Hehe Jynx sorry think we trailed off onto a merit point system now, but I still like your idea. Merit points should come for sure down the line when we have our final cap. As for your ideas I like them, like mini quests and challenges to unlock new things.

I kinda wish they had more stat options in the game things like parry, block, evasion that you could skill up on too this would/could help with your system too. So if you reached a certain block level with your shield you would unlock a quest to gain a new defensive skill or even greater shield mastery.