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<blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 426618" data-attributes="member: 78">The problem with templates is that a flat adjustment to character level doesn't work well.&nbsp; THe revised level adjustment for a half-dragon was 4, IIRC.&nbsp; A 5th level party, fighting CR 5 monsters, with a first level 1/2 dragon?&nbsp; He's more vulernable than the mage but most of his powers (huge STR, nat armor) work best in melee.On the other hand, compare a 20th level fighter with 16th level 1/2 dragon fighter.&nbsp; The 1/2 dragon will have more HP because of the HD increase and Con boost, equal attacks (+4 from str = +4 from levels), will hit harder (+4 from strength), will be smarter and more charismatic, has an elemental immunity (huge) and breath weapon (not so huge by level 20) natural armor of +4 and an occasionally useful claw and bite routine. The normal fighter has 3 extra feats, IIRC.&nbsp; Compared to the benefits of 1/2 dragondom, that's nothing.So a flat level adjustment has extreme problems on both ends.&nbsp; Some kind of sliding adjustment would be better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victim, post: 426618, member: 78"] The problem with templates is that a flat adjustment to character level doesn't work well. THe revised level adjustment for a half-dragon was 4, IIRC. A 5th level party, fighting CR 5 monsters, with a first level 1/2 dragon? He's more vulernable than the mage but most of his powers (huge STR, nat armor) work best in melee. On the other hand, compare a 20th level fighter with 16th level 1/2 dragon fighter. The 1/2 dragon will have more HP because of the HD increase and Con boost, equal attacks (+4 from str = +4 from levels), will hit harder (+4 from strength), will be smarter and more charismatic, has an elemental immunity (huge) and breath weapon (not so huge by level 20) natural armor of +4 and an occasionally useful claw and bite routine. The normal fighter has 3 extra feats, IIRC. Compared to the benefits of 1/2 dragondom, that's nothing. So a flat level adjustment has extreme problems on both ends. Some kind of sliding adjustment would be better. [/QUOTE]

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