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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kreynolds" data-source="post: 743067" data-attributes="member: 2829">It's not about "poking fun". It's just common courtesy to read the replys of others in a discussion.Nobody said one was suggested. I just don't see the inherent problem that you do. Like I said, I think spending XP for special abilities, which you already do, there's no arguing that, is fine if those abilities are structured well together. If they aren't, you end up with a bunch of spell-like abilities and stuff with no hit die. You're now powerful in some areas and weak in others. Basically, you just end up taking levels in a class that isn't very versatile.So, it all comes down to planning. If you plan ahead, just like you do when you're leveling your fighter, then you won't "spend" to much XP. If you do, you might just make it harder on yourself. However, even if you do spend a lot of XP, and you spend it wisely, you might do just fine.Like a prestige race that you spend XP on to take "levels" in? That was suggested.Like I said, already suggested.I think I might be misunderstanding you here. Do you mean that its OK to spend XP to buy extra abilities, so long as they look like feats, but its not OK to buy extra abilities if they don't look like feats? You could possibly end up with the same problem in the end anyways. It may take longer, but if you spend too much XP purchasing feats and not "purchasing" class levels, you could make it too hard on yourself.Wealth is merely a reflection of your level. Your level is merely a reflection of what is available to you. They work together. If your ECL goes up, so does your wealth limit.Which is what I've been suggesting from the beginning of this thread.Its not an issue to begin with. If you get a magic ring that gives you evasion, you sacrifice your character wealth for power. If you spend XP to get evasion, you sacrifice your character wealth for power. Why? Your wealth is dependant upon your level, and if you're spending XP, you're putting yourself that much further away from your next level. If you spend too much XP, now you've got lots of cool stuff but you're front-loaded, or just way too specialized.</blockquote>

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