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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Afrodyte" data-source="post: 1797387" data-attributes="member: 8713">This is something I considered as well, and I think it's a vast improvement over the way subraces are created right now, and I would even use this for racial paragons.  I may even use these as cultural permutations instead of "bloodlines" anyway.  I'll show you a human variation:Human bloodline (minor; for cultural packages)4th: Cultural skill +2, 8th: Cultural feat, 12th: Cultural attribute +1, 16th: Cultural feat, 20th: Cultural affinity +2.Human bloodline (intermediate; for human paragons)2nd: Craft, Profession, or Knowledge +2, 4th: Bonus class skill, 6th: Any attribute +1 (max 18), 8th: Bonus feat (entry-level), 10th: Human affinity +2, 12th: Bonus class skill, 14th: Craft, Profession, or Knowledge +2, 16th: Bonus feat (entry-level), 18th: Any attribute +1 (max 18), 20th: Bonus class skillHuman bloodline (major; for cultural paragons?)1st: Cultural skill +2, 2nd: Cultural feat, 3rd: Cultural attribute +1, 4th: Bonus class skill, 5th: Human affinity +2, 6th: Cultural feat, 7th: Cultural skill +2, 8th: Bonus class skill, 9th: Cultural attribute +1, 10th: Bonus feat (entry-level), 11th: Human affinity +4, 12th: Bonus class skill, 13th: Cultural skill +2, 14th: Bonus feat (entry-level), 15th: Any attribute +1 (max 18), 16th: Bonus class skill, 17th: Human affinity +6, 18th: Bonus feat (entry-level), 19th: Cultural skill +2, 20th: Bonus featMy only quibble would be based in the fact that the abilities don't get more potent as bloodline levels increase.  However, I don't know if that is a problem or simply a feature of design.  Are you supposed to get a bunch of small bonuses, or would more sizeable bonuses as you go up in level be better?  Obviously, you would get nothing on par with a 20+ levels in an adventuring class, but you still should get something that won't make you scoff by the time you reach the appropriate level.  Just as the affinity bonus increases, it'd be cool to have other bonuses increase as well.  Of course, there's nothing preventing me from doing this in the "special" levels, but... *shrug*</blockquote>

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