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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6104637" data-attributes="member: 4937">I really think that you've got a combination of 'things so weak no one will care' and 'things that encourage everyone of a given race to be of the same class'.   Either the above doesn't synergize with your race/class combination, in which case its all 'meh', or else it does - in which case, "Yeah, I'd like to have caster level 19 as a 15th level wizard or caster level 25 as 20th level wizard."I think a better progression would be.Level 1: Standard racial traitsLevel 2: Pick a bonus racial featLevel 3: Level 4: Level 5: Pick a bonus racial featLevel 6: Level 7: Level 8: Level 9: Level 10: Pick a bonus racial featLevel 11: Level 12: Level 13: Level 14: Level 15: Pick a bonus racial featLevel 16: Level 17: Level 18: Level 19: Level 20: Pick a bonus racial featYou'll need at least 10 racial feats specific to each race.  You also could additionally do some generic racial feats, some of which depend on this new mechanic implicitly, like:Racial Paragon [Racial]You embody perfection in your race.Prequisite: Character level 10Benefit: Pick an attribute for which you have a racial bonus in your natural form.  Your racial bonus for that attribute increases by 1.   Special: If your race has no racial bonuses to attribute (frex, human), you may choose any attribute.Champion of your People [Racial]Prerequisite: At least one level in a class which is your favored class and which has a bonus feat list.Benefit: Select a class which is a favored class for your race or character and which has a bonus feat list.  So long as you remain the same race as you were at the time of selection, you gain that feat as a virtual feat.Racial Heritage [Racial]Benefit: Pick up to two skills for which you have a racial bonus in your natural form.  Your racial skill bonus in each skill increases by 1.Special: If you currently have no racial bonus to skills in your natural form (frex, human), you may choose any two skills.  You gain a +1 racial bonus in those two skills.   You may take Racial Heritage multiple times.  Its benefits stack.  Each time you select racial heritage, you may choose the same or different skills provided that they meet the qualifications of the feat.  Note that if you previously used Racial heritage to gain a racial bonus where you had none before, you no longer have free selection among all skills.And so forth.  In general, where you can summarize an idea to make it applicable across all categories, I think you should (that's the programmer in me talking).  Stating out a 20 level racial progression for every race you want to have in the campaign could be tedious.  It will be bad enough thinking up 5-10 racial feats to put along side generic racial feats like the above.</blockquote>

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