So here's something interesting from the FAQ:
Describing "character level," they say
"In addition, your character level determines how much
experience you earn when you defeat a foe and how many
experience points you need to gain your next class level."
In the next questions, describing "effective character level," they say
"Use the character’s ECL to determine starting equipment
and how the character earns and benefits from experience, as
noted on page 5 of Savage Species."
Okay, I am now officially confused. Isn't "how much
experience you earn when you defeat a foe and how many
experience points you need to gain your next class level" the same thing as "how the character earns and benefits from experience"? Mind you, these are in consecutive sections.
Can someone explain this to me?
The Spectrum Rider