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arrif 12-23-06, 01:35 AM	sorry folks but i really have to know what this is and i couldn't find an faq for it. i see this alot on monster stats can someone tell me what does "Level Adjustment" mean"? also what is "by character class"? again, if there is faq for this or something, please point me to it. T.I.A.
TheCrawlingSpleen 12-23-06, 02:42 AM	can someone tell me what does "Level Adjustment" mean"? There is (among other things) an answer to that in the discussion here. (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20060404a) also what is "by character class"? "By character class" refers to advancing a monster. Some monsters advance by gaining levels in a character class, much the same way as a PC gains levels. Interestingly enough, if you look at the introduction of the Monster Manual as well as the section titled "advancing monsters," you should be able to find the information you need to answer both your questions. Hope some of that helps. :)
arrif 12-23-06, 11:00 AM	i already tried reading that and it still is greek to me. :( here's my problem.i want to bring a fire gnome up to level three, but how do i do that? do i add the level adj. to the HD and to his other stats/abilities or go by his favored class(sorceror)? i thin if you can help me with this examlpe i'll have it down pat. t.i.a.;)
Lazzmaniandevil 12-23-06, 11:37 AM	A fire gnome has no racial hit dice and a level adjustment of +1. Having no racial hit dice implies that it must takes at least one class level, just like humans, elves, or any PC race from the Player's Handbook. As an example, the fire gnome presented in the planar handbook is a 1st level warrior. "by character class" means that it gains hit dice by gaining class levels, again just like a human, elf, or any PC race from the Player's Handbook. The level adjustment is a number you add to the number of hit dice the character has, whether those hit dice come from class levels or racial hit dice. The sum obtained represents the character's "Effective Character level", or ECL. It means that the creature is as effective as a standard PC of that level. For exemple, the fire gnome has a level adjustment of +1 and has a number of hit dice equals to its class levels. So if you want a fire gnome that would be equivalent to a 3rd level human PC, you can give your gnome 2 levels in the class that you want. So, ... 2 HD (from class levels) + 1 (level adjustment) = an ECL of 3 = A PC character that is equivalent to a standard 3rd level character, despite only being level 2. Note that this is for a Player's Character (PC). If by any chance you are the DM and you need a Non-Player Character (NPC), you should use the challenge rating instead, but that's another thing all together...
Mith_The_Godling 12-23-06, 11:37 AM	i already tried reading that and it still is greek to me. :( here's my problem.i want to bring a fire gnome up to level three, but how do i do that? do i add the level adj. to the HD and to his other stats/abilities or go by his favored class(sorceror)? i thin if you can help me with this examlpe i'll have it down pat. t.i.a.;) Take the LA and subtract it from your current level that you would be allowed to play. Now that is your level. Example: a drow has an LA of 2, so if you where playing a game at 3rd level, he would be first level.
arrif 12-24-06, 10:24 AM	i needed a 3rd level fire gnome as a npc/monster for a project. how would i do his abil/stats, etc?