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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pyk" data-source="post: 1431562" data-attributes="member: 14254">The stacking and cap requirements are balance issues. Otherwise, once a character (read Wizard) gets to be able to use 9th level spells, what is otherwise to prevent said character from wishing his way to 40 or 50 Intelligence? Using a wish each time this character gains 5,000XP, and he eventually could. Cap it and have stacking requirements fill that bill quite nicely. Want +5 to that ability right now? Sure, 25,000 XP and five wishes. Want +1 each of your next five levels? Sure, 75,000XP and 25 wishes. Now, suppose this character saves up that 75,000XP (without levelling up), and wants to use them all at the same time? With the cap, only +5. Without the cap, +25. This is why the cap exists.As to why the inherent bonus would not pass on to the polymorphed form for Str, Dex and Con, and do for Int, Wis and Cha? Because you retain your own mental scores, and receive new physical ones. And, I believe the inherent bonuses become part of the base. There are no items that, when worn, carried, or used (not just one-shot like the tomes and manuals), grant inherent bonuses, are there? If there are, then I'll change my position. But, I believe items can not grant inherent bonuses, so this makes the inherent bonus part of the base, just like racial bonuses, and level increases.</blockquote>