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whswhs · 12-30-2018, 01:53 PM

I just looked the current version and bounced at the very first item:

I always have a good idea what my character needs to do to advance to the next level.

What's a "level"? In GURPS, for example, characters advance point by point, with progress not broken up into "levels"; and what my next advance will be is not determinate. Is that a case of "Definitely Not"? But what if I'm in the process of saving up to buy +1 to DX, for example?

In Call of Cthulhu, "advance" depends on which skills I've succeeded at using; I don't get experience points to spend on skills. That's an even bigger departure.

Maybe this question could be phrased more generally?

12-30-2018, 01:53 PM	#89
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Re: Robin D. Laws Player Types Quiz I just looked the current version and bounced at the very first item: I always have a good idea what my character needs to do to advance to the next level. What's a "level"? In GURPS, for example, characters advance point by point, with progress not broken up into "levels"; and what my next advance will be is not determinate. Is that a case of "Definitely Not"? But what if I'm in the process of saving up to buy +1 to DX, for example? In Call of Cthulhu, "advance" depends on which skills I've succeeded at using; I don't get experience points to spend on skills. That's an even bigger departure. Maybe this question could be phrased more generally? __________________ Bill Stoddard I don't think we're in Oz any more.