Quote Originally Posted by Caelestion View Post
As I recall, the blue (psychic goblin) was even saddled with a +1 LA, because level adjustments were also imposed to highlight how rare a creature was.
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You're joking, right?

Actually ... if you're not joking and that's true, that might explain a lot about WotC's habit of assigning excess LA, although I admit, I thought that was pretty well explained by WotC's dubious grasp of game balance and the actual value of various abilities and capabilities.