Need help adjudicating CR and LA adjustment

[Spatzimaus]

I dropped the SR down a bit, to 13 + HD.

This doesn't really change much. You went from a 55% immunity to equal-level spellcasters down to a 45%. (It'd be 70/60, but with LA+3, you'd have three fewer HD than an "equal" opponent.) If 15+HD is too much for a template (and I believe it is), you need to be looking at something more like 10+HD (30%, comparable to the Light Fortification you give them).

 

[Mistah J]

Heh. I thought this one was dead..


Man.. you drive a hard bargain. Ok. What if we change the Natural Armour so that it doesn't stack with the base creature's pre-existing bonus (which is something I did anyway, and have edited the first post to reflect that). What kind of SR can we talk about then? maybe 11 or 12?

The SR isn't just so this thing can have "uber-kewel, powarz!!1", it's there as an important element.

Still, thanks for your time - it's good to have someone to debate this with.

 

[Quartz]

Since it is about becoming a tough, bulky, armoured warrior. I was thinking of having it add to the character's weight total.

So why have SR at all? Drop the Light Fortification and DR too - allow the character to be eligible for the warforged feats instead.

And NA should stack. Call it LA +2.