Accelerated Development (Leveling) criteria

[ArachDusa]

The "Leveling" type of Accelerated Development is listed in the Wiki as:

Usually used in RPG like settings. The character gains more exp than others for performing the same tasks and/or gains larger increases upon leveling up.

The difference between this definition and the other "Types" listed is that unlike studying, practicing and live expertise, it has no real-world reference point, meaning under normal circumstances whether a character should have that type of Accelerated Development is entirely dependent on the context of their own verse. This isn't necessarily a problem - Not being able to reach a certain level through training in real life is exactly what makes that level superhuman, after all. But would it be considered "more than others" to have the ability to gain EXP and level up at all in an RPG where most people just don't have it, or having that ability due to possessing a personal level system in a non-game world (for instance, by being a living data entity or a self-leveling machine)? On the flipside, what about universes where a growth rate significantly higher than usual for the genre is the norm, like a verse where basically everyone levels up every time they punch someone and actually gain a significant boost from that, for example? Would everyone in that verse have Accelerated Development?

 

[Tou_aperceber]

But would it be considered "more than others" to have the ability to gain EXP and level up at all in an RPG where most people just don't have it, or having that ability due to possessing a personal level system in a non-game world (for instance, by being a living data entity or a self-leveling machine)?

Yes, any character that has any kind of Level up that grants stats would be AD

On the flipside, what about universes where a growth rate significantly higher than usual for the genre is the norm, like a verse where basically everyone levels up every time they punch someone and actually gain a significant boost from that, for example? Would everyone in that verse have Accelerated Development?

If it's an in-verse established fact that everyone can in fact level up from punching someone else, yes. Though, I assume, it has to also show that they do in fact grow statistically when they level up.