Does anyone else have players wanting to play ECL races?

[Mogart]

A few of my players have requested to play ECL characters.

Example. Player 1: 1/2 Minotaur +1 Level
1/2 Dragon +2 Level
3.5 Feral +1 Level

I am inclined to let the player play his character due to the simple fact that all I really need to do is land one good hit. As the campaign is starting at level 1, he will essentially be stuck with 1 hit die until he hits level 6. His ability scores and natural armor will be off the charts, but magic missile doesn't pay that much attention to armor class.

Perhaps later on he will want to add WereBear for a +4 Level.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[wraithstrike]

I have had it happen before. I would warn the player of the trouble he is getting himself into. If he does it anyway then tell him no whining will be accepted.

[Doomed Hero]

Mogart wrote:

1/2 Minotaur

So a Quarter-Cow?

[DM Azure_Zero]

I should really warn you on allowing Feral, it is really broken for it's LA.

I would also tell the player that could only select ONE template or ONE ECL race.

One the Half-Dragon, you could use the Half-Dragon racial class in Races of The Dragon to allow level 1 play without all the power at the start.

[Falrien]

Mogart wrote:

A few of my players have requested to play ECL characters.

Example. Player 1: 1/2 Minotaur +1 Level
1/2 Dragon +2 Level
3.5 Feral +1 Level

I am inclined to let the player play his character due to the simple fact that all I really need to do is land one good hit. As the campaign is starting at level 1, he will essentially be stuck with 1 hit die until he hits level 6. His ability scores and natural armor will be off the charts, but magic missile doesn't pay that much attention to armor class.

Perhaps later on he will want to add WereBear for a +4 Level.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Several thoughts :)

1: I don't recommend stacking templates, it just complicates matters and unless you have perfect trust in this player then odds are it'll be abused.
2: Don't allow Feral, it's broken wide open!
3: The character's going to virtually useless because of the lack of HP. Realistically if he's going to be a Barbarian (And what else, other than Ranger?) he'd be stuck with a realistic Max HP of (D)12+1(Favoured class)+6(From con assuming rolled 18+2 from Half drag and +2 from Minotaur)+1 (Toughness) = 20HP... Till level 6, yeah right!
3: Is the character aware that this freak monstrosity will be run out of every town it goes near? This should be a consideration at the VERY least. Unless you don't care about roleplaying or any kind of realism.

[Falrien]

Mogart wrote:

A few of my players have requested to play ECL characters.

Also, there is no ECL in Pathfinder.it's all based on CRs