Here are some first draft examples of the kinds of rewards I'm tinkering with; one of them is explicitly designed to replace magic weapons.
CHALLENGE --- Level 1 Common
You are able to catch the attention of an enemy, whether he likes it or not.
Lvl 1: 360 gp
Lvl 11: 9,000 gp
Lvl 6: 1,800 gp
Lvl 16: 45,000 gp
Lvl 21: 225,000 gp
Lvl 26: 1,125,000 gp
Grandmaster Training (the Army)
Power (Daily): Minor action. You mark one enemy within 5 squares that you can see. This mark lasts until the end of the encounter or until you end your turn without attacking the marked creature.
Level 6- The mark lasts until the end of the encounter or until you make an attack that does not include the marked creature as a target.
Level 11- The power is instead an encounter power.
Level 16- The target is one enemy within 10 squares that you can see.
Level 21- In addition, whenever you hit the marked target with an attack, you gain 5 temporary hit points.
Level 26- In addition, whenever you hit the marked target with an attack, you gain 10 temporary hit points.
COMBAT MAGE --- Level 3 Uncommon
You are adept at using your spells at the slightest opportunity.
Lvl 3: 680 gp
Lvl 8: 3,400 gp
Lvl 13: 17,000 gp
Lvl 18: 85,000 gp
Lvl 23: 425,000 gp
Lvl 28: 2,125,000 gp
Grandmaster Training (the Army, high-level NPC wizards who have seen much battle)
Power (Daily): Immediate Reaction. Trigger: An ally within 5 squares makes an opportunity attack against an enemy that you can see. Effect: You use an arcane at-will attack that targets the triggering enemy. If the attack is an area attack, it must be centered on the triggering enemy.
Level 8: You gain combat advantage on your attack roll against the triggering enemy.
Level 13: The power becomes an encounter power.
Level 18: An enemy within 10 squares.
Level 23: Trigger: An enemy within 10 squares takes an action that normally provokes opportunity attacks.
Level 28: If you hit the triggering enemy with this attack, its turn immediately ends.
DUNGEONEERING EXPERT --- Level 5 Uncommon
With training, you have learned many tricks for surviving and successfully delving in dungeons.
Lvl 5: 1,000 gp
Lvl 10: 5,000 gp
Lvl 15: 25,000 gp
Lvl 20: 125,000 gp
Lvl 25: 625,000 gp
Lvl 30: 3,125,000 gp
Grandmaster Training (High-level retired adventurers)
Property: You gain a +2 bonus to defenses against traps and hazards.
Property: You gain a +2 bonus to checks made to counteract or disable traps and hazards and to open locks.
Level 10: You gain a +2 bonus to checks made to find secret doors, climb and swim.
Level 15: The bonuses granted by this ability increase to +3.
Level 20: You gain the following power.
Power (Daily): Immediate Interrupt. Trigger: You are the target of a trap or hazard. Effect: Shift 3 squares.
Level 25: The bonuses granted by this ability increase to +4.
Level 30: You gain resist 10 all against traps and hazards.
EXPERT CON MAN --- Level 2 Uncommon
Your time on the streets has helped you to learn how to use patter to con even the most suspicious individuals.
Lvl 2: 520 gp
Lvl 7: 2,600 gp
Lvl 12: 13,000 gp
Lvl 17: 65,000 gp
Lvl 22: 325,000 gp
Lvl 27: 1,625,000 gp
Grandmaster Training (Thieves' Guilds)
Property: You gain a +2 bonus to Bluff checks.
Level 7: You also gain the following power:
Power (Daily): Minor action. The next time you roll a Bluff check before the end of your next turn, you can roll twice and take the better result.
Level 12: Your bonus to Bluff checks increases to +3.
Level 17: When you succeed on a Bluff check against all of its targets, you may shift 1 square as a free action.
Level 22: Your bonus to Bluff checks increases to +4.
Level 27: The daily power gains “Sustain minor.”
THRUSH STYLE --- Level 3 Common
You know how to use heavy blades in the style of the Sword Emperor himself.
Lvl 3: +1 680 gp
Lvl 8: +2 3,400 gp
Lvl 13: +3 17,000 gp
Lvl 18: +4 85,000 gp
Lvl 23: +5 425,000 gp
Lvl 28: +6 2,125,000 gp
Grandmaster Training (the Army)
Property: You gain the listed enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls with heavy blades.
Property: If you score a critical hit with a heavy blade, you deal an extra 1d6 damage. If you are using a magic weapon, this overlaps with that weapon's bonus damage on a critical.
Level 8- The extra damage increases to +2d6.
Level 13- The extra damage increases to +3d6.
Level 18- The extra damage increases to +4d6.
Level 23- The extra damage increases to +5d6.
Level 28- The extra damage increases to +6d6.
Power (Daily * Stance): Minor action. You adopt the Thrush style stance. While in this stance, you gain a +1d4 bonus to critical hit severity with heavy blades.
Level 8- The bonus increases to +2d4.
Level 13- The bonus increases to +2d6.
Level 18- The bonus increases to +2d8.
Level 23- The bonus increases to +3d6.
Level 28- The bonus increases to +3d8.
Design Notes: Compare to a deadly weapon- the stance is a daily power, not a property, but can apply with any heavy blade and gives a significantly better bonus. With the damage bonus on a crit, this replaces a magic heavy blade. (NOTE: This won't make any sense on ENWorld, since it relies on my colorful critical hit system.)
