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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mathew_Freeman" data-source="post: 4197548" data-attributes="member: 1846">Something I think you need to be aware of is that there has been a very fundamental shift in the principle of 4e, compared to 3e.4e's rules are focused on the story and the game first and foremost - not believability or the suspension of disbelief.What this means is that it's better for the game that you can retrain your skills and abilities - after all, what's the point of a 20th level character with a power from 1st level? They're never going to use it as it's likely to be much less effective, so why not just take it off the character sheet? It also means that when designing a character who starts at 20th level, you don't need to worry about how they got there - all of their powers are appropriate to their level.To take an example of how this serves the story, I'll use an example from the TV show Buffy The Vamprie Slayer. In series 1 and 2, Willow uses her hacking skills a fair amount to gain information. Later in the show, her skill in magic is much more important to the story, so her hacking skills are effectively 'taken off the sheet' as she's not using them. It doesn't stretch credibility - it just serves a good story.</blockquote>