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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 1868983" data-attributes="member: 1757">Er, what's the difference between the 3.0 DMG approach and the SS approach, except that the latter allows increased flexibility?As to LA: Sure, it's worth it sometimes. It just depends on the LA! For instance, I'd say that duergar (LA +1) is pretty darn powerful: +2 Con, skill bonuses, immunity to paralysis, phantasms, and poisons, and two SLAs that are highly useful for a fighter-type, at the cost of -4 Cha and a minor light penalty (which you can buy off with a feat anyway) seem pretty good. (Of course, that might just be because the base dwarf is so darn powerful!) Even some of the spellcasting races can be worth it: The black ethergaunt, for instance, is almost certainly worthwhile at +4 LA; for a total 20-level  buy-in, you get a 17th-level wizard with a +20 (!) Int bonus, good Hit Dice, excellent other stat bonuses, blindsight, automatic ethereal jaunt, and all sorts of other bennies. This is absolutely worth it.</blockquote>