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:::Oh, I understand ECL all too well... it needs to die, and die horribly. I'm just hoping this variant is a step in the right direction. | :::Oh, I understand ECL all too well... it needs to die, and die horribly. I'm just hoping this variant is a step in the right direction. | ||
:::Which kinda answers my own question, I think. Does this work better if the XPA is a function of LA or ECL?--Change=Chaos. Period. [[User:Spazalicious Chaos| SC]] 21:27, 21 September 2011 (UTC) | :::Which kinda answers my own question, I think. Does this work better if the XPA is a function of LA or ECL?--Change=Chaos. Period. [[User:Spazalicious Chaos| SC]] 21:27, 21 September 2011 (UTC) | ||
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+ | ::::Neither. Any system that allows me to play a centaur wizard 1 in a party with a human cleric 1 and pay for it later with an xp deduction has failed on first principles. You want to do that with LA, you might be able to make that case for LA +1 or +2 stuff, but it's a hard sell. It's a non-started with racial hit dice and ECL, even as badly done as they are. - [[User:Tarkisflux|Tarkisflux]] <sup>[[User talk:Tarkisflux|Talk]]</sup> 21:44, 21 September 2011 (UTC) |
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Bad Example
The Centaur has 4 racial hit dice and is ECL 6. It is not a "level 1" character by any stretch. - Tarkisflux Talk 06:03, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
- Perfect example for that reason. It starts with way more HP and abilities than other "LVL 1" characters at LVL 1. And that was the point I was trying to make.--Change=Chaos. Period. SC 06:12, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
- Sorry for double posting, but I'm not sure the formula completely works for XP adjustment, so any way to fix breaking points, if any?--Change=Chaos. Period. SC 06:17, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think you understand what ECL means then. An ECL 6 creature is intended to be played with 6th level characters; see SRD:Creatures as Races. It's not that it's "not a level 1 character" because it's substantially stronger than they are, it's actually not intended to be used with level 1 characters at all. - Tarkisflux Talk 06:58, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
- Oh, I understand ECL all too well... it needs to die, and die horribly. I'm just hoping this variant is a step in the right direction.
- Which kinda answers my own question, I think. Does this work better if the XPA is a function of LA or ECL?--Change=Chaos. Period. SC 21:27, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think you understand what ECL means then. An ECL 6 creature is intended to be played with 6th level characters; see SRD:Creatures as Races. It's not that it's "not a level 1 character" because it's substantially stronger than they are, it's actually not intended to be used with level 1 characters at all. - Tarkisflux Talk 06:58, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
- Neither. Any system that allows me to play a centaur wizard 1 in a party with a human cleric 1 and pay for it later with an xp deduction has failed on first principles. You want to do that with LA, you might be able to make that case for LA +1 or +2 stuff, but it's a hard sell. It's a non-started with racial hit dice and ECL, even as badly done as they are. - Tarkisflux Talk 21:44, 21 September 2011 (UTC)