Quote Originally Posted by Andezzar View Post
A 550 Correction.

This is not true and the book explicitly says so:I underlined the key parts. First of all it is suitable for any evil wizard/sorcerer, not just epic ones. Secondly it does not change the Level Adjustment of the base creature because it does not say it adds or modifies such a property. If the creature had an LA before adding the template it still has the same LA (or LA 0 for those "without" LA). Most importantly it does not add "LA: -", which would make the templated creature ineligible for players.
The table places the Worm that Walks creature at ECL 27, with 23 HD it has 4 LA from somewhere, and as as 23rd level Wizard, they must come from the template. Keep in mind that the ELH also uses 3.0 LA that includes RHD. (I think, the example uses +25 LA to make a 26th level character but also uses a creature with 32 RHD as the base) So a Worm that Walks may even have +27 LA by RAW.

Another thing to keep in mind is that the only monster actually with official LA in the entire ELH is the Mercane.