POLL: Do you play/allow characters with level adjustments?

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Ok, I'm wondering what other peoples thoughts on level adjustments (LA) are. I thought it was the greatest thing invented for d20. But others in my group are not convinced of it. My character just died in my game from playing with a Deck of Many Things (but that is another story) so I got to make another character. The average party level is six, so the DM said to make a sixth level character. So, the put some weight with my words, I made a Half-Dragon(Bronze) Cansin (the Cansin is a planetouched race from Dragon #297) for a total LA of +4. So I started out as a 2nd level Sorerer. Other people in the party think that my character is weak with only two levels, but with all the extra's I get from the template and the race, I feel that that is not so. Of course, I haven't run him yet, so I might be wrong, but I will find out tomorrow.

I picked up the Savage Species book just to play non-standard races, most of which have level adjustments. I guess that that is just a long winded way to ask if you, as a player, would play a character with a level adjustment? Or would you, as a DM, allow a player to play a char with a level adjustment?

Oh, and the questions deal with actual level adjustment, not ECL due to hit dice (such as an Ogre with six HD and an LA of +2 for a total ECL of 8 [+6 HD, +2 HD]).

And also, I realize that four questions with eight to ten choices may be alot, but I am trying to cover all bases (which belong to us) here.

Poll Information
This poll contains 4 question(s). 13 user(s) have voted.
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Poll Results: Do you play/allow characters with level adjustments? (13 votes.)

Do/would you play a character with a level adjustment? (Choose 1)
* I don't understand what you are talking about. - 0% (0)
* No, I don't like the concept. - 8% (1)
* Never thought about it. - 0% (0)
* I would like to, but haven't tried it. - 8% (1)
* Yes, but I haven't had the oppurtunity. - 46% (6)
* Yes, but my DM won't allow it. - 8% (1)
* Yes, and it is fun. - 31% (4)
* I don't play, only DM. - 0% (0)

How high of a level adjustment are you willing to play? (Choose 1)
* +0 - 8% (1)
* +1 - 0% (0)
* +2 - 31% (4)
* +3 - 23% (3)
* +4 - 15% (2)
* +5 to +6 - 8% (1)
* +7 to +8 - 0% (0)
* +9 to +10 - 0% (0)
* +11 or more - 15% (2)
* I don't play, only DM. - 0% (0)

Would you allow a character with a level adjustment in your game? (Choose 1)
* I don't understand what you are talking about. - 0% (0)
* No, I don't like the concept. - 0% (0)
* None of my players ever siad anything, so I never thought about it. - 15% (2)
* I'm worried about powergaming, so I hae not done it. - 8% (1)
* I've used level adjusted NPC's, but don't allow level adjusted PC's. - 15% (2)
* Yeh, I've been itching to try it out. - 15% (2)
* Yes, and I already do. - 23% (3)
* I don't DM, only play. - 23% (3)

How high of a level adjustment are you willing to let a player use? (Choose 1)
* +0 - 8% (1)
* +1 - 8% (1)
* +2 - 0% (0)
* +3 - 38% (5)
* +4 - 0% (0)
* +5 to +6 - 0% (0)
* +7 to +8 - 0% (0)
* +9 to +10 - 0% (0)
* +11 or more - 23% (3)
* I don't DM, only play. - 23% (3)

 

I'd love to play with a +ECL character. Of course, it has to be something that fits the campaign, and it has to be in line with what type of character I want to roleplay.

 

When my D&D party started out a new game a while ago, I wanted to play something different, something not like the 'normal' races, but the DM wouldn't allow it.