High Charisma Races?

[Sindri]

Low to no LA and HD preferred. I'm looking for a good race for a charisma-intensive class, preferably without big penalties elsewhere.

[Mordokai]

Lesser aasimar, from... Players Guide to Faerun, I believe. You can find something similar here.

[Greenish]

Master player race list has most (all?) 0 LA, no RHD races.

Sadly, charisma bonus is rather rare. Star Elves, Spirit Hellbred and Spellscales all sport unfortunate -2 con to go with it.

[Dracons]

I belive Catfolk get a bonus to dex and charisma.

[FMArthur]

The Magic-Blooded template gives +2 Cha -2 Wis and is LA +0. It also gives a +2 bonus on Spellcraft and Knowledge: Arcana, 1/day Detect Magic, Read Magic, and a couple other very minor SLAs. Replaces any racial vision with Low-Light vision. Changes your Favored Class to Sorceror, too.

Even though it says to do otherwise, I would have it replace your racial features like Dragonborn do, rather than add to it. No LA +0 template should be so strictly positive.

[2-HeadedGiraffe]

A standard aasimar (as opposed to the lesser variety mentioned before) gets +2 to both Charisma and Wisdom with only a +1 Level Adjustment. In addition, they get some other bonuses.

Spellscales (Races of the Dragon) get +2 Charisma, -2 Constitution for no Level Adjustment.

[Person_Man]

Killoren: Although they lack an ability score adjustment, once per hour (up to your Cha bonus times per day) you can Smite (Cha to-hit, hit dice to damage) any aberration, construct, humanoid, ooze, outsider, or undead. The bonus is untyped, and can be improved with the Killoren Smite feat (Save or Daze). You also have the Fey type, which opens up some Alter Self shenanigans. Races of the Wild pg 102.

[Dr.Epic]

Planetouched, I think it might be your best choice.

[Wabbajack]

A standard aasimar (as opposed to the lesser variety mentioned before) gets +2 to both Charisma and Wisdom with only a +1 Level Adjustment. In addition, they get some other bonuses.

That variant on the WotC site is not the lesser aasimar.
Lesser aasimar are exactly like the normal ones except that they are "Humanoid" instead of "Outsider", but are still susceptible to spells that affect outsider and they have LA +0.

[Sindri]

Which book was Magic Blooded in? It sounds great, but I don't remember seeing that one...

Probably going for lesser aasimar or spellscale; I'll need to review the full descriptions and maybe find some templates to add. Catfolk are a D&D wiki homebrew, IIRC, so they might not be allowed.

[Eldariel]

Magic-Blooded is in some Dragon Magazine. Can't recall which off-hand. And yeah, Lesser Aasimar is a fine choice. I personally like Star Elves 'cause "ZOMGELVES!" but meh.

[Greenish]

Catfolk are a D&D wiki homebrew, IIRC, so they might not be allowed.

Catfolk are from Races of the Wild.

[FMArthur]

Magic-Blooded is from Dragon Magazine 306.

[Sindri]

Catfolk are from Races of the Wild.

Ah, right. Very nice... +4 Dexterity, +2 Charisma, 40ft land speed, and +1 nat armor for a +1 LA.

[Vortling]

Mephlings from the Planar handbook get -2 int, +2 cha and another +2 based off their elemental type. That and a few other goodies for +1 LA. Catfolk are likely stronger for the +1 LA though.

[FMArthur]

Catfolk also get an exclusive feat, Catfolk Pounce! You can full attack on a charge if your target happens to be flat-footed.

Yeah, Catfolk are pretty underwhelming as a LA +1 race.

[HunterOfJello]

Unseelie Fey template from the Dragon Compendium

[mucat]

That variant on the WotC site is not the lesser aasimar.
Lesser aasimar are exactly like the normal ones except that they are "Humanoid" instead of "Outsider", but are still susceptible to spells that affect outsider and they have LA +0.

I doubt many DMs would allow those in actual play, though.

[Urpriest]

I doubt many DMs would allow those in actual play, though.

It's actually pretty common. What very few DMs will do is allow lesser planetouched if there are normal planetouched already in their world. Even fewer will allow silly stuff like lesser mechanatrix.

[Godskook]

I doubt many DMs would allow those in actual play, though.

Any DM that allows LA buyoff for a normal Aasimar but doesn't allow a lesser Aasimar is crazy. In such situations, the normal one is almost strictly superior, due to better type, proficiencies, lacking the "counts as both" feature lesser Aasimars suffer, and the fact that XP is a river.

In the case of no buyoff......I'd argue that Aasimar is already over-costed and shouldn't be LA +1 to begin with.

And yes, DMs do allow that and more in actual play.

[Sindri]

Unseelie Fey template from the Dragon Compendium

There isn't a LA (or even CR adjustment) listed; the template is cool but GMs are unlikely to allow it for PCs without tacking on some ridiculous LA.

[Darrin]

Magic-Blooded is from Dragon Magazine 306.

The details should also be in the 3.0 templates on Crystalkeep.

Races with a Cha bonus:

Lesser Aasimar (Player's Guide to Faerun)
Savage Progression Aasimar (WotC article)
Star Elf (Unapproachable East)
Spellscale (Races of the Dragon)
Hellbred, Spirit option (Fiendish Codex II)

[Shademan]

I always give half-elves =2 to Cha and -2 to wis (they are very impulsive)
so...ask yer DM

[Thurbane]

Catfolk are from Races of the Wild.

Indeed...also, originally from the Miniatures Handbook.

Yeah, Catfolk are pretty underwhelming as a LA +1 race.

Tell it to the Hobgoblin!

There isn't a LA (or even CR adjustment) listed; the template is cool but GMs are unlikely to allow it for PCs without tacking on some ridiculous LA.

Yes, this always struck me as an oversight...the errata fixed some other CR/LA discrepancies in the templates, but didn't mention Unseelie Fey. Should be a minimum +1 LA IMHO...

[Thurbane]

The Draconic Creature template (RotD p.74) is not too bad: +2 STR, +2 COn and +2 CHA (among other things) for LA +1.

If you throw it on one of the +2 CHA -2 CON races above, you can get +2 STR and +4 CHA for LA +1.

[Darrin]

Primordial Magic-Blooded Half-Giant (LA +1):
-2 Str, -2 Dex, +4 Int, -2 Wis, +6 Cha

Add Phrenic (LA +2) for +6 Int, +10 Cha.

[Greenish]

Tell it to the Hobgoblin!

Or to the blue. Or to the Arctic goblin.

[Curmudgeon]

There isn't a LA (or even CR adjustment) listed; the template is cool but GMs are unlikely to allow it for PCs without tacking on some ridiculous LA.

The highlighted part is srong on both counts. Unseelie Fey template lists the following:

• LA: +0 (in Dragon Compendium on page 222)
• CR: +1 (in the Errata for the book)

Edit: The reason you likely missed the LA is that a bunch of template characteristics are buried at the end of the sample character with template applied. You can also pull out those template characteristics by removing the Gnome, 1st-Level Warrior characteristics.

[Scorpions__]

Karsites from Tome of Magic also have a +2 to Cha and Con, but they can't be spellcasters... They do get spell resistance, spell healing, and magic draining attack however, and a bonus feat, and bonus skill points like humans do.

LA +2 however, but I like 'em.






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[Sindri]

Wrong on both counts. Unseelie Fey template lists the following:

• LA: +0 (in Dragon Compendium on page 222)
• CR: +1 (in the Errata for the book)

...wow. Even with the +1d6 damage from iron/steel weapons, that seems low for all the bonuses they get. Definitely taking that one.

Primordial Magic-Blooded Half-Giant (LA +1):
-2 Str, -2 Dex, +4 Int, -2 Wis, +6 Cha

Add Phrenic (LA +2) for +6 Int, +10 Cha.

Book references please?