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<blockquote data-quote="Aussiegamer" data-source="post: 3122912" data-attributes="member: 19601"><p>Though I see the taking points for the ability point score a good idea, but it does have many problems.</p><p></p><p>1.</p><p>Say as said the assamir has a 5 point drop, four only drops off the bonus. the other than getting some minor abilities you are basically back to square one for stats. the intent is to give a bonus to stats by off setting the experince required.</p><p></p><p>Now we have a say +4 LA, going along simple maths we make the buy say around 18 points lower. On a 25 point, they get 7 points, considering it costs 12 to get the abilities to all 10, then this means the PC is weaker than the normal. So they don't even get back to standard monster array, without the stat bonuses.</p><p></p><p>This is going to seriously undermine the PC start, yes they get some nifty stuff but in the end its way worse than the requirement for more xp or being 4 HD below the rest of the party IMHO.</p><p></p><p></p><p>2.</p><p>So are you going to convert monsters to this as well? As this will adjust the characters base and will mean that the same CR monster is tougher when compared.</p><p></p><p>Take a template that has a LA and CR mod. If you just apply the LA then the monster is tougher as it still uses it standard array.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aussiegamer, post: 3122912, member: 19601"] Though I see the taking points for the ability point score a good idea, but it does have many problems. 1. Say as said the assamir has a 5 point drop, four only drops off the bonus. the other than getting some minor abilities you are basically back to square one for stats. the intent is to give a bonus to stats by off setting the experince required. Now we have a say +4 LA, going along simple maths we make the buy say around 18 points lower. On a 25 point, they get 7 points, considering it costs 12 to get the abilities to all 10, then this means the PC is weaker than the normal. So they don't even get back to standard monster array, without the stat bonuses. This is going to seriously undermine the PC start, yes they get some nifty stuff but in the end its way worse than the requirement for more xp or being 4 HD below the rest of the party IMHO. 2. So are you going to convert monsters to this as well? As this will adjust the characters base and will mean that the same CR monster is tougher when compared. Take a template that has a LA and CR mod. If you just apply the LA then the monster is tougher as it still uses it standard array. [/QUOTE]
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