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<blockquote data-quote="Roman" data-source="post: 4477889" data-attributes="member: 1845"><p>I have advanced two solutions to LA over on the Pathfinder RPG boards, and although they were created with the Pathfinder RPG in mind, they might have some relevance for 3.5E too. </p><p></p><p>1) Instead of taking away a level, a level adjustment counts as a negative level(s) as defined in the Pathfinder RPG. Each negative level grants a -1 to all d20 rolls and imposes a -5hp penalty. (If you think this is too harsh, you could remove the -5hp penalty to avoid glass jawed superheroes.) </p><p></p><p>2) The second concept gives every normal character three virtual/racial levels that grant what the character would normally be granted for free at level one. A level adjustment then removes a corresponding number of those virtual/racial levels (before moving on to real levels, or general levels if it is greater than 3). For more exposition on this system check my thread on the Paizo board and bear in mind that it is suited to the Pathfinder RPG, but I think it would work well in 3.5E too. Here is the link: <a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderRPG/design/ability/racialSkillsHitPointsAndOtherBonusesSolutionToSkillsAndLA" target="_blank">paizo.com - Paizo / Messageboards / Paizo Publishing / PathfinderTM / Pathfinder RPG / Design Forums / Ability Scores and Races / Racial Skills, Hit Points and Other Bonuses - Solution to Skills and LA</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roman, post: 4477889, member: 1845"] I have advanced two solutions to LA over on the Pathfinder RPG boards, and although they were created with the Pathfinder RPG in mind, they might have some relevance for 3.5E too. 1) Instead of taking away a level, a level adjustment counts as a negative level(s) as defined in the Pathfinder RPG. Each negative level grants a -1 to all d20 rolls and imposes a -5hp penalty. (If you think this is too harsh, you could remove the -5hp penalty to avoid glass jawed superheroes.) 2) The second concept gives every normal character three virtual/racial levels that grant what the character would normally be granted for free at level one. A level adjustment then removes a corresponding number of those virtual/racial levels (before moving on to real levels, or general levels if it is greater than 3). For more exposition on this system check my thread on the Paizo board and bear in mind that it is suited to the Pathfinder RPG, but I think it would work well in 3.5E too. Here is the link: [url=http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderRPG/design/ability/racialSkillsHitPointsAndOtherBonusesSolutionToSkillsAndLA]paizo.com - Paizo / Messageboards / Paizo Publishing / PathfinderTM / Pathfinder RPG / Design Forums / Ability Scores and Races / Racial Skills, Hit Points and Other Bonuses - Solution to Skills and LA[/url] [/QUOTE]
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