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errk · 05-08-05, 12:12 PM

Er.. sorry about being a newbie and all. this is somewhat a repeat of other threads, but I just need to be sure I understand.
(I've seen a few threads about this but can't really pinpoint these answers..)

- ECL It was orginally intended to balance subraces.. Say A lvl 1 halfgaint (with ECL 3) would be "equal" to a lvl 3 Human (because of the subrace bonuses).. Correct?

- It is taken in account when monsters are spawned? ECL +3 spawns monsters 3 levels/HD up ?
(Can this acctually be benefitial because one can get higher rewards?)

- And when rewarding xp for a monster kill? say when a monster worth 100 xp is killed, a higher ECL will "reduce" the value of the monster to say.. 75 xp in order to balance leveling (instead of increasing the xp /lvl steps because of the sub-race issue ?

Just curious..
Creating a deepgnome with an ECL +3 I'm getting my rear-end spanked by monsters that reward me less than my peers in the same party.. This is not a complaint... just didn't realize that ECL had much of an effect... or does it?

05-08-05, 12:12 PM	#1
errk Giant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GMT+1 Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ECL - Is it ruining my life, or giving me rewards? Er.. sorry about being a newbie and all. this is somewhat a repeat of other threads, but I just need to be sure I understand. (I've seen a few threads about this but can't really pinpoint these answers..) - ECL It was orginally intended to balance subraces.. Say A lvl 1 halfgaint (with ECL 3) would be "equal" to a lvl 3 Human (because of the subrace bonuses).. Correct? - It is taken in account when monsters are spawned? ECL +3 spawns monsters 3 levels/HD up ? (Can this acctually be benefitial because one can get higher rewards?) - And when rewarding xp for a monster kill? say when a monster worth 100 xp is killed, a higher ECL will "reduce" the value of the monster to say.. 75 xp in order to balance leveling (instead of increasing the xp /lvl steps because of the sub-race issue ? Just curious.. Creating a deepgnome with an ECL +3 I'm getting my rear-end spanked by monsters that reward me less than my peers in the same party.. This is not a complaint... just didn't realize that ECL had much of an effect... or does it?