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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 81431" data-attributes="member: 834">You got it backward.  The ECL race are at their weakest when they're level 1.  As they gain level the differences between ECL and non ECL race tend to become smoother.One of the main weakness of ECL race is usually lower HP than an ECL 0 race of the same class.  As they gain levels this gap will become relatively smaller.  A level 2 paladin has about 60% more HP than a level 1 asimar paladin.  10 level later the difference is probably around 5%. In the case of an Ogre, Centaur, Troll and other races with huge CON bonus, the gap also diminish absolutely since they gain more HP every level than a normal race.  Another good examples are drow.  I had a rogue Drow player in my campaign at low level.  She got disinterested because her PC was not very useful.  She had to be extremely careful due to her very low HP and didn't even have lots of skill point compared to a 4th level rogue.Frankly I don't recommend playing a drow at very low levels.  But by the time you are level 10-12 the benefits start to pay off.  Higher INT has compensated for the 2 lost levels skillwise, SR is starting to pay off as everyone and his dog attack you with magical effects, you have acquired most of the feats that allow you to play to your strenght and the relative gap in HP is less significant.</blockquote>