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Do you like traditional skill trees where you buy 1 thing which allows you to buy the next thing on the list for example

skill 1: You can swing 1 crush..it takes 5 seconds to charge this skill. Each level increase damage by 2 but increase time by 5 seconds
.......skill 2: Quickness..must have 1 level of swing crush. Reduce time by 1 second per level.


or

something like this

Swing crush..this skill allows you to swing 1 crush..it takes 20 seconds to charge this skill. You may buy this skill 5 times. Each time you do you can choose either to reduce the time by 5 seconds or increase the damage done by 2.

no reason you can have both. The tree could well have skill IN the tree that can be purchased a multiple of times like the second example.

true but in the first example you can do big damage and reduce time in the second it's self limiting.

Plus which one feels cooler?

This is what I meant by combining them:

skill 1: You can swing 1 crush..it takes 5 seconds to charge this skill
>>>sub skill A: Quickness=Reduce time by 1 second per purchase.
>>>>>>sub skill: One-Two Punch=If you have two levels of quickness, you can spend 1 LP and swing your normal crush damage twice with no additional charge time.
>>>>>>sub skill: flurry=If you have 5 levels of quickness, your attack can be made a lash attack instead of a melee attack for 2LP
>>>sub skill B: Might= increase damage by 1 second per purchase.
>>>>>>sub skill: Shatter= if your buy three levels of Might you can charge for 5 seconds and spend 2 LP and swing shatter once
>>>>>>sub skill: Massive Blow= If you have 4 levels of Might you can charge 10 seconds and spens 2 LP to make targets LP total 0 if they are above zero when hit

Tthis way its still a tree system, but the subskills canbe purchased to tailor the PCs abilities.




I have always felt systems with the most flexability and ability to personalize a PCs skills was the coolest, so having both would be the "coolest"

I actually really like that..alot

well...of COURCE you do...its MY idea...geesh

My system consists quite heavily of skill trees, although it sways between skill trees and pre-requisites, because I can't decide which makes things easier or more complicated.