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Mercaius wrote:

Would you consider acting as an at-will light source to be a major ability, or a minor one? It has a definite mechanical advantage, but the value of this advantage seems debatable.

I would say a minor ability but really it could depend, like how long does it last? how bright is it? could you blind people with it? that might notch it up to a major ability or an encounter power, in my opinion.

Oh, there's blinding potential, but that's a separate racial power I'm working on.

Right now, my question involves a simple 5-square radius light source, suppress at will, centered on the character that I'm debating.

It does free up a player's hand from torches or the like in dark areas, but that seems both mild and situational as an advantage. I added the ability to suppress the light source so the race was still viable as a stealthy character and did not penalize the player.

ok ive got the rough draft of my race done. what do you think? thought about changin up the skill bonus seeing as how they would get bonuses to those skills any way because of thier stat bonuses but they way i see it those skill would be what these guys are best at.

Karthons
Ability Score: +2 Str, +2 Con
Size: Medium
Speed: 6
Vision: Low-light

Languages: Common
Skill Bonuses: +2 Athletics, +2 Endurance
Karthon Will: +1 racial bonus to Wil. Once per encounter you can reroll a failed save vs. a charm effect.
Karthon Durability: Increase Number of healing Surges by 1
Knuckle spikes: Karthons have extended claw-like knuckles. Increase unarmed damage to 1d6

Racial Power:
Adaptive Defense
Encounter
Immediate Reaction
Trigger: You take damage from a specific damage type
Effect: You gain resist 5 + 1/2 your level against that damage type until the end of the encounter.

Not sure about the vs charm thing either. I wanted to have something in there as a defense against charm but didnt just want to copy the Eladrins.
Opinions any body? is it balanced? should i trim a few things?
Special Thanx to Fireclave (great guide) and Crimson Concerto for their insights and helpful suggestions.

Magus_Stragus wrote:

Well, let me point out a few things:
-Regarding Karthon Will, you can just make it so the player can make saving throws against charm at the beginning of the turn instead of at the end.
-Knuckle Spikes, as it's been many times before, should be instead a feat. Why? Because it's too class-situational.
-And about Adaptative Defense, I believe that power is just about the same as Variable Resistance (except that it's triggered by an attack).

You should replace Knuckle Spikes with something else, and maybe change the racial power for Variable Resistance.

(And I still think Karthon Durability is too weak... ¬_¬)

Thanx for the input. Nice idea regarding karthon will i may use that. I do realize the the improved unarmed damage is entirely situation and completly useless to someone with a bastard sword but still they got claws they should get something in there startin out. I was thinkin of expanded on that with racial feats like more damge perhaps a profiency bonus or something.
You think the Durability is too weak? i was kinda thinkin that too. The original version had regeneration but i think thats a little too much. perhaps just give them the Durability feat as a bonus? I dont know i like the Adaptive defense being that you have to take damage before you can resist it. I guess that is kinda limiting. I dont know i may change it to a specific damage type and perhaps have racial feats to choose other resistances? Thanx again for the input. This is still very much a work-in-progress.