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<blockquote data-quote="Tovec" data-source="post: 5717986" data-attributes="member: 95493"><p>My bad, I think it did have to do with your mixing of terms a couple of times. We can move on now that the basics are settled and agreed upon.</p><p></p><p>I personally have a strong distaste for Savage Species as it seems anything I take from there tends to break the game in one form or another. Be it hybrids, powers too strong for play, templates that make no sense or strange half-creatures that shouldn't exist.</p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p></p><p>- I assume you are keeping the type as Outsider (native).</p><p>- A pure +2 CHA shouldn't really have any effect overall. If you wanted you could boost it higher and maybe add CON as well if you are willing to give it some decent penalties too. +2 CON, +4 CHA, -2 INT, -2 OTHER*(STR or WIS). Just saying.</p><p>- Vulnerability to blessed crossbows seems odd and strangely deadly. Where did that come from?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>- Okay, you listed ALL traits from the Rakshasas as Characters section. What of these are most important to you or the player?</p><p>- Immediately I would cut the spellcasting as that can be the most unbalancing.</p><p>- Also, Spell Immunity?? The 14 ECL one only has spell resistance. A trait I would likely cut unless you find it dire. It is something that doesn't often come up and results in a pretty high cost ability.</p><p>- I wouldn't have natural armor. If I did, I wouldn't have it higher than +2/+4.</p><p>- Throw the Bite in with the Claws for free.</p><p>- What kinds of skill bonuses were you thinking? How many skills?</p><p>- Unless it is the necessary trait you were wanting for the character, I really wouldn't allow Read Thoughts at will. A limited form per day would be easier to buy off.</p><p>- Change Shape (instead of Aternate Form) as per the monster description would be fine. Change Shape by itself I would probably rule to be +1 by itself.</p><p></p><p>More thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tovec, post: 5717986, member: 95493"] My bad, I think it did have to do with your mixing of terms a couple of times. We can move on now that the basics are settled and agreed upon. I personally have a strong distaste for Savage Species as it seems anything I take from there tends to break the game in one form or another. Be it hybrids, powers too strong for play, templates that make no sense or strange half-creatures that shouldn't exist. [LEFT] [/LEFT] - I assume you are keeping the type as Outsider (native). - A pure +2 CHA shouldn't really have any effect overall. If you wanted you could boost it higher and maybe add CON as well if you are willing to give it some decent penalties too. +2 CON, +4 CHA, -2 INT, -2 OTHER*(STR or WIS). Just saying. - Vulnerability to blessed crossbows seems odd and strangely deadly. Where did that come from? - Okay, you listed ALL traits from the Rakshasas as Characters section. What of these are most important to you or the player? - Immediately I would cut the spellcasting as that can be the most unbalancing. - Also, Spell Immunity?? The 14 ECL one only has spell resistance. A trait I would likely cut unless you find it dire. It is something that doesn't often come up and results in a pretty high cost ability. - I wouldn't have natural armor. If I did, I wouldn't have it higher than +2/+4. - Throw the Bite in with the Claws for free. - What kinds of skill bonuses were you thinking? How many skills? - Unless it is the necessary trait you were wanting for the character, I really wouldn't allow Read Thoughts at will. A limited form per day would be easier to buy off. - Change Shape (instead of Aternate Form) as per the monster description would be fine. Change Shape by itself I would probably rule to be +1 by itself. More thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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