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Furthermore, replacing the need for Tomes and Wishes as a way to boost scores, we change the way that stats are boosted at each level. Characters choose a primary ability score; that score rises by +1 at every even level (2, 4, 6, etc). In addition, they may raise any '''other''' ability score (apart from their primary one) by one at every even level (though not necessarily the same one each time). This replaces both the normal +1 to ability scores every four levels, ''and'' the ability to raise ability scores through Tomes, Manuals, or Wishes and similar abilities.
Note that the increase to Intelligence from this variant, either from Enhancement bonuses or other ability bonuses, does not grant more skill points per level for future class levels or retroactively, and also that the Enhancement bonus to AC does not stack with the Mage Armor spell, Bracers of Armor, or any similar ability(even if the bonus is assigned to a shield). If the character has an animal companion or familiar, they get the same boosts, while NPCs and monsters get the benefits of a character whose level equals their CR.
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