In general characters will gain experience for winning in combat, successfully utilizing skills, and showing ingenuity. The amount of experience given for these things will ultimately be decided by the referee and the gamers playing should respect his judgement.

For combat, a total should be divided up between all the characters involved in the combat. The total can be arrived at by adding 50 points for each opponent overcome. The referee should consider decreasing this amount if the opponents were on the average less skilled in combat, worse armed, etc. The amount should be increased, alternatively if the opponents were on the average more skilled, better armed, etc.

Awards should be made to characters who use a skill to advantage well, especially if it is a non-combat skill. Awards should generally be around 50 experience points, although again the referee may adjust it.

The rules above are fine for most gaming purposes, but some referees may wish to bring greater detail to the way they handle experience. This can be applied by giving the character secondary experience points. Secondary e.p.'s are e.p.'s that can only be applied to a particular skill.

For instance, a character might gain 100 secondary e.p.'s in hand to hand. These e.p.'s may ONLY be applied to buying the next skill point in hand-to- hand. Of course, the character may also gain normal e.p.'s that can be applied to anything, as well as secondary e.p.'s in other skills.

Secondary e.p.'s may be gained in two ways; the referee may use both, either or neither.

The character may gain secondary e.p.'s through training. Training requires the character go to someone who has a higher skill percentage in the skill than the character does. (Look in the local guild hall, college, etc.) The character then gains the difference in skill percentages X 10 for every 3 months spent studying under the teacher. Example: If a character with a skill percentage of 50 in baking trains under a character with a skill percentage of 92 in baking, at the end of 3 months the character will gain (92-50)=42 (42 X 10)=420 skill points in baking. Note that with this experience the student's skill percentage in baking might be increased, limiting the amount that can be learned in the next six months. Also note that training will often require the character to pay money, and might require the character to demonstrate certain aptitudes to even qualify for the training.

Characters might receive secondary e.p.'s by exceptional performance in a skill. The character may discover through use new and better ways to utilize a skill. Every time the character achieves a critical in a skill when using it out of necessity the character may be awarded 50 secondary ep's in that skill.