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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 3438098" data-attributes="member: 3051">The solution my group used was simpler: everyone starts at level 3.&nbsp; So, an LA+1 race starts with only two class levels.This isn't a balance issue, though, because every adult character is level 3 or higher, even the commoners.&nbsp; (Yes, in my world a Commoner CAN beat a housecat!).&nbsp; Level 1 characters are small children, level 2 are teenagers.&nbsp; This still requires a bit of fudging if you want a child of an LA+1 race, but it's not really affecting the PCs, so the balance isn't problematic.We later reworked all the races to use &quot;Racial Levels&quot; (racial HD)... an LA+1 race was generally converted to have 2 strong Racial Levels, while LA+0 would have one weak level.&nbsp; The rule was that while you could alternate racial with class levels, racial levels must be at least half of your levels until you've gained them all.&nbsp; So, a 2-level race could go race-class-race or race-race-class, but not race-class-class.&nbsp; (The dragonish race had 9 levels, so they might still be taking racial levels into their teens.)&nbsp; We kept the rule where everyone starts at level 3, so it made it very easy to handle races with positive LAs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 3438098, member: 3051"] The solution my group used was simpler: everyone starts at level 3. So, an LA+1 race starts with only two class levels. This isn't a balance issue, though, because every adult character is level 3 or higher, even the commoners. (Yes, in my world a Commoner CAN beat a housecat!). Level 1 characters are small children, level 2 are teenagers. This still requires a bit of fudging if you want a child of an LA+1 race, but it's not really affecting the PCs, so the balance isn't problematic. We later reworked all the races to use "Racial Levels" (racial HD)... an LA+1 race was generally converted to have 2 strong Racial Levels, while LA+0 would have one weak level. The rule was that while you could alternate racial with class levels, racial levels must be at least half of your levels until you've gained them all. So, a 2-level race could go race-class-race or race-race-class, but not race-class-class. (The dragonish race had 9 levels, so they might still be taking racial levels into their teens.) We kept the rule where everyone starts at level 3, so it made it very easy to handle races with positive LAs. [/QUOTE]

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