[baron667]

i was thinking this chara-building motivational scheme could also be called attempts at class-emulation, if you're trying to achieve something vaguely similar to or at least non too different from another class with means that do not take any role-playing features into consideration, but instead just mere technical speculation about what varied building brings. but otoh munchkinism is rooted deep in human nature and dnd-oriented people tend to develop it more than any other specimen. in this, it would be interesting to speculate on where further development (which does not necessarily imply it brings improvements) of our human race will bring us.