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Originally Posted by Mr_Sandman
Mage the Ascension (the GURPS version, at least) had "Seekings", quests that PC mages were supposed to complete in order to raise their arete score and progress in magical understanding and power. Theoretically the goal of a seeking was supposed to be symbolic in some way of the mage's essence, and were meant to lead to character growth, not just a higher score on the character sheet. I could see it being very effective with the right GM and group, but I have the feeling that it was ignored a lot in actual play.
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We played a couple of those. An effective way to do it is to enlist the help of the other players in playing the versions of their characters that appear in the vision-quest. One player didn't realise he was having his seeking until it was over, IIRC.