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    Default LA values for several races (3.5)

    These are both for a campaign in which Fey are both much more powerful and play a key role in the world. The 1/2 Fey and beyond are virtually unplayable for PCs due to heavy LA and natural spellcasting, but those with less Fey blood are within the realm of PCs. Also, in this campaign setting the Fey created the Elves as a sort of police force to guard the entrance to their territory after a few kingdoms tried to attack them.

    1/4 Fey
    +4 Dex, +2 Int, +4 Cha
    +3 Natural Armor
    Natural Spellcasting: Cast arcane spells with +2 Caster Level
    Spell-Like Abilities: Detect Magic 3/day, Detect Good 1/day, Magic Missile 1/day. Caster Level is equal to HD+2.
    Damage Reduction: 2/cold iron
    LA+2

    1/8 Fey
    +2 Cha, -2 Wis
    Natural Spellcasting: Cast arcane spells with +1 Caster Level
    Spell-Like Abilities: Detect Magic 1/day. Caster Level is equal to HD+1.
    LA+0

    Elf
    +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Dex
    +2 Natural Armor
    Low-Light Vision: An Elf's low light vision allows them to see in color, as well as seeing four times as far as humans do in torchlight, moon/starlight, etc.
    +2 Racial bonus on Spot and Listen checks
    +2 to Fortitude saves against poison
    +2 to Will saves against enchantment spells
    Weapon Proficiencies: An Elf is automatically proficient with the short sword and rapier.
    LA+1
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    Are the elves meant to have +2 con, or is that just a typo?
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    Quote Originally Posted by demidracolich View Post
    Are the elves meant to have +2 con, or is that just a typo?
    Yes. These are almost completely different from the normal ones, and I thought that the vanilla breed would be more of a light, tough skirmisher. If they were effectively created to be a wall between the mortal races and the fey, why would they have a penalty to Constitution?
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    No bows for the elves?
    1/8 feys LA means they cast at their ECL, with a +1 to the DC if they are a sorcerer... lack of spells per day and spells know makes this a possibility, but my gut is telling me it is a bad deal. Might depend on how short the "work day" is...
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    Giving the 1/8 fey +1 LA is ridiculous. Those abilities aren't worth much to any non sorcerer, I'd almost rather have the Human bonus feat even if I was a Sorcerer. Give them a boost or just make them a normal LA +0 race (maybe penalize a score or something).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drolyt View Post
    Giving the 1/8 fey +1 LA is ridiculous. Those abilities aren't worth much to any non sorcerer, I'd almost rather have the Human bonus feat even if I was a Sorcerer. Give them a boost or just make them a normal LA +0 race (maybe penalize a score or something).
    I see. I'll find something that fits with the flavor to give them. There. Is that good for +1 LA? Oops. Misread your post. There, that better?

    Quote Originally Posted by DracoDei View Post
    No bows for the elves?
    1/8 feys LA means they cast at their ECL, with a +1 to the DC if they are a sorcerer... lack of spells per day and spells know makes this a possibility, but my gut is telling me it is a bad deal. Might depend on how short the "work day" is...
    No. As I said, very different from the usual ones.
    I'm not sure if I'm misreading your post, or vice versa. The +1 CL is just for CL-dependent spell effects, like damage dice, number of magic missiles, etc. It isn't like an extra level of casting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PersonMan View Post
    I see. I'll find something that fits with the flavor to give them. There. Is that good for +1 LA? Oops. Misread your post. There, that better?
    That looks pretty good. The +1 CL is kind of powerful, but not that bad (iirc you can get the same thing with Kobolds, also with no LA).
    Edit: Elves are probably +1 LA. Maybe give them +2 Str and they would be worth playing.
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    Alright, there we go. Do they all look good now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drolyt View Post
    That looks pretty good. The +1 CL is kind of powerful, but not that bad (iirc you can get the same thing with Kobolds, also with no LA).
    Edit: Elves are probably +1 LA. Maybe give them +2 Str and they would be worth playing.
    Kobolds also get a free spell, a free effective sorcerer level (not just a +1 CL, but advancement), the ability to be dragonborn, small size, and charisma boosts due to venerableness from dragonborn.

    Kobolds are kind of hardcore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Milskidasith View Post
    Kobolds also get a free spell, a free effective sorcerer level (not just a +1 CL, but advancement), the ability to be dragonborn, small size, and charisma boosts due to venerableness from dragonborn.

    Kobolds are kind of hardcore.
    Depends on which books you have.

    I, for one, have yet to buy Races of the Dragon(I think that's what it's called), and therefore do not see Kobolds as 'kind of hardcore'. Just awesome.
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