This is a stroke of genius. If they add some more gamey elements to it, I might be well and truly hooked.
Our party’s (Pihlajisto Raiders) adventure list thus far:
Cleaning the bathroom: 30 XP
* low strength, high constitution, medium dexterity
* between 5 and 15 gold pieces
* 10% chance of treasure (satisfaction at a job well done)
* 15% chance of a wandering monster (aching back,soap in eye,nasty smell,exhaustion)
Doing the dishes (machine-assisted): 10 XP
* medium dexterity, low wisdom
* between 1 and 5 gold pieces
* 5% chance of treasure (the forgotten delicacy)
* 20% chance of a wandering monster (gray ooze,wandering slime,lurking horror)
Doing the dishes (manually): 10 XP
* low constitution, medium dexterity
* between 1 and 10 gold pieces
* 5% chance of treasure (lost dish)
* 25% chance of a wandering monster (broken dish,sticky monstrosity,chipped dish)
Grocery shopping: 30 XP
* low strength, low constitution, low dexterity, medium intelligence, low wisdom
* between 1 and 25 gold pieces
* 20% chance of treasure (great deal,delicacy)
* 20% chance of a wandering monster (sale (DVD),sale (videogames),sale (other goods),overdrawn bank account)
Hanging the laundry to dry: 10 XP
* medium dexterity, low wisdom
* between 1 and 15 gold pieces
* 10% chance of treasure (thanks from partner)
* 10% chance of a wandering monster (ripped laundry,mixed color laundry)
Loading the laundry: 5 XP
* low dexterity, low wisdom
* between 1 and 10 gold pieces
* 10% chance of treasure (lost sock)
* 10% chance of a wandering monster (crawling horror)
Minor cleanup: 2 XP
* medium dexterity
* up to 3 gold pieces
* 5% chance of treasure (lost magazine,expired coupon,lost pen)
* 5% chance of a wandering monster (forgotten bill,broken dish)
Paying the bills: 30 XP
* medium intelligence, low wisdom
* between 5 and 25 gold pieces
* 10% chance of treasure (an expired coupon,a coupon,a penny saved)
* 20% chance of a wandering monster (the forgotten overdue bill)
Planning the week’s menu: 30 XP
* medium intelligence, high wisdom
* between 10 and 30 gold pieces
* 15% chance of treasure (forgotten recipe,new delicacy,old faithful foodstuff)
* 15% chance of a wandering monster (bad recipe,rotten food)
Sweeping the crumbs: 1 XP
* low dexterity
* up to 5 gold pieces
* 5% chance of treasure (lost pen,paperclip)
* 5% chance of a wandering monster (hurt toe)
Taking out the bins: 5 XP
* medium strength, low dexterity
* between 1 and 10 gold pieces
* 10% chance of treasure (old book,serviceable jacket,disassembled bookshelf)
* 20% chance of a wandering monster (the old man,the old lady,the nasty neighbour,the guy in the paper waste bin)
Vacuuming: 30 XP
* low strength, high constitution, medium dexterity
* between 5 and 15 gold pieces
* 5% chance of treasure (lost pen,coin)
* 10% chance of a wandering monster (twisted ankle,aching back,slammed head,exhaustion)
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