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Amador
2011-01-22, 12:18 PM
I'm wondering if there are any races with powerful build and 0 LA

Greenish
2011-01-22, 12:27 PM
No. There are only three playable races with Powerful Build (in WotC books, anyhow), and they've all got +1 LA.

HunterOfJello
2011-01-22, 12:37 PM
You can always try to get your DM to let you have a character who had Enlarge Person put on him permanently through the Permanency spell.

It's vulnerable to Dispel Magic, but doesn't give a LA.

CockroachTeaParty
2011-01-22, 12:50 PM
If wielding larger weapons is all you're after, there's an item in the Magic Item Compendium... Strong Arm Bracers, I think? They let you use bigger weapons, if I recall correctly.

The real reason you want to actually get Powerful Build, though, is so you can do a Dungeoncrasher/Knockback combo, baby! And that's worth sucking up some LA, especially if your DM allows LA buy-off.

gbprime
2011-01-22, 03:00 PM
Yeah, just ask the DM to approve LA buyoff. For +1 it's pretty trivial. Go for a +1 LA race, get 3 class levels under your belt, and then spend 3000xp to drop the LA and become a straight 3rd level PC.

Coidzor
2011-01-22, 03:17 PM
No. There are only three playable races with Powerful Build (in WotC books, anyhow), and they've all got +1 LA.

What's the third one? The first two are the famous Goliath and Half-Giant, of course...

Thurbane
2011-01-22, 03:20 PM
Redcap? (MMIII: 4 RHD, +4 LA).

Greenish
2011-01-22, 03:27 PM
What's the third one? The first two are the famous Goliath and Half-Giant, of course...Eneko from SoS.

Redcap? (MMIII: 4 RHD, +4 LA).They have an LA? I thought they were LA: -.

[Edit]: Well, I'll be, they do have LA. So, four playable races with Powerful Build, for a given definition of "playable".

Fable Wright
2011-01-22, 03:31 PM
There are no LA +0 races with powerful build printed in any WotC material. However, if you/your DM is interested in/allowing homebrew, I recommend the ogres from this setting (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183966).

*.*.*.*
2011-01-22, 03:36 PM
The Jotunbrud feat(from Races of Faerun I think) gives humans powerful build.

Greenish
2011-01-22, 03:41 PM
The Jotunbrud feat(from Races of Faerun I think) gives humans powerful build.Sans bigger weapons, but that's what Strongarm Bracers are for.

Thurbane
2011-01-22, 06:15 PM
Nope, according to my MM3, Red Cap is 4 Fey HD, and LA +4. Technically playable, but you really wouldn't want to.

It's also the only small race with Powerful Build, AFAIK.