dcollins said:I'll mention that according to the core rules, it's 10th (see DMG p. 24, paragraph 3). I personally believe that's the more balanced ruling.
Dreeble said:1) +ECL then (for example, Drow are +2 ECL) means the same thing as LA now, right?
Dreeble said:2) Since Half-Ogres are +1 LA creatures with 1HD, then a 1st lvl Half-Ogre Barbarian is (supposedly) balanced with a 2nd lvl Human Fighter (or whatever), right? I only mean here that if a campaign started assuming 2nd lvl characters, then both of these would be legal since they both have an ECL of 2 (I think).
Dreeble said:3) For people that think Half-Ogres should have 2 Giant HD, does this mean that a campaign might need to start at 4th lvl, so that a 4th lvl Elf Wizard is roughly balanced with a 1st lvl Half-Ogre Fighter? See next question.
Dreeble said:4) So, is ECL calculated as "(character level) + (level adjustment) + (racial HD if more than 1, zero otherwise)"?
Artoomis said:The FRCS ruling of 12th is actually more balanced - at least if you assume the ECL system is balanced. The character is 12th level, after all, even if two of the levels are ECL levels.