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<blockquote data-quote="Jackinthegreen" data-source="post: 6134466" data-attributes="member: 6678119"><p>One of the things the designers have mentioned is that any race that grants a bonus to a mental stat should probably be at least a +1 LA, unless the setting is such that it's not too big of a problem such as with Grey Elves or if the lowered stat is Constitution such as with Spellscales from Races of the Dragon.</p><p></p><p>As far as the rest goes, if you had just left it with the Strong in a Power and not given the race any of the Presence of Power abilities, it'd probably work as a +0. Due to the complexity and flexibility of Presence of Power, however, it's definitely a +1 LA race and might even be +2 LA. Take a look at the Illumians from Races of Destiny to get an idea of what would be considered more acceptable for a "flexible" race like what you're going for, and keep in mind the Illumian feats as well. You could probably get away with having some (but not all) of the Presence of Power abilities be feats specifically for your race.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jackinthegreen, post: 6134466, member: 6678119"] One of the things the designers have mentioned is that any race that grants a bonus to a mental stat should probably be at least a +1 LA, unless the setting is such that it's not too big of a problem such as with Grey Elves or if the lowered stat is Constitution such as with Spellscales from Races of the Dragon. As far as the rest goes, if you had just left it with the Strong in a Power and not given the race any of the Presence of Power abilities, it'd probably work as a +0. Due to the complexity and flexibility of Presence of Power, however, it's definitely a +1 LA race and might even be +2 LA. Take a look at the Illumians from Races of Destiny to get an idea of what would be considered more acceptable for a "flexible" race like what you're going for, and keep in mind the Illumian feats as well. You could probably get away with having some (but not all) of the Presence of Power abilities be feats specifically for your race. [/QUOTE]
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