Aasimar racial abilites

[Graybeard]

Hi,

I remember reading somewhere about splitting the Aasimar racial abilites between two levels so you don't have to take a +1 level adjustment. Does anyone know where I might have seen this?
I can't recall if it was on the WoTC site or in one of the various books.

Thanks

 

[saucercrab]

Ta Da!

This what you're looking for:
Savage Progression: Level-Adjusted Races?

Wizards.com's Search function does work occasionally.

 

[Graybeard]

Yes, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

 

[saucercrab]

You're welcome.

 

[Artoomis]

So could you be a 0-level Aasimar and simply not take first level? Thus having a +2 CHA LA+0 race?


Ending up with:

All of the following are base racial abilities for the aasimar.

Ability Score Adjustments: +2 Charisma.

Outsider Type: Aasimar are native outsiders. Thus, they are vulnerable to spells and effects that work on creatures of the outsider type but immune to effects that target other types. For example, an aasimar would be subject to the extra damage from an outsider bane sword but immune to hold person, since that spell affects only humanoids.

Size: Aasimar are Medium size.

Speed: Aasimar base land speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision (Ex): An aasimar has darkvision to a 60-foot range.

Light (Sp): The aasimar may use light (caster level equals aasimar's character level) once per day.

Skill Bonuses: An aasimar has a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.

Resistances (Ex): An aasimar starts play with resistance 2 to acid, cold, and electricity.

Automatic Languages: Celestial, Common. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Halfling, Sylvan.

Favored Class: Paladin. A multiclass aasimar's paladin class does not count when determining whether an experience point penalty applies.

 

[Kularian]

I think so. I'd allow it, anyway, So you'd have very very faint traces of celestial blood in your lineage, hehe.

 

[Lopke_Quasath]

I thought you HAD to take the next racial level?

All this split leveling allows you to do is start a game with 1st level characters. Right?

Cheers

 

[Kularian]

Perhaps. Probably, actually, now that I think about it. But still, I'm quite a lenient DM, so if someone wanted to start as a LA+0 Aasimar with only partial Aasimar abilities, I'd let 'em. But that does make sense, and it completely evaded my thought process the first time around.

Thereafter, the character can take levels in her racial class in order to gain her full complement of racial abilities.

After a double-check, it looks like it's optional. That'll make my drow-happy friend...er...happy...*cough*

 

[Graybeard]

As a GM I would allow it as well. I will be joining another game soon (actually a filler game when the whole group is unavailable) and I am going to suggest it to the GM.

 

[Klaus]

I thought you HAD to take the next racial level?

All this split leveling allows you to do is start a game with 1st level characters. Right?

Cheers

Once you start off a racial class, you HAVE to see it through. In the case of the Aasimar, you must take the aasimar racial level as soon as you hit 1000 XP. Only afterwards are you allowed to take a level in any other class.