my career path seems to lead to becoming a dark lord

One problem with the PDQ# system as is, when it comes to recapturing the feel of Old School Gaming™, is the lack of vertical extent within Fortes. There is plenty of lateral extent in the game, and, depending upon the kindness of the gamemaster***, it is possible to build an extensive bonus with overlapping Fortes, but for the purposes of this idea it lacks a certain something. ( Extending the Sorceror idea to other Fortes )