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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5096598" data-attributes="member: 35909">I think it is important to point out that on the flip side, LA is more costly in gestalt if it's taking up an entire level each time.&nbsp; That's because in gestalt each level is worth more -- higher BAB, HD, saves, skills, more class features, etc...&nbsp; You're giving up more stuff than you would in a normal game.&nbsp; Now, in my experience, most people just play human anyway.&nbsp; Even in a non-gestalt game, most will consider the LA not worth it.&nbsp; So I'd be hesitant to make LA races even less appealing.&nbsp; I also do think it's unbalanced to let it only take one side, though.When i ran a gestalt game, I had LA affect your starting point buy for stats instead of detracting from your level, a cue I took from the E6 rules.&nbsp; That seemed to work out.&nbsp; Most people still made humans.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />If you don't typically allow LA buyoff from UA, running a gestalt game where LA costs both sides but can be bought off might work as a compromise, too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5096598, member: 35909"] I think it is important to point out that on the flip side, LA is more costly in gestalt if it's taking up an entire level each time. That's because in gestalt each level is worth more -- higher BAB, HD, saves, skills, more class features, etc... You're giving up more stuff than you would in a normal game. Now, in my experience, most people just play human anyway. Even in a non-gestalt game, most will consider the LA not worth it. So I'd be hesitant to make LA races even [i]less[/i] appealing. I also do think it's unbalanced to let it only take one side, though. When i ran a gestalt game, I had LA affect your starting point buy for stats instead of detracting from your level, a cue I took from the E6 rules. That seemed to work out. Most people still made humans. :) If you don't typically allow LA buyoff from UA, running a gestalt game where LA costs both sides but can be bought off might work as a compromise, too. [/QUOTE]

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