Originally Posted by
valadil
That's a very succinct and general solution. Well done! What I'm taking away from it is that I'll probably want some other resource than points. Like if there's a favorite stat advantage that gives you something cool for a stat, but can only ever be applied to a single stat on a single character. That's N advantages available, where N is the number of stats in the game, but only one can be taken per character. This doesn't represent packages or bundles of abilities, until you start using these as prerequisites.
Seven ways is probably too many. I'd like some variety though. I'd hate to decline playing Han because I'd already been Mal.