Need a race with a low level adjust and druid as favored class

[Counterspin]

I've got this silly character who goal is to be a kung fu bear. I'm druid 8/monk 1 with the PHBII druid shapeshifting variant. The character is already human, but for once I'm just not feeling the extra feat and skill points. I'm not very familiar with nonstandard or monster races, so any suggestions?

[cupkeyk]

From Sandstorm: Bhuka Goblins (the best Race in List, +0 LA, 30 overland speed, -2 Str, +2 Dex Small, 30 Speed)
From Races of Stone: Dream Dwarves (-2 Dex, +2 Con, gets Premonitions through dreams)
From Sandstorm: Painted Elves (+2 Dex, -2 Int)
From Races of Destiny: Sea Kin (+0 LA, gets human with swim speed, no bonus feats)
From Races of the Wild: Killoren (+1 LA fey, can shift into aspects of nature)

[Sugarmouse]

Or you could go Classic Lizardfolk.

Strip the Extra hit die and keep the L+1 due to the Natural AC bonus and you're good to unleash nature's fury.

[pestilenceawaits]

Try the uldra from frostburn they are available online as well here
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x...040911a&page=1

[Jimp]

Am I the only one who thinks that kung fu bear sounds REALLY FREAKIN' AWESOME?!?!

[Were-Sandwich]

Kiloren. They're really cool. I always wanted to play a Killoren fighter who used a quaterstaff.

[Rama_Lei]

From Sandstorm: Bhuka Goblins (the best Race in List, +0 LA, 30 overland speed, -2 Str, +2 Dex Small, 30 Speed)
From Races of Stone: Dream Dwarves (-2 Dex, +2 Con, gets Premonitions through dreams)
From Sandstorm: Painted Elves (+2 Dex, -2 Int)
From Races of Destiny: Sea Kin (+0 LA, gets human with swim speed, no bonus feats)
From Races of the Wild: Killoren (+1 LA fey, can shift into aspects of nature)

Dream Dwarves don't get premonitions, but they can see and distinguish ethereal creatures and get a +1 to caster levels for divination spells and those with the [Earth] descriptor.

[Who]

Am I the only one who thinks that kung fu bear sounds REALLY FREAKIN' AWESOME?!?!

No your not

[Closet_Skeleton]

Anthropomorphic Bat from Savage Species. No LA, fly speed (it's crap but can't be dispelled and can be useful), +6 Wisdom and tons of physical penalties that you won't need to care about once you get to level 5.

[Arceliar]

This may be a little unusual, but bear with me >.>

Monk2/Bard4/Druid??/Fochlucan Lyricist?? (Complete Adventurer)
You'd need at least 8 druid to actually be a BEAR, but then you'd have bardic music.

Now, if you could just find a way to retain the ability to speak, you could be a singing kung-fu bear. It wouldn't be the most effective build mechanically, but it would be extremely entertaining.

Anthropomorphic Bat from Savage Species. No LA, fly speed (it's crap but can't be dispelled and can be useful), +6 Wisdom and tons of physical penalties that you won't need to care about once you get to level 5.

That would be fine, if he wasn't taking the variant ability from PHBII, which keeps your original stats bug gives you a bonus based on the form you take.

[cupkeyk]

Oh, a lot of the anthropomorphic animals have druid as favored class. And it's OGL so you can DL it here.

[Darrin]

Monk2/Bard4/Druid??/Fochlucan Lyricist?? (Complete Adventurer)
You'd need at least 8 druid to actually be a BEAR, but then you'd have bardic music.

Can't multiclass monk with bard, alignment conflict (although there was a Chaos Monk variant in Dragon #335). The typical Fochlucan build uses Rogue or Spelldancer to get evasion. Everything you need to know to optimize the Fochlucan Lyricist:

http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=377248

[HealthKit]

Am I the only one who thinks that kung fu bear sounds REALLY FREAKIN' AWESOME?!?!

Umm... Yes.

[Jimp]

Umm... Yes.

No your not

Victory denied.

[ImperiousLeader]

From Races of the Wild: Killoren (+1 LA fey, can shift into aspects of nature)

Killoren are +0 LA.

[Umbral_Arcanist]

I'd say use githzerai if the DM allows it, they make good monks, (but their favored class isn't druid, its monk, which still works with your character).