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I'm operating under the assumption that it's an automatic system. Turning into gods is just supposed to represent a point when an XP User could reasonably be expected to be able to control XP's reality warping effects enough to stop it from putting the User into deadly situations.

Question If a person of any age was to discover XP and it's ability to level, what are some side-effects they'd have to deal with. Side-effects which would cause others to think hard about giving themselves access to the benefits of XP. Reason Idle speculation on a story where a person in our...

I was thinking both combat and overcoming challenges in the expectation of finding ways to gain XP at an equivalent or nearly equal rate gained by combat but...said methods would have to be damned cheap to match up with the ease you've all mentioned would exist in simply seeking out people and...

Topic Todays scientists discovered XP. Today's scientists discovered how to level. It works almost identically to D&D 3.5's system. Leveling presently follows the Commoner class. What does a person who's leveling gain? Bonus Topic How does the ability to level affect the world? Reason I've...

But what about experience gained diplomatically, from traps, and managing to bypass conflict altogether due to cleverness?

What is experience? Like many of us I've thought at times of attempting to write stories using the characters from DnD campaigns, and comments from various areas convinced me to try and use a framework that has the limitation of level one being where most people reach and level six being...

Flaw You are easily distracted by the sights and sounds around you. Effect: You suffer a -2 penalty on Listen and Spot checks. You also suffer a -2 penalty on initiative rolls. Suggested Class/Race: Gnome Source:Dragon Magazine #328 (Nobody’s Perfect – New Flaws for Nonhumans) Location...

A long time ago I came across the Flaws, Curious, Avoids People, and Needs People. And while that probably isn't what their titles actually were, it describes what they were supposed to be fairly well. What I'm wondering is if the Flaw Avoids People can pair up with Curiosity or Needs People...

Never? No god/dess has ever been cut off from their magic due to where they were without first being injured or altered first like the god/desses of the Forgotten Realms were? Reason Was trying to guess where magic might come from and why certain abilities work in an anti-magic zone while...

Question If you were to describe the discovery of magic by taking certain classes and setting them in an order representing what was discovered first, what would that order be? Example Rogue: Most skill points so most likely to stumble across and invest time in it. Scholar: Dedicated to...

Related Question Can god/desses still cast magic in an anti-magic field, dead zone, or on a planet where magic doesn't work? I'd imagine there are examples for both yes and no, but do they lean heavily either way?

How would the Jack of all Trades Feat, which allows you to treat every skill as though you were trained in it affect either method? "Where the hell am I now!" Knowledge Local: Unknown Place

I'd be the GM, and the setting is the book series/manga/anime Zero no Tsukaima, perhaps better known as The Familiar of Zero. Brought on by all the stories on Spacebattles.com written using the setting. The characters would arrive through a summoning ritual which is probably as you mentioned a...

Imagine you're Einstein doing research. Trying to answer a difficult physics question. Frustrated, you cast a spell which gives a bonus of +4 to physics and while you still can't answer the question, suddenly you gain insight into a number of different aspects of physics! You pass these...

I'm toying with the idea of a story where someone is pulled from their world (D&D) to another and after reading about the Weave in Forgotten realms am worried they would lose the ability to use magic. Ignoring the massive hand waving ability I'd have as the Author or GM, would magic users...

Question If you're following the "Aragorn was only sixth level" idea in a modern setting, how would college degrees be defined? Associate's Bachelor's Master's Doctorate Problems The number of ranks you can attain. L1: 4 L2: 5 L3: 6 L4: 7 L5: 8 L6: 9 Most people's Attribute bonus -4: Not...

That could work. There's something you can make using an Alchemy check to gain either the halt aging, can't die condition, or be made younger? ...Are you talking about the...the...Pathfinder? Alchemist who can make a potion which halts aging at a certain level? I thought they could only make...

Question What skills should a medieval college student who's working part time have? Background I'm attempting to make a medieval character who's background is that of someone who was going to college and working part time, but am uncertain what skills would support this. Since their main...

Afraid of that, just got confused because one of the characters I've been using a long time, a Factotum from the Dungeonscape book was given the 'fluff' ability to do any spell they saw so long as a class they had could cast it that I'd forgotten that wasn't a class ability. The real ability...

Question​ Does a person in DnD generally only gain levels through life and death combat? Can they not gain ranks in skills or abilities by studying in a library, doing research, or sparring against others on a training field? If this is the case, then I'm curious if DnD's classes have any...