OverdrivePrime
2013-06-24, 12:17 PM
TL;DR - Can I stack class levels on a Witchfire (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/undead/witchfire) without bending the rules?
Hey all,
My players recently defeated, humiliated and killed an Annis Hag Cleric 6. It was meant to be a pretty challenging encounter, as the hag was backed up by 6 hill giants (party level 10), but they managed to pretty much dominate the hag and her goons thanks to a mix of good tactics and great rolls (and my usual terrible rolls).
Now they heard rumors in town that the hag made her lair in a cave not too far away, and they want to go find all the plunder. (The hag and her goons would regularly ambush ships, destroy them and take the goods back to her cave.)
So... I recently stumbled across the witchfire (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/undead/witchfire) in the Pathfinder Bestiary 2. I'm definitely going to have the annis hag they killed come back as a Witchfire, but I don't see any notes about them gaining class levels, or even coming back with the creature's previous knowledge. Would the Witchfire remember its previous existence, or is it just a P.O.'ed fiery ghost hag?
At worst, it winds up a CR 14 if I bump the size up to large, add cleric levels and surround it with a half dozen or so Will-O-Whisps. I'm hoping to force a retreat and maybe create a recurring villain.
Hey all,
My players recently defeated, humiliated and killed an Annis Hag Cleric 6. It was meant to be a pretty challenging encounter, as the hag was backed up by 6 hill giants (party level 10), but they managed to pretty much dominate the hag and her goons thanks to a mix of good tactics and great rolls (and my usual terrible rolls).
Now they heard rumors in town that the hag made her lair in a cave not too far away, and they want to go find all the plunder. (The hag and her goons would regularly ambush ships, destroy them and take the goods back to her cave.)
So... I recently stumbled across the witchfire (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/undead/witchfire) in the Pathfinder Bestiary 2. I'm definitely going to have the annis hag they killed come back as a Witchfire, but I don't see any notes about them gaining class levels, or even coming back with the creature's previous knowledge. Would the Witchfire remember its previous existence, or is it just a P.O.'ed fiery ghost hag?
At worst, it winds up a CR 14 if I bump the size up to large, add cleric levels and surround it with a half dozen or so Will-O-Whisps. I'm hoping to force a retreat and maybe create a recurring villain.