ECL

Effective Character Level (ECL) penalties adjust a character's level for the purpose of experience gain, to account for special abilities which give a character an advantage. On Arelith, these penalties come from gifts and subrace bonuses.

ECL XP adjustments are calculated as follows, and rounded down: (Level / ECL) x XP

The minimum ECL for all characters is 1.

Example:
A level 15 character receives 20xp for killing a NPC.
A level 15 character with +2 ECL receives (15 / 17) x 20XP = 17XP

ECL does not effect XP gains from roleplay bonus.