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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5087271" data-attributes="member: 4937">The idea is sound but the implementation needs alot of work. Essentially, you are wanting to convert 4e from static class based powers to a point buy spell/power system that would essentially let you configure any class you wanted.&nbsp; Its an interesting project that should be possible, but you don't seem to have enough experience with point buy power/spell systems to translate your interesting idea into something usuable.1) A power of X level should have a number of points available to spend.&nbsp; Encounter powers and daily powers should have a higher number of points.&nbsp; So the first thing you need to do is provide a table listing the points available to buy goodies with given a power of a particular level.2) Each type of power should have a cost and effect for each level.&nbsp; For example, turning the attack into a wall or a burst should have a cost which turns the attack from a single target to a wall or burst of a given size depending on the level of burst that can be bought.&nbsp; Inflicting a condition should also have a given cost.3) If your class is a controller/striker/whatever, it should gain you a discount of some sort on buying powers of a particular sort.&nbsp; For example, controllers should have discount on adding area of effect to their powers, or in adding conditions, or in moving the target.&nbsp; Strikers should have a discount on damage, leaders should have a discount on providing a secondary effect and so forth.&nbsp; So, for example, a level 15 at will might provide 15 points and you could use that to do something like buy 10 points worth of damage and 5 points worth of area of effect, or 5 points worth of damage and 8 points worth of area of effect and 2 points worth of inflicts a condition.&nbsp; The trick of course is fairly pricing everything, which is always the trick in a point buy system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 5087271, member: 4937"] The idea is sound but the implementation needs alot of work. Essentially, you are wanting to convert 4e from static class based powers to a point buy spell/power system that would essentially let you configure any class you wanted. Its an interesting project that should be possible, but you don't seem to have enough experience with point buy power/spell systems to translate your interesting idea into something usuable. 1) A power of X level should have a number of points available to spend. Encounter powers and daily powers should have a higher number of points. So the first thing you need to do is provide a table listing the points available to buy goodies with given a power of a particular level. 2) Each type of power should have a cost and effect for each level. For example, turning the attack into a wall or a burst should have a cost which turns the attack from a single target to a wall or burst of a given size depending on the level of burst that can be bought. Inflicting a condition should also have a given cost. 3) If your class is a controller/striker/whatever, it should gain you a discount of some sort on buying powers of a particular sort. For example, controllers should have discount on adding area of effect to their powers, or in adding conditions, or in moving the target. Strikers should have a discount on damage, leaders should have a discount on providing a secondary effect and so forth. So, for example, a level 15 at will might provide 15 points and you could use that to do something like buy 10 points worth of damage and 5 points worth of area of effect, or 5 points worth of damage and 8 points worth of area of effect and 2 points worth of inflicts a condition. The trick of course is fairly pricing everything, which is always the trick in a point buy system. [/QUOTE]

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