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<blockquote data-quote="kitcik" data-source="post: 5857131" data-attributes="member: 98256">I agree that this would work balance-wise, but i wouldn't penalize a character XP for wishing for fast healing 5 - too harsh. I would more likely tone it down to an approppraite level, or just give the player a hint they are asking for too much.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here is the problem with this reasoning. Let me just take your words and make one substitution (and conforming changes) and I think you'll agree:&nbsp;&quot;You are a fighter level 5, then you get the wish and you get [+2 levels].The DM thinks this is a +2 LA [obviously] so he gives you enough XP to go to level 7. To get to [the next level] you need enough XP to go to level 8. &nbsp;Someday the rest of the party will [have an equivalent ECL]. If you start with extra XP this day takes a bit longer to come. If not it comes in 2 levels. &quot;&nbsp;So. wishing for things that are equivalent to LA (such as actual levels) with the only &quot;penalty&quot; being XP is highly abusable. You instantly become X levels (or ECLs) more powerful than the rest of the party, and the penalty is &quot;one day they will catch up&quot;? No way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kitcik, post: 5857131, member: 98256"] I agree that this would work balance-wise, but i wouldn't penalize a character XP for wishing for fast healing 5 - too harsh. I would more likely tone it down to an approppraite level, or just give the player a hint they are asking for too much. Here is the problem with this reasoning. Let me just take your words and make one substitution (and conforming changes) and I think you'll agree: "You are a fighter level 5, then you get the wish and you get [+2 levels]. The DM thinks this is a +2 LA [obviously] so he gives you enough XP to go to level 7. To get to [the next level] you need enough XP to go to level 8. Someday the rest of the party will [have an equivalent ECL]. If you start with extra XP this day takes a bit longer to come. If not it comes in 2 levels. " So. wishing for things that are equivalent to LA (such as actual levels) with the only "penalty" being XP is highly abusable. You instantly become X levels (or ECLs) more powerful than the rest of the party, and the penalty is "one day they will catch up"? No way. [/QUOTE]

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