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[Kelleris]

Actually, although I think LA -1 is not really fair in general, but it worked not too badly with your ninja. If you had been a spellcaster and used that to get more spells, it could have been scarier

The fluff looks cool. I've already been thinking about how I would play off your ninja with Nissa. I can't help but think she would be creeped out, and perhaps secretly a bit jealous of Lex's innate divination talent.

Heh, poor guy. You make an innocent comment in passing on one person's character and now everyone wants your opinion.

I think it's the 22,000 posts. They add gravitas, dont'cha know? You're like the messageboard equivalent of an elder statesman...

EDIT: *23* thousand posts. Geez you're fast, man!

 

[Rystil Arden]

I really tried to be fair with the LA -1, so if you really and truly have strong objections I'd be willing to hammer it out.

What's important is Isida, of course. She's cool with it, so I am too--and I definitely agree that you don't seem to have abused it. I was more trying to use it as a meter-stick for the Blink Dog since Kel asked for my input (and it's hard to measure balance without looking at what other characters are allowed--for instance, Eberron allows Warforged at LA +0, which means that inherently different things are balanced in Eberron than any other setting)

 

[Mad Hatter]

Heh, poor guy. You make an innocent comment in passing on one person's character and now everyone wants your opinion.

I think it's the 22,000 posts. They add gravitas, dont'cha know? You're like the messageboard equivalent of an elder statesman!

LOL! There are no innocent comments.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Thanks for the thought Rystil, but in addition to Isida I like to think that the players can respect what I do. S0 really thanks alot.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Heh, poor guy. You make an innocent comment in passing on one person's character and now everyone wants your opinion.

I think it's the 22,000 posts. They add gravitas, dont'cha know? You're like the messageboard equivalent of an elder statesman...

EDIT: *23* thousand posts. Geez you're fast, man!

It could be the posts--surprisingly, there are a goodly number of folks on the boards who still don't know who I am (I saw a thread where someone complained about me on Circvs and someone else said "Rystil Arden--who's that?"). Trust me, I like chatting in OOC threads a lot, so I'm much happier this way than back when everyone just ignored my posts most of the time

 

[Mad Hatter]

And I'm sorry if it seemd like I was getting curt or something.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Thanks for the thought Rystil, but in addition to Isida I like to think that the players can respect what I do. S0 really thanks alot.

Yeah, no prob. Now, if I was trying to make a Child that would be harder for those darned casters to abuse, I'd probably also saddle it with mental ability penalties too. After all, though it was a fair trade for your Ninja, imagine a Wizard who shrugs at the Str loss, winces slightly at the Con loss (but consoles herself with the extra HD worth of HP), is a bit upset about the Dex loss, and grins maniacally at the extra level of spells. The real tricky thing is what to do about aging effects. For an elf, we surely needn't worry, but what happens if someone is playing a human child in a game that lasts a few years and they grow up (or get hit by a magical aging effect)?

 

[Rystil Arden]

And I'm sorry if it seemd like I was getting curt or something.

No biggy. It's the ninja way

 

[Mad Hatter]

Can it be the pirate ninja way?

 

[Rystil Arden]

Can it be the pirate ninja way?

I don't know. The pirate ninja code is more of a set of guidelines, anyway, y'know?