Hello everyone. So I'm introducing a new group to WFRP a few weekends from now, and I stumbled across an two ideas for career advancement that I'd like to bounce of you.
I did a search to see if it had been suggested before, but I couldn't find anything. I'm surprised, because it seems so simple.
First off, let me say that one of the biggest issues my previous groups have had is the speedy advancement. That said, I started to only give 1 XP for each game session (4-6 hours), and chose to reward the characters who improved the overall game experience in other ways. That worked to some extent.
However, this morning I came up with an idea that I think might be even better, as it will still allow me to give a 2nd XP point reward in very special circumstances, while maintaining a slower rate of advancement after Rank 1.
What if it took "x" number of experience points based on the character Rank to gain a useable point of experience? That said, at Rank 1, nothing changes. Each experienced point earned will translate to a useable experience point. But, once the character has hit Rank 2, it would then take 2 points of XP to obtain 1 useable experience point. At Rank 3, it would take 3 XP, and so on.
So, instead of 30 points of XP allowing the character to reach Rank 4 with the original system, it would take 60 points, effectively taking twice the time to reach that same Rank. (10 XP to reach Rank 2, 30 to reach Rank 3, and 60 to reach Rank 4).
The second idea could overlay on the first. To help prevent the min-maxer from gaming the system (which I readily admit can also be done by the GM saying "no", but I avoid that when can), what if the players were prevented from changing careers until they complete their first career progression? This forces them to stay within the system during the first Rank (when each XP still equals 1 usable XP). Then, once they move into a new career, advances cost 2 XP and will potentially stem their desire to career hop to simply gain yellow die in different skills.
I'd love to hear your opinions and suggestions! Happy Warhammering.