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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5444761" data-attributes="member: 35909"><p>This brings up something I wouldn't mind inquiring about to see if anyone else feels the same way: I kind of wish level adjustment came in two &quot;tiers&quot;: LA from race, and LA from templates, instead of having the same effects on your character's growth.&nbsp; Specifically, make the former less punitive than the latter.&nbsp; Because as you named some off, there are a fair number of inexpensive templates to pick from that add great power and can be applied to most race choices.&nbsp; I find that really tacky and cheap and that it detracts from picking non-human-like races.&nbsp; Why be a big strong race with a fixed &quot;package&quot; of benefits and limitations based on flavor, when you can just pick the template you like off a menu and say &quot;can I have human bonus feat with that?&quot;&nbsp; I ran a gestalt game last time and used the E6 idea of LA being treated as lower point buy (I adjusted the values a little, though).&nbsp; If I used that system again, I would definitely like to try making racial LA use a different table or something, that makes the costs less.&nbsp; What do others think?&nbsp; Just the general idea that template LA should be looked at differently from racial LA?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5444761, member: 35909"] This brings up something I wouldn't mind inquiring about to see if anyone else feels the same way: I kind of wish level adjustment came in two "tiers": LA from race, and LA from templates, instead of having the same effects on your character's growth. Specifically, make the former less punitive than the latter. Because as you named some off, there are a fair number of inexpensive templates to pick from that add great power and can be applied to most race choices. I find that really tacky and cheap and that it detracts from picking non-human-like races. Why be a big strong race with a fixed "package" of benefits and limitations based on flavor, when you can just pick the template you like off a menu and say "can I have human bonus feat with that?" I ran a gestalt game last time and used the E6 idea of LA being treated as lower point buy (I adjusted the values a little, though). If I used that system again, I would definitely like to try making racial LA use a different table or something, that makes the costs less. What do others think? Just the general idea that template LA should be looked at differently from racial LA? [/QUOTE]

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