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Experience points are generally awarded for the completion of objectives, overcoming obstacles and opponents, and successful role-playing.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In many RPGs, characters start as fairly weak and untrained. When a sufficient amount of experience is obtained, the character "levels up", achieving the next stage of character development. Such an event usually increases the character's <a href="/wiki/Statistic_(role-playing_games)" title="Statistic (role-playing games)">statistics</a>, such as maximum <a href="/wiki/Health_(gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Health (gaming)">health</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magic_(gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic (gaming)">magic</a> and strength, and may permit the character to acquire new abilities or improve existing ones. Levelling up may also give the character access to more challenging areas or items. </p><p>In some role-playing games, particularly those derived from <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</a></i>, experience points are used to improve characters in discrete <a href="#Level-based_progression">experience levels</a>; in other games, such as <i><a href="/wiki/GURPS" title="GURPS">GURPS</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Darkness" title="World of Darkness">World of Darkness</a></i> games, experience points are spent on specific abilities or attributes chosen by the player. </p><p>In most games, as the difficulty of the challenge increases, the experience rewarded for overcoming it also increases. As players gain more experience points, the amount of experience needed to gain abilities typically increases. Alternatively, some games keep the number of experience points per level constant but progressively lower the experience gained for the same tasks as the character's level increases. Thus, as the <a href="/wiki/Player_character" title="Player character">player character</a> strengthens from gaining experience, they are encouraged to accept new tasks that are commensurate with their improved abilities in order to advance. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term "experience point" was introduced by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Gygax" title="Gary Gygax">Gary Gygax</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Arneson" title="Dave Arneson">Dave Arneson</a> in the creation of <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i>. Arneson introduced a level-up system while playing a modification of <i>Chainmail</i>, for which Gygax was a co-author.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> needed an abbreviation for "experience point", but EP was already in use for "electrum pieces", part of the currency system. One of TSR's first hires, Lawrence Schick, suggested the abbreviation to XP, to help Gygax complete the game manuals before release.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some games use hybrid advancement systems that combine elements from more than one of the following types. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Level-based_progression">Level-based progression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Level-based progression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Level_(video_games)" title="Level (video games)">Level (video games)</a>.</div> <p>In many role-playing games, such as games derived from <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</a></i> (<i>D&D</i>), an accumulation of a sufficient number of experience points (XP) increases a character's "level", a number that represents a character's overall skill and experience. To "level" or "level up" means to gain enough XP to reach the next level. By gaining a level, a character's abilities or stats increase, making the character stronger and able to accomplish more difficult tasks, such as safely battling stronger enemies, gaining access to more powerful spells or combat techniques, or resolving more difficult social challenges. </p><p>Typically, levels are associated with a <a href="/wiki/Character_class" title="Character class">character class</a>, and many systems allow combinations of classes, allowing a player to customize how their character develops. </p><p>Some systems that use a level-based experience system also incorporate the ability to purchase specific traits with a set amount of experience. For example, <i>D&D</i> 3rd Edition bases the creation of <a href="/wiki/Magic_(paranormal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magic (paranormal)">magical</a> items around a system of experience expenditure (known as <i>burning xp</i>). The <a href="/wiki/D20_System" title="D20 System">d20 System</a> introduced the concept of <a href="/wiki/Prestige_class_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prestige class (Dungeons & Dragons)">prestige classes</a>, sets of mechanics, character developments, and requirements that can be leveled up. </p><p>Some games have a level cap, or a limit of levels available. For example, in the online game <i><a href="/wiki/RuneScape" title="RuneScape">RuneScape</a></i>, no player can exceed level 120, which requires 104,273,167 experience points to gain, nor can any single skill gain more than 200 million experience points. Some games have a dynamic level cap, where the level cap changes over time depending upon the level of the average player. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Activity-based_progression">Activity-based progression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Activity-based progression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In some systems, such as the classic tabletop role-playing games <i><a href="/wiki/Traveller_(role-playing_game)" title="Traveller (role-playing game)">Traveller</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Cthulhu_(role-playing_game)" title="Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)">Call of Cthulhu</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Basic_Role-Playing" title="Basic Role-Playing">Basic Role-Playing</a></i>, and the role-playing video games <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Master_(video_game)" title="Dungeon Master (video game)">Dungeon Master</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_II" title="Final Fantasy II">Final Fantasy II</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls" title="The Elder Scrolls">The Elder Scrolls</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <i><a href="/wiki/SaGa_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="SaGa (series)">SaGa</a></i> series,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Grandia_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandia (series)">Grandia</a></i> series,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> character progression is based on increasing individual <a href="/wiki/Statistic_(role-playing_games)" title="Statistic (role-playing games)">statistics</a> rather than general experience points. Skills and attributes grow through exercised use.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Free-form_advancement">Free-form advancement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Free-form advancement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Character_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Character point">Character point</a></div> <p>Free-form advancement is used by many role-playing systems including <i><a href="/wiki/GURPS" title="GURPS">GURPS</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hero_System" title="Hero System">Hero System</a></i> or the <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Darkness" title="World of Darkness">World of Darkness</a></i> series. It allows the player to select which skills to advance by allocating "points". Each character attribute is assigned a price to improve, so for example it might cost a character 2 points to raise an <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archery</a> skill one notch, 10 points to raise overall <a href="/wiki/Dexterity" class="mw-redirect" title="Dexterity">dexterity</a> by one, or it might cost 20 points to learn a new <a href="/wiki/Spell_(gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spell (gaming)">magic spell</a>. </p><p>Players are typically free to spend points however they choose. Some games simplify free-form advancement by offering <i>packages</i> or <i>templates</i> of pre-selected ability sets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cash-in_advancement">Cash-in advancement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Cash-in advancement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A cash-in experience advancement system uses experience points to "purchase" character advancements such as class levels, skill points, new skills, feats, and base attribute points. Each advancement has a set cost in experience points with set limits on the maximum bonuses that can be purchased at a given time, usually once per game session. Once experience points are used, they are erased or marked as spent from the character record and cannot be used again. <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII" title="Final Fantasy XIII">Final Fantasy XIII</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_Fantasy_Roleplay" title="Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay">Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay</a></i> are examples of games that use a cash-in advancement system. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Video_games">Video games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since many early <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing video games</a> are derived from <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Dungeons & Dragons">Dungeons & Dragons</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most use a level-based experience system. </p><p>In many games, characters must obtain a minimum level to perform certain actions, such as wielding a particular weapon, entering a restricted area, or earning the respect of a <a href="/wiki/Non-player_character" title="Non-player character">non-player character</a>. Some games use a system of "character levels", where higher-level characters hold an absolute advantage over those of lower level. In these games, statistical character management is usually kept to a minimum. Other games use a system of "skill levels" to measure advantages in terms of specific aptitudes, such as weapon handling, spell-casting proficiency, and stealthiness. These games allow the players to customize their characters to a greater extent. </p><p>Some games, particularly <a href="/wiki/Multi-user_dungeon" title="Multi-user dungeon">MUDs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Massively_multi-player_online_role-playing_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Massively multi-player online role-playing game">MMORPGs</a>, place a limit on the experience a character gains from a single encounter or challenge, to reduce the effectiveness of <a href="/wiki/Powerleveling" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerleveling">power-leveling</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Perks">Perks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Perks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Skill_tree" class="mw-redirect" title="Skill tree">Skill tree</a> and <a href="/wiki/Power-up" title="Power-up">Power-up</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Experience_point" title="Special:EditPage/Experience point">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"Perks" are special bonuses that <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video game</a> players can add to their characters to gain special abilities. The term refers to the general usage of "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perk" class="extiw" title="wikt:perk">perk</a>" as an abbreviation of "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perquisite" class="extiw" title="wikt:perquisite">perquisite</a>". Perks are permanent rather than temporary and are progressively unlocked through experience points. The first video game to use the term "perks" to refer to such a mechanic was the 1997 role-playing video game <i><a href="/wiki/Fallout_(video_game)" title="Fallout (video game)">Fallout</a></i>. </p><p>Besides RPGs, perks have been used in various other video games in recent times, including <a href="/wiki/First-person_shooter" title="First-person shooter">first-person shooters</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare" title="Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></i> (2007),<sup id="cite_ref-Shamoon_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shamoon-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2</a></i> (2009), and <i><a href="/wiki/Killing_Floor_(2009_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Killing Floor (2009 video game)">Killing Floor</a></i> (2009), as well as <a href="/wiki/Action_game" title="Action game">action games</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Gear_Online" title="Metal Gear Online">Metal Gear Online</a></i> (2008). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Remorting">Remorting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Remorting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Remorting" (also known as "rebirth", "ascending/ascension", "reincarnating", or "<a href="/wiki/New_game_plus" class="mw-redirect" title="New game plus">new game plus</a>") is a game mechanic in some role-playing games. Once a character reaches a specified level limit, the player can elect to start over with a new version of the character. The remorting character generally loses all levels, but gains an advantage that was previously unavailable, such as access to different <a href="/wiki/Race_(fantasy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (fantasy)">races</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avatar_(virtual_reality)" class="mw-redirect" title="Avatar (virtual reality)">avatars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Character_class" title="Character class">classes</a>, skills, or otherwise inaccessible play areas within the game. A symbol often identifies a remorted character. </p><p>The term "remort" comes from <a href="/wiki/Multi-user_dungeon" title="Multi-user dungeon">MUDs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some MUDs, players may become <a href="/wiki/Immortal_(MUD)" class="mw-redirect" title="Immortal (MUD)">immortal</a> characters—administrative staff—simply by advancing to the maximum level. These users are generally expected to distance themselves from gameplay, and interaction with players may be severely limited. When an immortal chooses to vacate this position to resume playing the game—usually from level one just as with any new character—he or she is said to have remorted, "becoming mortal again".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grinding">Grinding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Grinding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Grinding_(video_gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grinding (video gaming)">Grinding (video gaming)</a></div> <p>Grinding refers to the process of repeating one specific activity over and over. This is done, for example, by repeatedly participating in challenges, quests, tasks and events which reward experience points for performing repetitive, often menial challenges. This definition can also be used in <a href="/wiki/Computer_games#Multiplayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer games">multi-player games</a>, but it is typically displaced by a much more charged meaning. A term intended to describe this style of play without pejorative connotation is <a href="/wiki/Optimization_(role-playing_games)" class="mw-redirect" title="Optimization (role-playing games)">optimization</a>, also known as "XP farming". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Power-leveling"><span class="anchor" id="Power-Leveling"></span> Power-leveling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Power-leveling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Power-leveling is using the help of another, stronger player to level a character more quickly than is possible alone. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sharing">Sharing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sharing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Games that allow several characters to participate in a single event (such as battle or quest completion), implement various methods of determining how and when experience gets shared between participants. These methods include: only awarding experience to the character whose hit killed the enemy (as in <i><a href="/wiki/Fire_Emblem" title="Fire Emblem">Fire Emblem</a></i> series); sharing experience among characters (as in <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons" title="Dungeons & Dragons">D&D</a></i>); and giving experience based on each character's actions (as in <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics" title="Final Fantasy Tactics">Final Fantasy Tactics</a></i>). In some online games (for example <i><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_Defenders" title="Dungeon Defenders">Dungeon Defenders</a></i>), it is possible to join a group and gain experience while providing little or no contribution to the group. This type of behavior is referred to as leeching. In games that allow players to gain rewards by <a href="/wiki/Kill_stealing" title="Kill stealing">kill stealing</a>, this is also considered a form of leeching. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Botting">Botting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Botting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Video_game_bot" title="Video game bot">Video game bot</a></div> <p>Some players of online games use automated programs known as <a href="/wiki/Computer_game_bot" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer game bot">bots</a> to grind or leech for them in order to progress with minimal effort.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This practice often violates the terms of service. Bots are also commonly used in commercial operations in order to powerlevel a character, either to increase the sale value of the account, or to allow the character to be used for commercial <a href="/wiki/Gold_farming" title="Gold farming">gold farming</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grinding_(gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grinding (gaming)">Grinding (gaming)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_economy" title="Virtual economy">Virtual economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_world" title="Virtual world">Virtual world</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Experience_point&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGygax1987" class="citation book cs1">Gygax, Gary (1987). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15251827"><i>Role-Playing Mastery</i></a>. 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