Abraxas said:
What abilities would an Aasimar have if using the Lesser Planetouched option from the Player's Guide to Faerun (pg 191)? What would the LA be for such a character?
Would such a character have all the abilities listed under the heading Aasimar on pages 18 and 19 of the FRCS, but not the abilities outlined in the section with the heading Planetouched, and have a +0 LA?
Technically, he'd have everything he has now, except his type changes from Outsider (native) to Humanoid. The DM would have to decide what subtype the lesser planetouched get (every humanoid has a subtype). I'd go for either Humanoid (human) (reasoning that their human blood is the dominant one), or create a new subtype and make them Humanoid (planetouched) (along with the corresponding planetouched bane weapons, and adding the subtype to the ranger's favoured enemy list).
However, I believe that these lesser planetouched still warrant a LA +1, with the notable exception of water genasi. All other planetouched have unbalanced ability scores and/or special abilities that could be considered too good for a +0 LA race.
Making them truly "lesser" would, IMO, require a bit more work, startin g with balancing the ability modifiers. One could get the inspiration from the 2nd Edition PS products, and make aasimar either +2 Str, -2 Con or +2 Cha, -2 Con (player's choice at the time of character creation), tieflings could be -2 Str, +2 Dex, +2 Int, -2 Cha, etc.
