Post/Author/DateTime	Post
DrakoShade 04-20-08, 08:20 AM	When creating a new race, are there any kind of guidelines (official or unofficial) that work to help determine what the LA should be, similar to the way a point system can help you figure whether your weapon should be Simple, Martial, or Exotic?
Templario 04-20-08, 02:55 PM	savage species or you can try the wabathewhat topic
ArochanoX 04-21-08, 01:50 AM	Basically there are none fully functional Level adjustment calculator or some sort of chart of which abilities a race can have before it gains level adjustment. Best way to determine race's power is to compare it to a similar official race. If your race is (much) more powerful than the official race, it's too powerful, but if you and your players have hard time to decide which one of the races is better, it's probably balanced. Remember! Race is good if it's broadly capable and has small bonuses on different areas (that are countered by small penalties on other areas). Race is poor if it has one huge bonus on one abilitity (or numerous bonuses that synergize towards that ability). Have fun creating your race! :D
Cpt_Micha 04-22-08, 09:39 PM	I use this as a guideline. I look at the human. If it is as powerful as a human it's fine. If the human gets more ingame benefits it needs a boosting. Also when looking at existing races (plane touched especially) they are not ecl +1s despite what wotc wanted us to believe at the time. The human was far better. without the level gimping. Usually if it says +1 it isn't. in my experience. Savage species is an excellent book for making races and monsters in 3rd /3.5 edition.