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<blockquote data-quote="HeapThaumaturgist" data-source="post: 3120764" data-attributes="member: 12332"><p>So I've been funking around with a new race for a product ... "design" tells me it should be LA+1, but "playability" tells me LA is usually rather blah and that early-levels implementing anything with LA involves starting the PCs above 1st (and the LA guy gets dangerously few HP) and at higher levels the things that GIVE a race LA have devalued to the point that the LA is, again, a liability.</p><p></p><p>This is in relation to d20Modern in particular (because I think the answer might be different for different d20 games) but I was thinking: "What about a different starting point buy?" EDIT: In the realm of table rules at my own games, not trying to use some odd house rule in a product.</p><p></p><p>The guy with the LA would start with fewer points than the people with non-Level Adjusted races, which would make up for his greater power at the lower levels (where ability-score bonuses to scores matter more) and taper off at higher levels (where class abilities and ranks are more important).</p><p></p><p>But how many points? What point buy do people who use pt buy for Modern use? 28? 25? 32? What do you think would be a fair reduction for a level-adjusted race? -4pt? -5pt? </p><p></p><p>This might be different for other games where, say, higher starting ability scores might matter more for MAD classes or spellcasters who need max casting stat to get their highest-level spells. </p><p></p><p>--fje</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeapThaumaturgist, post: 3120764, member: 12332"] So I've been funking around with a new race for a product ... "design" tells me it should be LA+1, but "playability" tells me LA is usually rather blah and that early-levels implementing anything with LA involves starting the PCs above 1st (and the LA guy gets dangerously few HP) and at higher levels the things that GIVE a race LA have devalued to the point that the LA is, again, a liability. This is in relation to d20Modern in particular (because I think the answer might be different for different d20 games) but I was thinking: "What about a different starting point buy?" EDIT: In the realm of table rules at my own games, not trying to use some odd house rule in a product. The guy with the LA would start with fewer points than the people with non-Level Adjusted races, which would make up for his greater power at the lower levels (where ability-score bonuses to scores matter more) and taper off at higher levels (where class abilities and ranks are more important). But how many points? What point buy do people who use pt buy for Modern use? 28? 25? 32? What do you think would be a fair reduction for a level-adjusted race? -4pt? -5pt? This might be different for other games where, say, higher starting ability scores might matter more for MAD classes or spellcasters who need max casting stat to get their highest-level spells. --fje [/QUOTE]
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