Quote Originally Posted by zergling.exe View Post
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.
  1. Examples often contradict the rules in various books. The rules do not assign any LA through the template.
  2. Text trumps table. In the text the example creature does not have any LA.
  3. +27 LA is total nonsense for the example creature, because it has 23 wizard levels. If the ECL is to be taken as correct, at worst it would have +4 LA.
  4. I have no idea how they came up with LA +25 for the Winterwight, unless they just fiated it as the book suggests:
    Quote Originally Posted by ELH p. 155
    Nonstandard races that are candidates for player characters possess (or can be assigned) a racial trait called level adjustment.

Q 552

How does a wizard get 100 spell slots, to guarantee to become Worm that Walks before epic levels?