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pyromanser244
2012-08-13, 03:39 PM
hello, I'm new here and not altogether sure I have the right section for the question. so I'm going to ask all the same :smallbiggrin:

I'm putting a campaign world together and I ran into this problem with lycans and vampires; they're templates. as I understand it a character who gets turned by either of these will go threw a waiting period of a few days then hulk out with effective levels that don't even give HD. that may work for books, or movies, or even NPCs but it messes with the party progression. I would greatly prefer it if the players could take monster levels but the rules from savage species wouldn't work here (I think).

so does anyone have advice on turning these templates into classes?

Zale
2012-08-13, 04:02 PM
Ooo. Monster Classes.

Try here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142724), here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170469) and here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=199321).

There's also the 3.0 book Savage Species.

Kelb_Panthera
2012-08-13, 04:11 PM
Actually, becoming a lycanthrope does grant HD, two of them in the specific case of the werewolf.

Bonus points: nothing about the lycanthrope template prevents you from also becoming a vampire.

The rules in savage species for monster progression should work just fine.

Vemynal
2012-08-13, 04:29 PM
Go look for Urpriest. He has a link in his siggy you'll want to check out

Zale
2012-08-13, 04:37 PM
Allow Me. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207928)

Lynx Links for everyone!

ahenobarbi
2012-08-13, 04:41 PM
Go look for Urpriest. He has a link in his siggy you'll want to check out

You meant Urpriest's Monstrous Monster Handbook (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207928)?

Edit: Ninja'd. Also Epiphany for everyone :smallwink: