BlasphemousSlug
2013-08-23, 03:56 AM
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I'm running a Forgotten Realms underdark campaign and one of my players wants to create a Derro (MM pg 49) with an inherited template for the Mechanatrix (FF pg 137), and he wants me to create said template. He had a good backstory, with some very interesting roleplaying opportunities, so I'm inclined to allow it. The only problem is that I don't know what to do with the type change and the derro racial hit dice. I know that if it was an acquired then I would have the choice of allowing the racial hit dice to change, or to keep them monstrous humanoid. But it's an inherited to template so I don't know if rules wise it would give me the option, and fluff-wise it doesn't really make much sense. For balance sake I would prefer it if he remained with the monstrous humanoid hit dice, and the player doesn't know enough about the rules to notice if I keep it that way. But I want to follow the rules if I can and so I came here, to the great interpreters of the rules.
The Question:
Would applying an inherited template that changes type change the features of the base creatures racial hit dice?
I'm running a Forgotten Realms underdark campaign and one of my players wants to create a Derro (MM pg 49) with an inherited template for the Mechanatrix (FF pg 137), and he wants me to create said template. He had a good backstory, with some very interesting roleplaying opportunities, so I'm inclined to allow it. The only problem is that I don't know what to do with the type change and the derro racial hit dice. I know that if it was an acquired then I would have the choice of allowing the racial hit dice to change, or to keep them monstrous humanoid. But it's an inherited to template so I don't know if rules wise it would give me the option, and fluff-wise it doesn't really make much sense. For balance sake I would prefer it if he remained with the monstrous humanoid hit dice, and the player doesn't know enough about the rules to notice if I keep it that way. But I want to follow the rules if I can and so I came here, to the great interpreters of the rules.
The Question:
Would applying an inherited template that changes type change the features of the base creatures racial hit dice?