[sblock=VR] - Nice idea. Did you have any specific skill in mind? Spot or Sense Motive would make the most sense to me, and I'll do the added bonus of throwing it in as a Class Skill if you don't allready have it.[/sblock]
[sblock=Shayuri] - yay! Two questions RE: The Dragon Ascendant.
Any relation to your OTHER Epic dragon?
Any relation to The Great Sea?

(You should recall him from the other Epic game.)[/sblock]
[sblock=LR] yikes, your concepts are way too familiar. OK, Time to take my shots:
Half-Illithid = NO. Normal Illithid would be accetpable, however.
What's Tauric?
For the Paragon reduction, that depends on HOW MUCH gold you're giving up, and how much you're keeping, and what you're spending it on.[/sblock]
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Hmm.. OK, How's this : NO LA on Drider, and if you want to replace it's racial HD with class levels you can. And yes, I'll let you keep the "elven blood" to qualify as an elf for such things(This isn't a 'special power', that's just how I see Driders. They've still got elven blood).
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