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<blockquote data-quote="Dalamar" data-source="post: 3663148" data-attributes="member: 358">Even if you separate the resistance from the free talent, a planetouched can actually have all their abilities by level 1 if they take that talent instead of a class talent as 1st level. If all the abilities are contained in the first, free talent, the planetouched gains all its abilities without the +1 LA it used to have. Though I do notice that you worsened their ability modifiers, but I'm not 100% sure that compensates.Still, a planetouched need not have exactly all of the abilities they have in standard 3.5 at 2nd level, as they will have abilities in Fantasy Saga that they would lack in 3.5: the class abilities of 2nd level, or alternatively they can already be multiclass characters.Talents need to be roughly equal in power, just like races need to balance against each other. The only way one should have a stronger talent would be if the base race was weaker, and the talent was then bringing the race to balance with the other races, or if the talent required another talent that was generally weaker than other talents so that the two talents together were roughly worth the two talent picks used.If a talent is stronger than other talents, people will choose it over other talents. If it is a racial talent, the only thing it does is limit it to that race; it does not become a weaker choice by being limited to a race that is balanced with other races.I'll see if I'll write more later.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dalamar, post: 3663148, member: 358"] Even if you separate the resistance from the free talent, a planetouched can actually have all their abilities by level 1 if they take that talent instead of a class talent as 1st level. If all the abilities are contained in the first, free talent, the planetouched gains all its abilities without the +1 LA it used to have. Though I do notice that you worsened their ability modifiers, but I'm not 100% sure that compensates. Still, a planetouched need not have exactly all of the abilities they have in standard 3.5 at 2nd level, as they will have abilities in Fantasy Saga that they would lack in 3.5: the class abilities of 2nd level, or alternatively they can already be multiclass characters. Talents need to be roughly equal in power, just like races need to balance against each other. The only way one should have a stronger talent would be if the base race was weaker, and the talent was then bringing the race to balance with the other races, or if the talent required another talent that was generally weaker than other talents so that the two talents together were roughly worth the two talent picks used. If a talent is stronger than other talents, people will choose it over other talents. If it is a racial talent, the only thing it does is limit it to that race; it does not become a weaker choice by being limited to a race that is balanced with other races. I'll see if I'll write more later. [/QUOTE]

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