Which actions in Kingdoms of Amalur grant experience

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Title says it all – just wondering if you gain experience for things like crafting or persuasion attempts, or if it's just for completing quests and killing things.

Best Answer

Things that get you experience:

  • Successfully picking locks (only if you do it manually, if you force open the lock you won't get experience)

  • Doing quests

  • Killing enemies and civilians

  • Dispelling wards on chests

  • Activating lorestones

  • Finding new locations

Things that won't get you experience:

  • Crafting, Sagecrafting and doing Alchemy

  • Stealing items, regardless of whether you do it successfully or get caught

  • Killing chickens =(

  • Disarming traps

  • Successful persuasion attempts