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<blockquote data-quote="Necronomitron" data-source="post: 5304814" data-attributes="member: 77096">I dig Burning Wheel's method of advancing skills.&nbsp; After you've tested your skill at an array of difficulty levels it goes up by one.&nbsp; There are mechanics that prevent spamming skills just to get the tests, like the notion that every time you roll dice the story changes, succeed or fail.&nbsp; Also the &quot;Let it Ride&quot; rule which states that you can't reroll on a failed test prevents skill spamming as well.&nbsp; The idea is that your roll doesn't represent a single attempt at an action, but your overall ability to succeed at that action during that scene.I also like White Wolf's method of advancement.&nbsp; It's a pretty standard method for skill based games.&nbsp; New ranks in skills/powers cost a varying degree of XP depending on what rank you are buying into.I do have to agree with the OP though.&nbsp; I'm not the hugest fan of advancement in 3.5 or 4E.&nbsp; Standardized advancement lacks a sense of satisfaction for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Necronomitron, post: 5304814, member: 77096"] I dig Burning Wheel's method of advancing skills. After you've tested your skill at an array of difficulty levels it goes up by one. There are mechanics that prevent spamming skills just to get the tests, like the notion that every time you roll dice the story changes, succeed or fail. Also the "Let it Ride" rule which states that you can't reroll on a failed test prevents skill spamming as well. The idea is that your roll doesn't represent a single attempt at an action, but your overall ability to succeed at that action during that scene. I also like White Wolf's method of advancement. It's a pretty standard method for skill based games. New ranks in skills/powers cost a varying degree of XP depending on what rank you are buying into. I do have to agree with the OP though. I'm not the hugest fan of advancement in 3.5 or 4E. Standardized advancement lacks a sense of satisfaction for me. [/QUOTE]

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