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<blockquote data-quote="Vocenoctum" data-source="post: 729203" data-attributes="member: 2477">Well, for starters, I don't know where you got &quot;adding powers&quot;.In fact, I said lessening them in most cases. For instance, having a Mind Flayer that could only use it's mind blast 1 per day at X level, then 2 per day, then 3, or whathave you. Instead of at will.For the Ogre, it'd just mean he gets a d8 at every level, but maybe the natural armor bonus and the ability adjustments are spread over 8th level instead. So that at any given level, he's not overpowered.I don't like the idea of assigning HD only at certain levels, and skills and such when you gain HD, it seems cumbersome.So, if you had my Ogre Class that takes say, 8 levels instead of 6 (gaining HD all the way) perhaps he'd be equal to a regular Ogre with 2 fighter levels, or something of the sort. But more important is that he'd be balanced with a Fighter of 8th level.Another option would be for say a Drow to have a small 3 level class. At each level, he gains some of his powers, plus skills/ HD what ever. He gets Drow Class level 1 at Character Level 1, but the second level of Drow Class requires he be character level 4 for instance, and the third is CL 8. Then&nbsp; the Drow powers that would be unbalanced at 2 or 3 level wouldn't be available then.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vocenoctum, post: 729203, member: 2477"] Well, for starters, I don't know where you got "adding powers". In fact, I said lessening them in most cases. For instance, having a Mind Flayer that could only use it's mind blast 1 per day at X level, then 2 per day, then 3, or whathave you. Instead of at will. For the Ogre, it'd just mean he gets a d8 at every level, but maybe the natural armor bonus and the ability adjustments are spread over 8th level instead. So that at any given level, he's not overpowered. I don't like the idea of assigning HD only at certain levels, and skills and such when you gain HD, it seems cumbersome. So, if you had my Ogre Class that takes say, 8 levels instead of 6 (gaining HD all the way) perhaps he'd be equal to a regular Ogre with 2 fighter levels, or something of the sort. But more important is that he'd be balanced with a Fighter of 8th level. Another option would be for say a Drow to have a small 3 level class. At each level, he gains some of his powers, plus skills/ HD what ever. He gets Drow Class level 1 at Character Level 1, but the second level of Drow Class requires he be character level 4 for instance, and the third is CL 8. Then the Drow powers that would be unbalanced at 2 or 3 level wouldn't be available then. [/QUOTE]

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