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Message: <blockquote data-quote="d20Dwarf" data-source="post: 593943" data-attributes="member: 314">People that have a problem with XP being used as a measure of a character's power should see the other threads regarding this. In D&D, XP simply IS the barometer against which a character's power is gauged, not levels.This is evident in that magic items cost XP to create. This is evident in that powerful spells cost XP when they can create permanent changes in a character. The mechanic was simply applied to a different system in Path of the Sword, that of the fighting style.I could also say that an NPC used to be 13th level, but he got level drained too many times and is now 5th level, but since he was 13th level now he's got a wand of finger of death. What party should I put him up against, a level 5 party or a level 13 party? DMs simply have to account for these things when dealing with the villains they create.Would it have made the system more complete to add CR modifiers to characters with a certain amount of XP invested in schools? It doesn't seem necessary from a PC's point of view, but it could have given a guide to DMs that can't figure out how much more powerful an NPC is with a school (although if he understands the XP system, he should be able to do so).</blockquote>