| 6+1 to 7 | 225 | 125 | 175 | 8 |
| 7+1 to 8 | 375 | 175 | 275 | 10 |
| 8+1 to 9 | 600 | 300 | 400 | 12 |
| 9+1 to 10+ | 900 | 450 | 600 | 14 |
| 11 to 12+ | 1 300 | 700 | 850 | 16 |
| 13 to 14+ | 1 800 | 950 | 1 200 | 18 |
| 15 to 16+ | 2 400 | 1 250 | 1 600 | 20 |
| 17 to 18+ | 3 000 | 1 550 | 2 000 | 25 |
| 19 to 20+ | 4 000 | 2 100 | 2 500 | 30 |
| 21 & greater | +1,000/HD | +500/HD | +500/HD | 35 |
Experience Value Modifiers-Revised
| Special Abilities | Exceptional Abilities |
| 4+ attacks / round | Ability score draining |
| AC 0 or less | Breath weapon attack |
| Causes continuous normal damage: Bear hug Blood drain Constriction Envelopes Unlisted other |
Causes continuous magical damage |
| Causes disease | |
| Causes fear | |
| Causes paralysis | |
| Causes weakness | |
| Energy draining | |
| Flight | Immunity to magical weapons under certain plus |
| Immunity to normal / silver weapons | Immunity / resistance to spell or spell group |
| Immunity to weapon type (includes half damage) | Invisible at will |
| Intelligence of 15+ | Magic resistance |
| Missile attacks | Magical attack form, unlisted |
| Multiple attacks / round | Magical defence form, unlisted |
| Non-magical attack form, unlisted | Multiple attacks causing 36+ points of damage |
| Non-magical defence form, unlisted | Petrifies |
| Regeneration 1-3 hit points / round | Regeneration 4+ hit points / round |
| Snatch attack | Single attack causing 24+ hit points of damage |
| Swoop attack | Swallows whole |
| Uses magic items | Uses poison |
| Uses spells |
Remember that these modifiers are
only counted if they are relevant to the combat! An orc that has a
Sword +1 won't get the 'Uses Magic Items' bonus if the PC's kill
him before he draws his sword! Said orc will be worth 11-18 XPs if
killed before he knows what hits him, instead of the 15-22 XPs if
they had actually fought him (and faced the danger of his sword!).