can someone explain better how LA buy off works? [Archive] - Wizards Community

can someone explain better how LA buy off works? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
BetaFlame
09-28-04, 02:27 PM I'm a pretty smart guy, but this baffles me.

I dont see how it helps you out all that much. You are still down the exp, and you are barely gaining ground on the other characters, unless the DM is suppose to award you a different exp amount?

I'm so lost.

I just got the UA.
jagggar
09-28-04, 03:09 PM What XP awarding rules are you using? If you're distributing XP by the DMG 3.5 rules, then it'll work out in the end. They'll still be behind in XP, but they'll end up catching up eventually (I don't actually know how long it'll take though).
BetaFlame
09-28-04, 03:16 PM Well, I want to play a Gloaming, which is LA +2.

So at 6th level, I could buyoff one point of LA for (8-1 x 1000) 7000 exp, and become, effectively, a ECL 7?
Lavis Knight
09-28-04, 05:59 PM What page is that on? I never noticed it ^^
Part-Human2
09-29-04, 02:58 AM Well, I want to play a Gloaming, which is LA +2.

So at 6th level, I could buyoff one point of LA for (8-1 x 1000) 7000 exp, and become, effectively, a ECL 7?

If you were a Gloaming (LA +2), after gaining 6 Class Levels (ECL 8) you could pay 7000xp and become LA +1 with those 6 Class levels. Now your friends get XP for being 8th Level characters. You get XP for being a 7th level character.

It'll be 3 more class levels before you can buy off your last LA.

Some estimations I've made, it works out that you catch up in about 4 levels.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
BetaFlame 09-28-04, 02:27 PM	I'm a pretty smart guy, but this baffles me. I dont see how it helps you out all that much. You are still down the exp, and you are barely gaining ground on the other characters, unless the DM is suppose to award you a different exp amount? I'm so lost. I just got the UA.
jagggar 09-28-04, 03:09 PM	What XP awarding rules are you using? If you're distributing XP by the DMG 3.5 rules, then it'll work out in the end. They'll still be behind in XP, but they'll end up catching up eventually (I don't actually know how long it'll take though).
BetaFlame 09-28-04, 03:16 PM	Well, I want to play a Gloaming, which is LA +2. So at 6th level, I could buyoff one point of LA for (8-1 x 1000) 7000 exp, and become, effectively, a ECL 7?
Lavis Knight 09-28-04, 05:59 PM	What page is that on? I never noticed it ^^
Part-Human2 09-29-04, 02:58 AM	Well, I want to play a Gloaming, which is LA +2. So at 6th level, I could buyoff one point of LA for (8-1 x 1000) 7000 exp, and become, effectively, a ECL 7? If you were a Gloaming (LA +2), after gaining 6 Class Levels (ECL 8) you could pay 7000xp and become LA +1 with those 6 Class levels. Now your friends get XP for being 8th Level characters. You get XP for being a 7th level character. It'll be 3 more class levels before you can buy off your last LA. Some estimations I've made, it works out that you catch up in about 4 levels.