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<blockquote data-quote="ViciousPenguin" data-source="post: 1876799" data-attributes="member: 25212"><p>Hey, thanks for your interest in this post. Let me address some of your comments / concerns:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, I think my players are smart enough to handle the added complexity, and power level has, in my estimation, as much to do with tactics, spell selection, etc., as it does with level anyway.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As I noted above, it’s my estimation that power level cannot be directly related to character level anyway. The CR system is, at best, a guesstimate– one that I find to be woefully inaccurate as often as not. As for rewarding XP for PC’s with ‘extra’ feats and such, I have a solution for that but it’s very off topic.</p><p></p><p>Also note, I put a limit on the number of additional feats that one could acquire in this fashion: 1 per 3 levels. Perhaps I was not clear enough about this as a couple of you seem to have gotten confused about it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Excellent point, and something that hadn’t occurred to me yet. I would have to say that one looses and ‘extra’ feat when they no longer have the requisite levels to support it. A little harsh, maybe, but then it’s ‘extra’.</p><p></p><p>Actually, it was the notion of magic item creation that got me thinking on this to begin with. It didn’t make sense to me that an arch-wizard with exactly the XP he needed to gain his level couldn’t even scribe a cantrip on a scroll, but a first level wizard with 100 XP can scribe several useful scrolls.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hey, it looks like you’ve caught on to the idea! Only, you seem to think this is a problem. Listen, the idea is for the PC to follow the ‘normal’ progression except under special circumstances – like when they would have to gain 3 more levels in order to get the feat they need for their prestige class. You’re supposed to be making a trade off.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, perhaps I wasn’t clear enough, but this is exactly what I have proposed. Quote: “Furthermore, you cannot have more than double the number of feats that you would normally have at your current character level (bonus feats for class or race excluded).” This equates to a maximum of 1 ‘extra’ feat per 3 levels.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hmmm. Maybe this is a good time to point out that higher level characters pay more for their next level too. Why shouldn’t they pay more for feats?</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for your input, everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ViciousPenguin, post: 1876799, member: 25212"] Hey, thanks for your interest in this post. Let me address some of your comments / concerns: Well, I think my players are smart enough to handle the added complexity, and power level has, in my estimation, as much to do with tactics, spell selection, etc., as it does with level anyway. As I noted above, it’s my estimation that power level cannot be directly related to character level anyway. The CR system is, at best, a guesstimate– one that I find to be woefully inaccurate as often as not. As for rewarding XP for PC’s with ‘extra’ feats and such, I have a solution for that but it’s very off topic. Also note, I put a limit on the number of additional feats that one could acquire in this fashion: 1 per 3 levels. Perhaps I was not clear enough about this as a couple of you seem to have gotten confused about it. Excellent point, and something that hadn’t occurred to me yet. I would have to say that one looses and ‘extra’ feat when they no longer have the requisite levels to support it. A little harsh, maybe, but then it’s ‘extra’. Actually, it was the notion of magic item creation that got me thinking on this to begin with. It didn’t make sense to me that an arch-wizard with exactly the XP he needed to gain his level couldn’t even scribe a cantrip on a scroll, but a first level wizard with 100 XP can scribe several useful scrolls. Hey, it looks like you’ve caught on to the idea! Only, you seem to think this is a problem. Listen, the idea is for the PC to follow the ‘normal’ progression except under special circumstances – like when they would have to gain 3 more levels in order to get the feat they need for their prestige class. You’re supposed to be making a trade off. Again, perhaps I wasn’t clear enough, but this is exactly what I have proposed. Quote: “Furthermore, you cannot have more than double the number of feats that you would normally have at your current character level (bonus feats for class or race excluded).” This equates to a maximum of 1 ‘extra’ feat per 3 levels. Hmmm. Maybe this is a good time to point out that higher level characters pay more for their next level too. Why shouldn’t they pay more for feats? Thanks again for your input, everyone. [/QUOTE]
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