Drow level adjustment... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Drow level adjustment... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Dragonfan20
09-07-07, 11:01 PM Okay, MM3.5 says that they are a +2 level adjustment for a character, but the "drow of the underdark" i belive says +1 for PCs. What is it?
zenlike
09-07-07, 11:10 PM It is +2. :)
IdleAltruism
09-07-07, 11:11 PM In drow of the underdark it also says +2. It is a +2 LA.
Grumman
09-07-07, 11:12 PM Drow of the Underdark says +2.
Anthor Del Niera
09-08-07, 06:48 AM Go for +2 unless you're running a high powered game.
pigknight
09-28-07, 10:50 PM Personally I think of them as +1 and tieflings as +0, but then again I always have gesalt characters so...
jradd777
10-02-07, 09:43 PM If you don't want the LA there is a racial progression I recently found a link to:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20040213a
BugHunter
10-02-07, 10:47 PM If you don't want the LA there is a racial progression I recently found a link to:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20040213a

That racial progression would be replaced by the drow racial class in the Drow of the Underdark on page 220.
jradd777
10-02-07, 11:37 PM That racial progression would be replaced by the drow racial class in the Drow of the Underdark on page 220.

I don't understand but I don't have that book either, so, I suppose that's why...
The Ubbergeek
10-02-07, 11:46 PM You can always follow the idea of the Player's Guide to FR, and removes - changes some things to drop down some races to LA 0, like drow. They offered ideas for LA, 'lesser' drow, duergars, svirfneblins, genasis, aasimars and tieflings.
jradd777
10-03-07, 11:06 AM You can always follow the idea of the Player's Guide to FR, and removes - changes some things to drop down some races to LA 0, like drow. They offered ideas for LA, 'lesser' drow, duergars, svirfneblins, genasis, aasimars and tieflings.

Is that why it doesn't list an LA...? I always thought they were just not listing it and referring certain racial specifics to other books, like you have in Races of Faerun when they don't list LA among other things... I'm extremely interested if this is completely true!
The Ubbergeek
10-03-07, 03:37 PM Is that why it doesn't list an LA...? I always thought they were just not listing it and referring certain racial specifics to other books, like you have in Races of Faerun when they don't list LA among other things... I'm extremely interested if this is completely true!

They present two ways to soften LA races - the racial class (levels?) feature as suggested, and the LA-adjusted versions with changed stats stuff.

Basicaly, as I said, the second option is LA 0 versions of common LA races with the LA-giving powers and bonus chopped off and so on. 'Lesser' drow, duergars, etc...

They seem to work fine for me, but maybe normal and 'lesser' races could exist together if you had a 'noble line' thing maybe.
jradd777
10-03-07, 07:48 PM I checked out PGtF, I had never noticed those lesser races in the back, thanks.
Mark_Aged
10-04-07, 12:15 PM Okay, MM3.5 says that they are a +2 level adjustment for a character, but the "drow of the underdark" i belive says +1 for PCs. What is it?

You might be thinking of the part under Challenge Rating: Drow with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character level. Drow with levels in PC classes have a CR equal to their character level +1.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Dragonfan20 09-07-07, 11:01 PM	Okay, MM3.5 says that they are a +2 level adjustment for a character, but the "drow of the underdark" i belive says +1 for PCs. What is it?
zenlike 09-07-07, 11:10 PM	It is +2. :)
IdleAltruism 09-07-07, 11:11 PM	In drow of the underdark it also says +2. It is a +2 LA.
Grumman 09-07-07, 11:12 PM	Drow of the Underdark says +2.
Anthor Del Niera 09-08-07, 06:48 AM	Go for +2 unless you're running a high powered game.
pigknight 09-28-07, 10:50 PM	Personally I think of them as +1 and tieflings as +0, but then again I always have gesalt characters so...
jradd777 10-02-07, 09:43 PM	If you don't want the LA there is a racial progression I recently found a link to: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20040213a
BugHunter 10-02-07, 10:47 PM	If you don't want the LA there is a racial progression I recently found a link to: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20040213a That racial progression would be replaced by the drow racial class in the Drow of the Underdark on page 220.
jradd777 10-02-07, 11:37 PM	That racial progression would be replaced by the drow racial class in the Drow of the Underdark on page 220. I don't understand but I don't have that book either, so, I suppose that's why...
The Ubbergeek 10-02-07, 11:46 PM	You can always follow the idea of the Player's Guide to FR, and removes - changes some things to drop down some races to LA 0, like drow. They offered ideas for LA, 'lesser' drow, duergars, svirfneblins, genasis, aasimars and tieflings.
jradd777 10-03-07, 11:06 AM	You can always follow the idea of the Player's Guide to FR, and removes - changes some things to drop down some races to LA 0, like drow. They offered ideas for LA, 'lesser' drow, duergars, svirfneblins, genasis, aasimars and tieflings. Is that why it doesn't list an LA...? I always thought they were just not listing it and referring certain racial specifics to other books, like you have in Races of Faerun when they don't list LA among other things... I'm extremely interested if this is completely true!
The Ubbergeek 10-03-07, 03:37 PM	Is that why it doesn't list an LA...? I always thought they were just not listing it and referring certain racial specifics to other books, like you have in Races of Faerun when they don't list LA among other things... I'm extremely interested if this is completely true! They present two ways to soften LA races - the racial class (levels?) feature as suggested, and the LA-adjusted versions with changed stats stuff. Basicaly, as I said, the second option is LA 0 versions of common LA races with the LA-giving powers and bonus chopped off and so on. 'Lesser' drow, duergars, etc... They seem to work fine for me, but maybe normal and 'lesser' races could exist together if you had a 'noble line' thing maybe.
jradd777 10-03-07, 07:48 PM	I checked out PGtF, I had never noticed those lesser races in the back, thanks.
Mark_Aged 10-04-07, 12:15 PM	Okay, MM3.5 says that they are a +2 level adjustment for a character, but the "drow of the underdark" i belive says +1 for PCs. What is it? You might be thinking of the part under Challenge Rating: Drow with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character level. Drow with levels in PC classes have a CR equal to their character level +1.