Experience Point
Experience Points, usually just referred to as Experience, Exp., EXP, or XP, are points used by characters in RPGs such as Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the Mario and Luigi series, the Paper Mario series and other games such as the Final Fantasy series and the Pokémon series. When characters defeat enemies, they earn experience points. When a character earns enough experience points past a certain point, they Level Up, earning stat increases such as HP, attack power, and so on. As characters gain levels, the amount of experience points needed to reach levels increase, making it more difficult to level up. In general, enemies encountered at the beginning of a game drop less experience points than those found later on. Bosses can drop a significant amount of experience points when defeated. When a character reaches their maximum level, Experience Points no nothing for them.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Experience Points earned in a battle are divided up between the party members (halved if there are two, in thirds for three), and are displayed as such on the victory results screen. For instance, if the player's party earns 30 Experience Points from a battle, 10 Exp. will be displayed. The player can purchase the Exp. Booster Accessory to double the amount of Experience Points only for the party member wearing it, even if they are not participating in battles. If the player gets a Game Over in battle, the player is sent back to their last Save Point while still retaining any new levels, Experience Points, Coins, and items gained.
Paper Mario series
In Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Star Points serve the same purpose. In Super Paper Mario, Points serve as EXP. In Paper Mario: Sticker Star, EXP is absent.
Mario & Luigi series
In the Mario & Luigi series, the total Experience Points earned in battle is applied to all characters, effectively doubling, tripling or quadrupling the amount actually earned.
In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, when the Mario Bros. fight enemies inside Bowser's body within the same battle he is, the Experience Points earned between them is separate.
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
In Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition, XP earned in battles are divided up between the teammates on the player's active team. The less teammates the player has on their team, the more XP each teammate earns. If the XP divided between the teammates ends at a decimal point, the value is rounded up.
The player can also provide XP for their teammates by depowering other teammates in the player's Ally Box for their XP in the Power Up spot at Toad Houses. Depowering teammates removes them from the player's Ally Box and up to five allies can be depowered at a time. A teammate can provide more XP for another the higher their level is. Teammates getting an ally's XP receive 50% more if their attributes match. Coin Coffers and King Coin Coffers provide a significant power up for teammates using this method.
