Race Level Adjustment - Removal

HerpbertDipson · November 15th, 2018, 10:28 PM

Hello,

This is my first post and I've searched around but haven't found an answer to my question.

I wish to play a Cecaelia in an upcoming pathfinder game, but I want to start as a level 1 fighter. The problem is Hero Labs seems to think that Cecaelia has a level adjustment of 6, when in reality they're just a high CR(23) race with no true level adjustment (at least that I can find).

Is there a quick way to remove this strange level adjustment? Or somehow have HeroLabs zero out the experience that being a Cecaelia inherently gives me?

Silver12 · 08:01 AM

Most likely, it is not so much a level adjustment (Pathfinder doesn't use level adjustments) as it is adding the Cecaelia's six racial hit dice.

If you are adding the Cecaelia as a race (as opposed to building it) then that is where it is coming from. Also, as a clarification, a NPC Cecaelia I believe is actually CR5, however they cost 23 Race Points (RP) to build...

One way to do it is to use the custom race options assuming you have the Advanced Race Guide package. Here are the racial traits to add to get it to be a Cecaelia (note the caveat that its not exact):

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/other-...0-rp/cecaelia/

Hope that helps!

HerpbertDipson · November 16th, 2018, 08:08 AM

Ah, yes. That seems to be the problem. I assumed the Blood of the Sea pack had the player class and that I wouldn’t have to make it.

I’ll build it from scratch and let you know how it goes.

Thank you.

Mathias · November 16th, 2018, 08:21 AM

I see two different Cacaelia races to choose from - "Cecaelia (BotS)" and "Cecaelia", and I get a pre-built version of the blood of the sea version when I choose the first of those races, and the bestiary version (with hit dice) when I choose the second.

Note that the first of those will only be available to choose if you have both the ARG and Blood of the Sea - you need access to the race builder rules, and you need the specific racial abilities like ink cloud added in BotS. The second is available from the Bestiary 3 package.

HerpbertDipson · November 16th, 2018, 08:33 AM

Ah! I must be missing the ARG version. I’ll check that.

Thank you!

HerpbertDipson · 10:22 AM

Hello,

I have now purchased Blood of the Sea and the ARG. Now if I'm understanding you correctly I need to use the Bestiary Monster Creation tool to create a copy of the Cecaelia given the BoTS player stuff?

Also, how do I build the Alternate Racial Traits?

Mathias · November 16th, 2018, 10:23 AM

"Bestiary Monster Creation" is for creating NPC races, using the instructions at the back of Bestiary 1 (and then updated in the other bestiaries). To create races using the PC race creation rules in ARG, choose "Custom Race - Standard" (or one of the other power levels of Custom Race).

But, in the case of the "Cecaelia (BotS)", what you get by selecting that is a "Custom Race - Monstrous", with all of the various selections listed in BotS pre-filled for you. So same final effect, but less clicks.

P.S. if you're working with a saved character file you had created before purchasing the new packages, re-open the Configure Hero form from the Character menu, and then check the settings on the right - make sure your new books are turned on for this character.

HerpbertDipson · 10:46 AM

Ah ha! That was the problem!

Thank you Mathias, you've been wonderful!

Nevermind I figured it out.

HerpbertDipson Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 7 November 16th, 2018, 08:08 AM	Ah, yes. That seems to be the problem. I assumed the Blood of the Sea pack had the player class and that I wouldn’t have to make it. I’ll build it from scratch and let you know how it goes. Thank you.
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