>>96318558
I feel the same about DnDlikes versus Storytellerlikes. I'll chip in an additional advantage. You aren't hard trapped in someone else's idea of an archetype. Leveling systems always force you to bend over backwards outside of the small set of default things you should be doing, according to the designer. While some very simple concepts are actually IMPOSSIBLE to do without handwaving. In a system like Storyteller, anything you buy in to also has more general applications. You're not spending resources to do this one weirdly specific thing once a day. With the option to buy specializations in to the one weird thing still. This leads to less regret about builds because, no matter what, you can still do SOMETHING with your skills. Weak players/builds aren't totally hosed. There's usually something you can do in a situation. Nothing is truly invincible just from having more XP.
