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<blockquote data-quote="Empirate" data-source="post: 6585810" data-attributes="member: 78958">Some simple advice: until you know what you're doing better, don't make strange, monster-based PCs. Keep it simple, make a Human. Due to Rakshasa's +7 LA and 7 HD, you'd not be able to play one below level 14, anyway: LA is added to hit dice to arrive at the lowest possible starting level - class levels are added to the total.At least, that would be the case in a sane game.Now your DM doesn't use LA (baaad idea...). If you truly want to take horrible, horrible advantage of this, you might want to play a Rakshasa Sorcerer 3 (7 HD plus 3 class levels makes you level 10 if LA isn't taken into account), but I'd really advise you not to do that. It WILL wreck the fun of some people at your table if you just casually point out how you can cast just as well as a 10th level Human Sorcerer, but get the following over the Human:+14 HP on average+3 BAB+10 ft. speed+9 natural armor+2 Str, +4 Dex, +6 Con, +2 Int, +2 Wis, +6 Cha+2/+2/+1 to base saving throws+47 skill pointsChange Shape at willContinuous Detect ThoughtsDamage Reduction 15/good and piercingDarkvision 60 ft.,Spell Resistance 27A claw/claw/bite attack routine...oh, and -1 feat (boohoo!)You see, LA is in the rules for a reason. I don't have to explain how the Rakshasa is superior in every way if you don't include LA, right? Please don't wreck your game by playing one.Unless everybody else is already playing Illithid Rogues or Firre Eladrin Bards with no LA, of course...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Empirate, post: 6585810, member: 78958"] Some simple advice: until you know what you're doing better, don't make strange, monster-based PCs. Keep it simple, make a Human. Due to Rakshasa's +7 LA and 7 HD, you'd not be able to play one below level 14, anyway: LA is added to hit dice to arrive at the lowest possible starting level - class levels are added to the total. At least, that would be the case in a sane game. Now your DM doesn't use LA (baaad idea...). If you truly want to take horrible, horrible advantage of this, you might want to play a Rakshasa Sorcerer 3 (7 HD plus 3 class levels makes you level 10 if LA isn't taken into account), but I'd really advise you not to do that. It WILL wreck the fun of some people at your table if you just casually point out how you can cast just as well as a 10th level Human Sorcerer, but get the following over the Human: +14 HP on average +3 BAB +10 ft. speed +9 natural armor +2 Str, +4 Dex, +6 Con, +2 Int, +2 Wis, +6 Cha +2/+2/+1 to base saving throws +47 skill points Change Shape at will Continuous Detect Thoughts Damage Reduction 15/good and piercing Darkvision 60 ft., Spell Resistance 27 A claw/claw/bite attack routine ...oh, and -1 feat (boohoo!) You see, LA is in the rules for a reason. I don't have to explain how the Rakshasa is superior in every way if you don't include LA, right? Please don't wreck your game by playing one. Unless everybody else is already playing Illithid Rogues or Firre Eladrin Bards with no LA, of course... [/QUOTE]

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