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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7306875" data-attributes="member: 6775031">There was a race like this in Dragon magazine, back in the 3.X days - the Dvati - and it later appeared in the Dragon Compendium. A quick check of their main racial ability shows:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They count as one character for the purpose of gaining class levels, feats, and so on.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hit Points are split between them, so a level 1 Fighter with Con 12 would actually be two level 1 Fighters each with 5hp.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">They each have their own set of actions, but casting a spell requires both characters to spend their action on it. I didn't see, but I'm pretty sure that they act on the same initiative.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spell slots and limited-use class abilities are shared.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Any effect which targets Self is shared by them, so they can both rage at once.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Physical status effects aren't shared, so if one turns to stone then the other one is still fine. Negative levels are an exception to that, but those aren't a thing in 5E.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mental status effects, like charm, are shared. If one is dominated then both are dominated.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If one dies (and stays dead), the other gets sick and dies within a few days.</li>
</ul>Even with all that, and no stat adjustments, they still come out with a Level Adjustment of +1. There's no way to get around the fact that you have twice as many hands and can make twice as many attacks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 7306875, member: 6775031"] There was a race like this in Dragon magazine, back in the 3.X days - the Dvati - and it later appeared in the Dragon Compendium. A quick check of their main racial ability shows: [LIST] [*]They count as one character for the purpose of gaining class levels, feats, and so on. [*]Hit Points are split between them, so a level 1 Fighter with Con 12 would actually be two level 1 Fighters each with 5hp. [*]They each have their own set of actions, but casting a spell requires both characters to spend their action on it. I didn't see, but I'm pretty sure that they act on the same initiative. [*]Spell slots and limited-use class abilities are shared. [*]Any effect which targets Self is shared by them, so they can both rage at once. [*]Physical status effects aren't shared, so if one turns to stone then the other one is still fine. Negative levels are an exception to that, but those aren't a thing in 5E. [*]Mental status effects, like charm, are shared. If one is dominated then both are dominated. [*]If one dies (and stays dead), the other gets sick and dies within a few days. [/LIST] Even with all that, and no stat adjustments, they still come out with a Level Adjustment of +1. There's no way to get around the fact that you have twice as many hands and can make twice as many attacks. [/QUOTE]

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