Unsung
First Post
If we're talking about a ghostly jazz musician, drifting across the planes? That is classy. I very much approve.
So far 5e has no direct equivalent to level adjustment or ECL. I think that's for the best. A lot of those powers and abilities can be represented just as well through either class levels, bonus proficiencies, and the treasure economy of a campaign. As a ghost, for example, there's good reason for you not to be able to equip a lot of magic items-- not the least of which being armour. So your ethereal nature compensates for that and is quite powerful, but not overwhelming. There are further downsides, like being warded from entry by things that corporeal beings wouldn't think twice about. We could talk about it and agree to what we all feel are fair limitations. A line of salt. A religious symbol carved in the door.
The limits would be different for a partially imaginary being, one believed into reality, but whatever they might be, I like the concept and I'm willing to work with you on it.
So far 5e has no direct equivalent to level adjustment or ECL. I think that's for the best. A lot of those powers and abilities can be represented just as well through either class levels, bonus proficiencies, and the treasure economy of a campaign. As a ghost, for example, there's good reason for you not to be able to equip a lot of magic items-- not the least of which being armour. So your ethereal nature compensates for that and is quite powerful, but not overwhelming. There are further downsides, like being warded from entry by things that corporeal beings wouldn't think twice about. We could talk about it and agree to what we all feel are fair limitations. A line of salt. A religious symbol carved in the door.
The limits would be different for a partially imaginary being, one believed into reality, but whatever they might be, I like the concept and I'm willing to work with you on it.