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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Notmousse" data-source="post: 3194649" data-attributes="member: 39739">1/2) I'll rephrase, if you don't have the required Str, or Dex the feats simply don't work, while you have technically them they've been nerfed to uselessness.3) Those HP will come in handy when all those AoOs you're denied thanks to not having enough Dex for Combat Reflexes.4) The whole point of LA instead of HD is to cover the fact that their powers are *beyond* their HD.  The enfire point of LA is that these powers (special attacks, special qualities, ability bumps, and so forth) aren't just able to be squeezed into the appropriate amount of HD for the creature.  No matter how many HD you get under your system it'll never get those 3 damage per hit back.  Furthermore under normal leveling rules you'd only get 1 ability bump per four levels, while your system costs them 2 ability bumps per level.5) Saves are completely dependant upon the base type of the source of the LA, which can be *very* disadvantagous to a character, especially when entering epic territory where all saves are effectively reduced to poor saves.  Rogue 12 Vampire suddenly has a poor Rex save progression from here on out thanks to your system, while normally a Rogue 12 Vampire can continue improving their much needed Ref saves.6) Last I checked there were no Int requirements for PCs, only for Humanoids and oddly enough Animals.  The point remains, this does not apply equally across all levels.  Lord help someone with Ooze HD thanks to their LA.</blockquote>

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