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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 800440" data-attributes="member: 2067">Well, even though LIGHT is 0-level, a tiefling (which is about equal) can get a 2nd-level spell just by having a lil' Charisma penalty.Basically, I balanced it by giving those aasimar who get more powerful spells less resitances, or less ability score bonuses, or fewer skill bonuses. I could drop a resistance or two to give them a level of spells, and a Str, Dex, or Con penalty could be used for upping the level. Or if they got a smaller bonus to ability scores.Like, Suggestion is pretty potent. But an artist aasimar is much more vulnerable to various types of attack, and their skill bonuses are generally less useful.Basically, the ones that may be a bit potent I would say would be Suggestion for the artist aasimar, Clairaudience/Clairvoyance for the prophet aasimar, Hideous Laughter for the fey aasimar, and Animal Friendship for the Wild aasimar (which, I think, is probably potentially THE most powerful). These guys have ability score adjustments that are less than the basic Aasimar, and have fewer resistances, and often have less useful skill bonuses.Searing Light ain't too bad. A wizard or sorc can do more without much of a problem, and generally more often (taking into account scrolls and wands). Plus, their ability score bonus is probably the least useful you could get, and smaller. Add to that the fact that they don't have any energy resistances, and you may come out OK in the end.Arken (or anyone else), if you want to do some Aasimar, go for it. I'd like to get first crack at the other planetouched, but after that, go ahead.**Edit: As for the paladin issue, I feel that many Aasimar look for a way to respond to the holy blood in them. An though a cleric is appealing, it doesn't go far enough --it's not extreme enough for many of them. It can espouse *any* belief, so it's tainted, it's not pure. The Paladin, however, only expresses ONE belief, and does it to the exclusion of all and anything. Clerics may preach and convert, but PALADINS CRUSADE! And, tto be blunt, most aasimar are idealists first...even if they've got a bit o'chaos in 'em, it can be subsumed for something so pure. Of course, now that we've got most types of aasimar right here, the problem is certainly mitigated. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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