Decent +LA races for Wizards?

[tadkins]

I'm just wondering, if in regards to race I wanted to play something a bit more unique, whether there are decent options out there.

I understand that anything +LA is generally bad for caster classes, but are there actual good races that work for a wizard that might make +LA worthwhile?

[TuggyNE]

Doesn't Primordial + Half-Giant get +4 Int for only +1 LA? That's at least not the worst thing you can do.

Or find a monster with racial Wizard casting.

Off-hand I don't recall any others, though.

[Deaxsa]

teifling is an outsider (hellooo alter form into outsiders) with +2 int and +1 LA


Doesn't Primordial + Half-Giant get +4 Int for only +1 LA? That's at least not the worst thing you can do.

Or find a monster with racial Wizard casting.

Off-hand I don't recall any others, though.
you mean this (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/monsters/halfGiant.htm)? where's this 'primordial' bit?

[mattie_p]

you mean this (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/monsters/halfGiant.htm)? where's this 'primordial' bit?
Primordial (sp?) is from Secrets of Xendrik.

[thethird]

Primordial is in secrets of xendrik.

ninjas everywhere...

[Essence_of_War]

There is a +1/+2 LA guide, and a guide to playable creatures w/ racial hit dice in my sig.

I'd check those out for int and con bonuses.

Edit: See if your DM would let you use the pathfinder Blue Goblin (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/psionics-unleashed/races/blue) as LA+1 (or as LA+0 as per pathfinder if he/she is feeling generous!). The 3.5 one (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/monsters/blue.htm) is IMHO criminally over LA'd.

Other possibilities that jump out at me are:
1) Air Genasi
2) Fire Hobgoblin
3) Sharakim
4) Tiefling
5) Wispling

[Vaz]

LA+2 for Phrenic with Magic in the Blood feat, doubly so in a Psionics is different setting.

[Divide by Zero]

Black Ethergaunt (casts as a 17th level wizard at ECL 20) could be fun if you can find a savage progression for it.

[Vaz]

Check its HD. Not gonna happen.

[Essence_of_War]

Yeah...unless the OP is thinking Savage Progressions or the game starts at VERY high level 16 RHD + 4 LA = ECL +20...

[Divide by Zero]

Yeah...unless the OP is thinking Savage Progressions or the game starts at VERY high level 16 RHD + 4 LA = ECL +20...


Black Ethergaunt (casts as a 17th level wizard at ECL 20) could be fun if you can find a savage progression for it.

*ahem*filler

[Karnith]

*ahem*
It's homebrew, but there is one from this old thread on BG (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=7733.msg255597#msg255597).

[Essence_of_War]

*ahem*filler

Indeed, I read right over that.

:smallredface:

[Vaz]

scratch that.

[Gnome Alone]

teifling is an outsider (hellooo alter form into outsiders) with +2 int and +1 LA
Alter Self outsider shenanigans can also be perpetrated by Neraphim wizards, and they're +0 LA. Of course, you have/get to be a frog monster.

[Vaz]

On the plus side, against foes with poor knowledge and a bit of bluff, a Neraph can pass himself off as a Slaad.

Polymorph gets better use out of Outsider, but Aberration gets plenty of use out of Alter Self, especially with Metamorphic Transfer.

[CombatOwl]

There aren't any +LA races that compensate for the casting loss from a sheer stats perspective. However, pixie MIGHT be close simply because of the horribly abusive constant greater invisibility and amazing ability bonuses. A ray casting pixie wizard could be useful in certain situations, simply because you're almost guaranteed to hit with your ranged touch attacks.