ECL for Divnie Rank 0?

[Jolly Giant]

What do you think is a suitable level-adjustment for characters with divine rank zero? Does anyone have any experience with these matters? Perhaps somebody has tried running a campaign with DRzero characters, or played in such a campaign, and could share some of their experiences?

 

[CRGreathouse]

It's hard to judge. A human Ftr1 with Divine Rank 0 (including ability score increases) would be playable in a party of level 14-16, assuming proper equipment -- but he'd have a significany chance of death with no buffer against a powerful monster. A 20th-level fighter with DR0 wouldn't rate much more than ECL 30, though, in my opinion.

In short, +10 to +15, IMO.