Called it.
Now
this is what I called; all those years ago.

What I want to know, however; is whether that owl can be renamed 'Kaepora Gaebora'; and whether we can have a minifig that's fully garbed in green, and then this'll be officially awesome. Even if I'd rather have a fairy companion. =P
I must say though, this system sounds very cool. And it also sounds like they thought this through, and will have a very high cap to start... Which is a good thing. I'm gonna likely be annoyed at the fact that I can't link stuff before this takes effect, given I can't play it on this comp(And I'd need the disk and a sub anyway); but if it's based off quests, and not just farming enemies for hours, this should be a fun and unique idea of leveling... one that I believe should be implemented in more games.