Experience Point

Experience point (also known as XP or Exp) is the unit that tracks Shadowbane's level-based progression system. Experience points are required to gain levels and thus additional training points and ability points. The only source of experience points in Shadowbane is the killing of mobs and players, and once gained, they can not be lost.

Monster "Con"

A monster's difficulty is indicated by the color of its name in the selection bar. This is called con (not to be confused with constitution). This term is a holdover from MUDs/MUSHs/MUCKs where the standard command to determine difficulty was /con or /consider.

Below is a table to better illustrate difference of con and experience gain.

Color	Difficulty	Experience Gained
White	Very Easy	One Point
Green	Easy	Very Little
Cyan	Somewhat Easy	Almost All
Blue	Fair Fight	All
Yellow	Somewhat Difficult	Almost All
Orange	Difficult	Almost All
Red	Very Difficult	Very Little

Leadership

Players who apply the Commander discipline will receive a new skill called Leadership. Leadership will grant players experience they may have lost through the soft cap at a rate of approximately one percent per point of Leadership. For Leadership work, the character employing it must be set as the party's leader and be within experience-gaining range of group members.

Formulas

The maximum experience per kill from a monster that is blue, yellow, or orange con can be calculated using the following formula.

• (((Level^2-Level)*50)+16)

Soft Cap

Shadowbane uses a soft cap to limit player level. As a player approaches level 75, the amount of experience they receive from all sources gradually decreases, until they get just one point per kill at level 75.

PvP Experience

Players will receive experience points from killing enemy players beginning at level 20. In order to receive this experience, the target must not have been killed by the same person in the past 30 minutes, and also can not be in the same nation.

Glory Bonus

A PC will receive an bonus on top of the normal PvP experience value if they kill another player under the following circumstances:

• Your victim is a higher level than you
• You were the first person to kill your victim
• Your kill was your first one of the day
• You are having a kill streak
• Your victim had a kill streak (that you ended)

PvP Event Experience

Being present when a bane or mine comes to an end will yield a player a large bonus to their experience if they are a member of the successful nation.

External Links

• Wikipedia's article for Experience point