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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arkhandus" data-source="post: 4875347" data-attributes="member: 13966">Well, a simple fix, if you don't mind that it favors those few races that were given a very fair Level Adjustment (or too little of one....), would be to count Level Adjustments towards character level for purposes of feats, ability increases, maximum skill ranks, effective Hit Dice/Level (for things like vulnerability to Sleep spells, qualifying for feats/epic-level stuff, etc.), and effective caster/manifester level (though probably not for purposes of highest-level spell/power available, spell slots/power points, and number of spells/powers known; but maybe one of those factors if you like, though I think it would probably be too much if given for those purposes).Ergo, a drow rogue 2 has the same number of feats as a high elf rogue 4, and could have the same total Hide/Move Silently/etc. modifiers (though he'd have fewer skill points to work with), and gets the same +1 to Dexterity or whatever he wants at 4th-level.A half-ogre barbarian 4 has the same number of feats and ability increases as a half-orc barbarian 6, but no Improved Uncanny Dodge yet, no second point of Trap Sense yet, slightly lower BAB and saves and HP, but the advantages of the Half-Ogre's higher Strength, Constitution, natural armor, and such as well as his Large size.An aranea sorcerer 3 (with 3 racial HD that give them 3rd-level sorcerer spellcasting naturally, so 6th-level sorcerer for most purposes, but their spells are as effective as a 10th-level sorcerers in this houserule) has the same effective caster level as a high elf sorcerer 9, dealing the same amount of damage with a Lightning Bolt and having the same duration with a Charm Person spell and such, the same number of Spell Focus and Greater Spell Focus feats etc., the same number of Charisma increases, and the advantages of being an aranea (several racial ability score boosts, including Charisma, some limited shapechanging, and so on), but has no 4th or 5th level spells yet and perhaps slightly fewer HP despite their much-higher Constitution as an aranea rather than an elf.It may not be perfect, but it's a simple solution that maintains most of the parity between +LA and non-LA races.</blockquote>

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