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penbed400
2009-09-03, 09:39 PM
Title says it all. I'm looking for a race I could play as that increases Intelligence primarily as a stat. It can go all the way up to +3 for LA. Anything you have is good, all books and sources allowed.

Any tips on raising Intelligence as well would be nice according to a level 10's salary. Class is already chosen and happy with so don't bother suggesting those for bonuses please. Thanks ahead of time guys :-D

quick_comment
2009-09-03, 09:46 PM
How cheesy do you want?

If its anything goes, then buy a candle of invocation....

Assassin89
2009-09-03, 09:50 PM
For boosting Intelligence, the most obvious item is a headband of intellect.

As for races, Grey Elves give a +2 bonus to Int with no LA. There are also Drow, which have a +2 bonus to Int and a +2 LA.

Tieflings also give a +2 bonus to Int, and have a +1 LA.

quick_comment
2009-09-03, 09:51 PM
Human, followed by 3 levels of human paragon gives you +2 to any stat of your choice. (Also a bonus feat, HD instead of LA and 2 caster levels)

penbed400
2009-09-03, 09:52 PM
Cheesy as those Nachos you get at Taco Bell after you pay for the extra...:-D

quick_comment
2009-09-03, 09:54 PM
Cheesy as those Nachos you get at Taco Bell after you pay for the extra...:-D

So you use a candle of invocation. You use it to summon a noble dijnn. He will grant you 3 wishes. You wish for another candle of invocation. You summon another dijnn. Repeat the above. You then use wishes to get +5 inherent bonus to all your ability scores.

Then you use one of your wished for candles, and summon a sarrukh. You use another wish to polymorph yourself into a Kobold. You order the sarrukh to increase your intelligence to 328490543058435093.

penbed400
2009-09-03, 09:55 PM
Now that just burns....maybe not that cheesy, I think I just clogged an artery from reading that.

chiasaur11
2009-09-03, 09:56 PM
Then you use one of your wished for candles, and summon a sarrukh. You use another wish to polymorph yourself into a Kobold. You order the sarrukh to increase your intelligence to 328490543058435093.

Oddly, that bit doesn't work.

Sarrukhs can only boost scores to make you even pointwise with them.

quick_comment
2009-09-03, 09:59 PM
Oddly, that bit doesn't work.

Sarrukhs can only boost scores to make you even pointwise with them.

So I did it wrong then. Google pun-pun.

Myshlaevsky
2009-09-03, 09:59 PM
Oddly, that bit doesn't work.

Sarrukhs can only boost scores to make you even pointwise with them.

Yeah, don't you gain the Sarrukh ability yourself and then swap stats until they are massive?

penbed400
2009-09-03, 10:00 PM
Oddly, that bit doesn't work.

Sarrukhs can only boost scores to make you even pointwise with them.

I know how this works. Polymporph into kobold. Make sarrukh give you ability to give abilities. Give this ability to your reptilian familiar. Use Intellect boosting spell, trade intellects. Use intellect boosting spell, trade intellects. Basically Pun-Pun progression

Darrin
2009-09-03, 10:11 PM
Title says it all. I'm looking for a race I could play as that increases Intelligence primarily as a stat. It can go all the way up to +3 for LA. Anything you have is good, all books and sources allowed.


LA +0 Races:

Fire Elf: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Cha. UA.
Gray Elf: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Str, -2 Con. MM.
Sun Elf: +2 Int, -2 Con. FRCS.
Silvanesti: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Cha. Dragonlance.
Deep Imaskari: +2 Int, -2 Dex. Underdark.
Lesser Air Genasi: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Wis, -2 Cha. PGtF.
Lesser Fire Genasi: +2 Int, -2 Cha. PGtF.
Lesser Tiefling: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Cha. PGtF.
Arcane Gnome: +2 Int, +2 Con, -2 Str, -2 Wis. Dragon #291.
Tinker Gnome: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Wis, -2 Cha. Dragonlance.
Dragonwrought Earth Kobold: +3 Int, +3 Wis, +3 Cha, -2 Str, -2 Con. RotD.

From there... you can add the Spellwarped template (MM3) for +4 Int, among other things. LA +3.

quick_comment
2009-09-03, 10:12 PM
Phrenic is LA +2 and gives 2 int, among other stat boosts and a full suite of psionic abilities.

xPANCAKEx
2009-09-03, 10:17 PM
have a gander through here:

http://crystalkeep.com/d20/rules/DnD3.5Index-Races.pdf

penbed400
2009-09-03, 10:25 PM
LA +0 Races:

Fire Elf: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Cha. UA.
Gray Elf: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Str, -2 Con. MM.
Sun Elf: +2 Int, -2 Con. FRCS.
Silvanesti: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Cha. Dragonlance.
Deep Imaskari: +2 Int, -2 Dex. Underdark.
Lesser Air Genasi: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Wis, -2 Cha. PGtF.
Lesser Fire Genasi: +2 Int, -2 Cha. PGtF.
Lesser Tiefling: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Cha. PGtF.
Arcane Gnome: +2 Int, +2 Con, -2 Str, -2 Wis. Dragon #291.
Tinker Gnome: +2 Int, +2 Dex, -2 Wis, -2 Cha. Dragonlance.
Dragonwrought Earth Kobold: +3 Int, +3 Wis, +3 Cha, -2 Str, -2 Con. RotD.

From there... you can add the Spellwarped template (MM3) for +4 Int, among other things. LA +3.

You are amazing, this was what I was looking for

Grumman
2009-09-03, 10:42 PM
Play a spellwarped (from MM3) +0 LA creature, for a total of +3 LA.

You get immunity to spells that target humanoids, natural armour, spell resistance like a drow that makes you more powerful when you get hit, +4 STR, +2 DEX, +4 CON, +4 INT.

Make it a spellwarped lesser tiefling for a total of +4 STR, +4 DEX, +4 CON, +6INT, -2 CHA.

Rats, didn't notice Darrin's last bit. What he said.