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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hodgie" data-source="post: 2150024" data-attributes="member: 29204">For our sparse use of LAs we use a combination of methods.  The PGtF's suggests that you suffer a -1 penalty to attacks, saves, and skills for every +1 LA you have.  These then are removed when you increase in level.  So a 1st lever Drow fighter would suffer a -2 to everything he didn't want to suffer a -2 to, and when he reached 2nd level it would reduce to -1 although he would gain no additional class levels. We combined this with the Reducing LA rules from Unearthed Arcana (or at least how we chose to interpret them).  At any point when you have non-LA induced HD equaling 3 or higher you are able to 'buy-off' one LA for XP equaling your current level.  That same Drow fighter at 5th level (3 fighter/2 drow) could spend 5000 xp to remove one of his LAs.  We declared that you couldn't spend the XP if it would make you lose a level. You are allowed to pay off another LA at every 3 HD, so at 7th level (6 fighter/1 drow because one of the levels was 'bought-off') the character could spend 7000 xp to remove the other LA, again waiting until it wouldn't cause a level drop. In this way the character endures penalties at the start of the game when the benefits are the most noticeable, and when those benefits trail off they can get the levels back.  12000 xp is never going to be forgotten, they will always have given up something significant, but at least they won't drop in power because of their race.</blockquote>

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