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<blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 3085762" data-attributes="member: 4910">Nope, assume they do some things in their downtime from King/Baron/Chief-ing that keeps their skills sharp.&nbsp; Archmages do magical experiments, guildmasters have their fingers in half a dozen pies and they're constantly playing intrigue games amongst their own number, warlords hit the practice field or train members of their retinue in the use of arms, whatever.&nbsp; They don't need to go out, kill things and take their stuff to retain their levels.Besides, if there was a mechanic of level loss through lack of use that'd open up a whole slew of potential abuses.&nbsp; You mean I can take a vacation for a while and get to re-select my feats, change my spells known, or keep getting my attribute bonus for X level?&nbsp; Score.Edit/Additional:&nbsp; This is speaking mechanically. If it's a plot thing, by all means, just be aware of the possible disconnects that may arise - if I'm a wizard that's lost some of my zazz from lack of use, what happens to my spellbook, etc?&nbsp;&nbsp; Plot-wise I've actually been toying with the idea of an elan character that's subjected himself to a grant experiment of sorts.&nbsp; When you undergo the process to become an elan, you get a clean slate.&nbsp; Lose all class levels, etc that you'd previously had.&nbsp; The character keeps going through lifetimes then after a point when he's finally 'got it', he stores a shard of his life and experiences in a specially prepared crystal and then applies the elan process to himself again.&nbsp; Self incarnation, over and over again, lifetime after lifetime, in the hopes of unlocking some grand secret of existance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sejs, post: 3085762, member: 4910"] Nope, assume they do some things in their downtime from King/Baron/Chief-ing that keeps their skills sharp. Archmages do magical experiments, guildmasters have their fingers in half a dozen pies and they're constantly playing intrigue games amongst their own number, warlords hit the practice field or train members of their retinue in the use of arms, whatever. They don't need to go out, kill things and take their stuff to retain their levels. Besides, if there was a mechanic of level loss through lack of use that'd open up a whole slew of potential abuses. You mean I can take a vacation for a while and get to re-select my feats, change my spells known, or keep getting my attribute bonus for X level? Score. Edit/Additional: This is speaking mechanically. If it's a plot thing, by all means, just be aware of the possible disconnects that may arise - if I'm a wizard that's lost some of my zazz from lack of use, what happens to my spellbook, etc? Plot-wise I've actually been toying with the idea of an elan character that's subjected himself to a grant experiment of sorts. When you undergo the process to become an elan, you get a clean slate. Lose all class levels, etc that you'd previously had. The character keeps going through lifetimes then after a point when he's finally 'got it', he stores a shard of his life and experiences in a specially prepared crystal and then applies the elan process to himself again. Self incarnation, over and over again, lifetime after lifetime, in the hopes of unlocking some grand secret of existance. [/QUOTE]

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