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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 1646110" data-attributes="member: 9249">Having been somewhat disappointed by the 3e/3.5 handling of the planetouched, and needing to adjust them for balance due to changes in my <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=93909" target="_blank">Incorporating the Gestalt Rules</a> thread, I've made some small changes to the planetouched. These changes consist entirely of changes to their ability score adjustments.I've removed all Charisma penalties for Planetouched, since I found them to be somewhat illogical (except for, perhaps, the Genasi). In particular, the Charisma penalty to Tiefling was downright galling. The following ability score adjustments are now in place in my campaigns:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Aasimar: +2 Str, +2 Wis, +2 Cha</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Tiefling: +2 Dex, +2 Int, +2 Cha</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Zenthryi: +2 Str, +2 Dex, +2 Wis</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Chaond: +4 Dex, +2 Con</li> </ul> The slightly better physical bonuses on the Law and Chaos planetouched are deliberate, to balance their lack of Charisma bonus. (In my campaign, their Favored Gestalts include Favored Soul, a class that uses Charisma for spellcasting.) The Chaond's ability to choose a single Favored Class at character creation has been replaced with FC: Barbarian. The Genasi have been similarly altered, though they have fewer ability bonuses. The biggest change is replacing their Favored Class of Fighter with an FC based on their elemental heritage. (In my Gestalt variant, they combine this new Favored Class with Shugenja to determine their Favored Gestalt.)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Air Genasi: +2 Dex, +2 Int, Favored Class: Rogue</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Earth Genasi: +2 Str, -2 Dex, +2 Con, Favored Class: Fighter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Fire Genasi: +2 Int, +2 Cha, Favored Class: Bard (in my Gestalt variant, they use Barbarian/Shugenja instead, with Perform added to both class skill lists.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Water Genasi: +2 Con, +2 Wis, Favored Class: Monk</li> </ul></blockquote>

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