LA and racial hit die

[bradley.m.morto]

So, how does a race with +2 LA and 2 racial hit die work? Can I not play it until fifth level?

[torrasque666]

Pretty much, yeah.

[Jeraa]

So, how does a race with +2 LA and 2 racial hit die work? Can I not play it until fifth level?

You could start at 4th level. You just wouldn't have a class level yet.

[Crake]

Well, you could always either convince your DM to make a savage progression for you, or look around online for an already homebrewed savage progression for your race, and ask for your DM's permission to use that.

[torrasque666]

You could start at 4th level. You just wouldn't have a class level yet.
We had a guy have to do this once in my group. Guy decided to play a half-dragon Azer. 2RHD and +7 LA. He promptly died due to having like 9 health.

[Abithrios]

We had a guy have to do this once in my group. Guy decided to play a half-dragon Azer. 2RHD and +7 LA. He promptly died due to having like 9 health.

It is traditionally recommended to have strictly more hit points than ECL.

[Flickerdart]

It is traditionally recommended to have strictly more hit points than ECL.
Tell that to Nup-Nup, the 0 HP kobold wonder!

[Chronos]

OK. Nup-nup, it is traditionally recommended to have greater than zero HP at all times.


...I don't think he heard me.

[atemu1234]

OK. Nup-nup, it is traditionally recommended to have greater than zero HP at all times.


...I don't think he heard me.

Well, he is unconscious.

[Inevitability]

Well, he is unconscious.

Disabled, actually. He won't start dying until -1 HP.

I believe someone once made a character with hit points somewhere around the negative two hundred. It's like optimization, only backwards.