szilard
First Post
There is a thread over in Rules that is lamenting the +2 LA on Drow, and how it makes them ineffective. This seems to come up a lot, so I thought I'd try my hand on a solution.
The basics: make Drow a +0 LA race that isn't all that different from other elven subraces. Revise their Paragon class such that it incorporates what we want out of a Drow. Indicate that most Drow have at least a level in the Paragon class.
Drow (revised)
racial traits
* +2 Dexterity, -2 Constitution.
* Medium size.
* A drow's base land speed is 30 feet.
* Immunity to sleep spells and effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.
* Darkvision (120')
* Weapon Proficiency: Drow are automatically proficient with the rapier and short sword.
* Weapon Familiarity: Drow treat hand crossbows as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
* +2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. A drow who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.
* Automatic Languages: Common, Elven, Undercommon. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Aquan, Draconic, Drow Sign Language, Gnome, Goblin.
* Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to bright light (such as sunlight or a daylight spell) blinds drow for 1 round. On subsequent rounds, they are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
* Favored Class: Wizard (male) or cleric (female).
Drow Paragon (revised)
HD: d6
Class Skilles: The drow paragon's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Hide (Dex), intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Class Features:
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Drow paragons are proficient with all simple weapons, longswords, and hand crossbows, and with light armor.
Spells Per Day
At 2nd and 3rd level, a female drow paragon gains new spells per day as if she had also gained a level in cleric. A male drow paragon instead gains new spells per day as if he had gained a level of wizard. The paragon does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (bonus metamagic feats, and so on). This essentially means that the character adds the level of drow paragon to her level in cleric or wizard, then determines spells per day and caster level accordingly.
If the drow paragon is female and has no levels in cleric, or is male and has no levels in wizard, this class feature has no effect.
Spell-Like Abilities
Drow Paragons can use Dancing lights, Faerie Fire, and Darkness as spell-like abilities once per day each. Their caster level is equal to their Drow Paragon level plus one-half of their other class levels.
Spell Resistance
At first level, a Drow Paragon gains spell resistance equal to 5+character level. At third level, this increases to 11+character level.
Light sensitivity
A 2nd-level drow paragon's light blindness is lessened to light sensitivity. Instead of being blinded by bright light, she is merely dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.
Ability Boost
At 3rd level, a drow paragon may raise either Intelligence or Charisma by two points.
Thoughts?
-Stuart
The basics: make Drow a +0 LA race that isn't all that different from other elven subraces. Revise their Paragon class such that it incorporates what we want out of a Drow. Indicate that most Drow have at least a level in the Paragon class.
Drow (revised)
racial traits
* +2 Dexterity, -2 Constitution.
* Medium size.
* A drow's base land speed is 30 feet.
* Immunity to sleep spells and effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.
* Darkvision (120')
* Weapon Proficiency: Drow are automatically proficient with the rapier and short sword.
* Weapon Familiarity: Drow treat hand crossbows as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
* +2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. A drow who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.
* Automatic Languages: Common, Elven, Undercommon. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Aquan, Draconic, Drow Sign Language, Gnome, Goblin.
* Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to bright light (such as sunlight or a daylight spell) blinds drow for 1 round. On subsequent rounds, they are dazzled as long as they remain in the affected area.
* Favored Class: Wizard (male) or cleric (female).
Drow Paragon (revised)
Code:
Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special Spells per day
1 0 0 2 0 Spell-like abilities
Spell resistance
2 1 0 3 0 Light sensitivity +1 level cleric or wizard
3 2 1 3 1 Improved Spell resistance +1 level cleric or wizard
Ability BoostHD: d6
Class Skilles: The drow paragon's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Climb (Str), Craft (Int), Hide (Dex), intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).
Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.
Class Features:
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Drow paragons are proficient with all simple weapons, longswords, and hand crossbows, and with light armor.
Spells Per Day
At 2nd and 3rd level, a female drow paragon gains new spells per day as if she had also gained a level in cleric. A male drow paragon instead gains new spells per day as if he had gained a level of wizard. The paragon does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained (bonus metamagic feats, and so on). This essentially means that the character adds the level of drow paragon to her level in cleric or wizard, then determines spells per day and caster level accordingly.
If the drow paragon is female and has no levels in cleric, or is male and has no levels in wizard, this class feature has no effect.
Spell-Like Abilities
Drow Paragons can use Dancing lights, Faerie Fire, and Darkness as spell-like abilities once per day each. Their caster level is equal to their Drow Paragon level plus one-half of their other class levels.
Spell Resistance
At first level, a Drow Paragon gains spell resistance equal to 5+character level. At third level, this increases to 11+character level.
Light sensitivity
A 2nd-level drow paragon's light blindness is lessened to light sensitivity. Instead of being blinded by bright light, she is merely dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.
Ability Boost
At 3rd level, a drow paragon may raise either Intelligence or Charisma by two points.
Thoughts?
-Stuart
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