Rather than the many advancement options available in Patfhinder 1e, I'd like to advance with an XP buy system that allows players mix and match their progression. This allows for some wonky power balance, but is mostly just for fun rather than balance. To advance, characters BUY their levels, mythic tier, etc. with XP. They start with 25 or more XP at character creation depending on the power level you want. They start at level 1 with a base class at no cost but have to buy all additional levels.

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*In addition to the above, you start as a 1st level character for free.

1. Only available during character creation and not advancement thereafter.
   
2. Only gives the bonuses of the Automatic Bonus Progression not the actual levels or gold. You start at automatic bonus progression level 2 for free and each purchase bumps you up by 1 level from there.
   
3. The first level you take in any class costs double the normal amount. Multiclassing is costly due to the fact that dips and certain prestige classes can easily make characters far more potent than classic 1-20 progression.
   
4. To figure out a monster's ability adjustments, subtract 12 from its highest 3 ability scores and 10 from its lowest 3 ability scores and round down to the nearest even number. For example, a troll has Str 21 (-12), Dex 14 (-12), Con 23 (-12), Int 6 (-10), Wis 9 (-10), Cha 6 (-10) for racial adjustments of: Str +8, Dex +2, Con +10, Int -4, Wis -2, Cha -4.
   
5. Requires GM to grant special access to mythic in order to even purchase these

Wealth by Level: You begin with wealth by level as a PC amount based on your total hit dice + mythic tier as your PC level.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:29, Sat 02 Mar.