Graham Robinson wrote:
...
> Arkat didn't wander
> along, getting a little better every week. He heroquested, hard. He gained
> new knowledge, unearthed dark secrets, broke the rules. He improved in
> leaps and bounds. That to me is more heroic. And that, to me, is
> discouraged by the current rules.
...
Yes, the character advancement rules are gradual in form. Still, the
HQ rules seem to allow more stepwise improvement, although they are a
whole different can of worms...