Dungeon Fantasy Niches & Character Improvement

[Christopher R. Rice]

Dungeon Fantasy GMs, players, and advocates - lend me your spyhorns!

When you allow character points to be spent do you require that all points be spent on template(s) or racial power-ups or do you allow the players free-form to do with their points what they will? Any particular way you go about these things (training, sudden "powers," etc.). I'd really appreciate multiple views on the subject. Thanks much for any and all who answer!