Pick Your Own Class Features

[davout1805]

Can do, and will do. However, there is one very specific reason why I didn't do it in the work. That is because people will immediately see one class in particular (the wizard) and notice the points required to build it and say "OMG this system is crap - it doesn't work."

Well that makes sense. I'll edit my note.

 

[Kask]

The 2nd Ed DMG had a point system for a DM to design new Char classes.

 

[Stormborn]

BESM d20 offers a point based character construction system as well.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Well that makes sense. I'll edit my note.

Certainly not necessary, but I see it is already done. Just out of curiosity, were the results what you expected?

 

[davout1805]

Close except - as you expected - the wizard. Could you charge more for arcane spell slots or something?

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Close except - as you expected - the wizard. Could you charge more for arcane spell slots or something?

You could split off arcane from divine and run different progressions. But just remember that everything you do to to the wizard you do half again as much to the sorceror. The whole 6 slots instead of 4 slots messes with the numbers. The only thing that the wizard gets in exchange for all those lost spell slots is 5 measely feats. However, if you were to add in the cost for the spellbook as part of their character, that might bring them up in terms of XP. That is one thing that isn't counted in those tallies. So perhaps the wizard is more expensive than it appears.

 

[Buttercup]

There was an ogl book called Buy The Numbers that gave a formula for doing just this.