<strong><span class="bbc_u">Character Creation Rules</span></strong><br/>Character Creation Rules posted here.<br/><br/><strong>Starting Level:</strong>8-10<br/><strong>Races/Classes/Prestige Classes:</strong>Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide Races, Classes, and PrCs or by DM Approval (sub-races for the Core Races by Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, approved unless stated otherwise by the DMs)<br/><strong>Ability Scores:</strong>28 pt buy (let's have a little fun)<br/><strong>Hit Points:</strong>Max for your Class HD (at 1st lvl) then Average for HD type (see page 168 Dungeon Master's Guide); plus or minus any bonus/penalty for CON<br/><strong>Starting Gold:</strong>40,000 gp (limit per single item: 15,000 gp; please PM me for if you would like to ask for an exception for an item between say 15,000 - 18,000 or something that would just fit your character and is outside the 15,000 gp limit)<br/><br/><strong>Reminder:</strong>Level adjustments only affect future earned XP, and I will take overall party strength into consideration when Ambrosial and I are discussing/planning encounters.  But your Level Adjustment which by book rules would affect your ECL, does not affect your starting level.  ECLs will only be used as an overall baseline for encounter planning, as well as affecting your individual XP earning.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">ECL Chart</span></strong><br/>ECL 0-1 No penalty<br/>ECL 2 -10% to XP earned<br/>ECL 3 -15% to XP earned<br/>ECL 4 -20% to XP earned<br/>ECL 5+ -(20 + 10/ECL > 4)% to XP earned (max -80%)