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<blockquote data-quote="WalterKovacs" data-source="post: 4752962" data-attributes="member: 63763">The X Power books have been expanding the idea of what power sources mean.&nbsp;Martial was pretty well defined right out of the gate, being the most weapon focused of groups. Arcane are getting familiars, and they already had wands (wands, as an implement, allows ANY arcane caster to use the power inside, even if it's for another class). Divine had both the channel divinity schtick, and they also have an interesting implement, in that holy symbols are the one implement they don't have to actually wield.&nbsp;Whether flavor dictates power or power dictates flavor is questionable. Some are probably designed top down and others bottom up. However, unlike allignment there are actually multiple feats and powers that reference power source. Sure, power source is, for the most part, just another keyword, as is allignment. Power source is referenced more often though.&nbsp;There are mechanical differences in the power sources (if only in terms of &quot;there are feats that require you have X power source in order to take it&quot; and &quot;effects that only apply to powers with source Y&quot;), and there are some mechanical features (skill lists and stat choices are influenced by power source; Primal has transformation powers [the shaman modifies his spirit, while the rest modify themselves] for all the classes, not just the specific roles).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WalterKovacs, post: 4752962, member: 63763"] The X Power books have been expanding the idea of what power sources mean. Martial was pretty well defined right out of the gate, being the most weapon focused of groups. Arcane are getting familiars, and they already had wands (wands, as an implement, allows ANY arcane caster to use the power inside, even if it's for another class). Divine had both the channel divinity schtick, and they also have an interesting implement, in that holy symbols are the one implement they don't have to actually wield. Whether flavor dictates power or power dictates flavor is questionable. Some are probably designed top down and others bottom up. However, unlike allignment there are actually multiple feats and powers that reference power source. Sure, power source is, for the most part, just another keyword, as is allignment. Power source is referenced more often though. There [i]are[/i] mechanical differences in the power sources (if only in terms of "there are feats that require you have X power source in order to take it" and "effects that only apply to powers with source Y"), and there are some mechanical features (skill lists and stat choices are influenced by power source; Primal has transformation powers [the shaman modifies his spirit, while the rest modify themselves] for all the classes, not just the specific roles). [/QUOTE]

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