I got my hands on a copy of Ever Stone, after years of forgetting about it and all.
Inside if the ability to use a point buy system to get the class abilities that you want for your class. So a couple Magi from the same sect could have the distinct possibility of being diverse in their abilities.
And for those of us old enough to recall "Skills and Powers" book back in the later days of 2nd Ed. it had the same thing. Has anyone done something like this for their home-brew games? I have been tossing about the idea somewhat for a brief time now, and wanted to see what others thought and or have done for their games.
Look up Mutants & Masterminds 3rd ed.