This thought came to mind yesterday.
Its obvious how some races have certain innate abilities, but I was thinking, perhaps there could be some other innate abilities that would need you to be of the appropriate level for someone to teach it to you. A technique passed on only to elven warriors, for instance, or a spell only taught to griffon mages of master level, etc.
The other idea was regional spells/skills or traits, something that you only get when your character is created in a certain region. For example:
Quote:
Militia training.
Region: Empire.
Military personel trained in the barracks of Katar have learned how to better behave themselves in a military formation. They have learned to anticipate eachother's movements in combat so that they can fight more effectively in a formation. When fighting in a phalanx with three warriors in the front, they each gain bonuses to hit, dodge, and parry blows by combining their movements with their adjastant allies.
...And so on, and so forth.
Thoughts?