Hello,
I am currently playing a party game with the rules from the companion with one of my friends. I have two questions :
1/How is the reward/penalty of the quest shared among the characters ?
a/The reward is just one and all the characters equally share a part of it.
b/The reward is for each character (e.g. +50 gp per character)
c/The reward is only shared among questers (same as a/ but only for questers)
d/The reward is for each quester (same as b/ but only for questers)
(And, depending on the answer above, how to deal with rewards like +1 REP or +5 skill ?)
2/Are the quest requirements altered by the number of characters ? For example, in the Monster Cull quest, do two questers need to fight 20 monsters 34 or higher, or do they need to kill only 10 ?
(In my opinion, since only one character can search an area, I would say neither the quest requirements are altered nor the reward, which is a reward for the whole quest, no matter how many characters deal with it in the same time).
Each Quester receives the full quest reward or penalty where applicable. Also all adventurers may search an area, they just take turns, this is in case a monster or other event that affects the party is generated.