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What Races are worth their LA?
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<blockquote data-quote="Question" data-source="post: 3052718" data-attributes="member: 40104"><p>Pixie are very good, might be overpowered.</p><p></p><p>small size, -4 str +8 dex +6 int +4 wis +6 cha. Permanent greater invisibility. DR10/cold iron, low light vision, SR 15, fly 60 ft, nat armor +1 along with a variety of SLA.</p><p></p><p>Its almost perfect for casters, except that losing 2-3 spell levels is a huge big NO, and permanent invisibility starts getting less and less attractive as you meet foes with true sight, even some such as powerful outsiders with PERMANENT truesight. SR 15 also starts getting less and less effective past level 5 alone. By level 15 it doesnt do anything anymore.</p><p></p><p>The greatest irony of the pixie is.....its a sorcerer race.......with way too high LA for casters.</p><p></p><p>Goliaths are an extremely good LA +1 race. Quite possibly overpowered as well. Compare the goliath to planetouched for example......the goliath is an example of what the planetouched should be close to.</p><p></p><p>+4 str is a huge bonus in the first place, then you get powerful build.....one damage dice increase for your weapons!</p><p></p><p>Planetouched should probably be templates at the very least, and maybe add an extra +2 somewhere in there.</p><p></p><p>Half-dragon with +8 str and immunity to an entire element is of course, a huge plus for any fighter type.</p><p></p><p>Maug(fiend folio) is also quite good, you can get a lot of damage going with high AC, but your HP will be VERY LOW. You will be extremely fragile. If the BBEG starts throwing around high damage spells, you are SCREWED. Especially vs dis-integrate(no con score because you are a construct). The SR only works 45% of the time vs casters of the same level, 0% if someone has arcane mastery.</p><p></p><p>Poison dusk lizardfolk, mineral water, and feral template is probably too good for just LA +1.</p><p></p><p>Half-celestial/fiend, just a bit too underpowered for LA +4. They need a small boost, but not much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Question, post: 3052718, member: 40104"] Pixie are very good, might be overpowered. small size, -4 str +8 dex +6 int +4 wis +6 cha. Permanent greater invisibility. DR10/cold iron, low light vision, SR 15, fly 60 ft, nat armor +1 along with a variety of SLA. Its almost perfect for casters, except that losing 2-3 spell levels is a huge big NO, and permanent invisibility starts getting less and less attractive as you meet foes with true sight, even some such as powerful outsiders with PERMANENT truesight. SR 15 also starts getting less and less effective past level 5 alone. By level 15 it doesnt do anything anymore. The greatest irony of the pixie is.....its a sorcerer race.......with way too high LA for casters. Goliaths are an extremely good LA +1 race. Quite possibly overpowered as well. Compare the goliath to planetouched for example......the goliath is an example of what the planetouched should be close to. +4 str is a huge bonus in the first place, then you get powerful build.....one damage dice increase for your weapons! Planetouched should probably be templates at the very least, and maybe add an extra +2 somewhere in there. Half-dragon with +8 str and immunity to an entire element is of course, a huge plus for any fighter type. Maug(fiend folio) is also quite good, you can get a lot of damage going with high AC, but your HP will be VERY LOW. You will be extremely fragile. If the BBEG starts throwing around high damage spells, you are SCREWED. Especially vs dis-integrate(no con score because you are a construct). The SR only works 45% of the time vs casters of the same level, 0% if someone has arcane mastery. Poison dusk lizardfolk, mineral water, and feral template is probably too good for just LA +1. Half-celestial/fiend, just a bit too underpowered for LA +4. They need a small boost, but not much. [/QUOTE]
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