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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2668995" data-attributes="member: 1656">I'm away from my books, and mechanics of levelling aren't in the SRD.But isn't there a rule that when someone gains enough XP to go up a level, they're not required to, because they may instead choose to use some XP for crafting an item?Let's say our 8th level druid gains 1050xp, putting him from 35000 to 36050.  "But I want to craft that Amulet of Natural Armor," he says, "so I won't level just yet, or I won't be able to."Then, when the wizard gets around to identifying the loot, it's discovered that there was an Amulet of Natural Armor in the chest they liberated in the last battle."I guess I don't need to save that XP after all," the druid decides.  "I suppose I will level."Surely that moment of decision is the point that the level is gained?  The option to remain at a lower level despite XP sufficient to advance (assuming I'm recalling that correctly) means that it does, in fact, occur at the PC's convenience?-Hyp.</blockquote>