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Bluydee
2014-05-26, 11:10 AM
Inspired by this. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?347771-3-5-Monstrous-Gestalt)

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Monstrous gestalt would mean that it is gestalt, but with all or most of one side taken up by RHD/LA/monster classes (at least initially). I had initiated one a while back, which I enjoyed, but unfortunately we didn't get very far.

The basic idea is that by using gestalt, you can play a character whose RHD/LA/etc would otherwise be prohibitive. Always wanted to try out a a Troll? Fire Giant catch your fancy? Vampire caught your eye? Here is your chance to play them! You basically have a normal build on one side, and the monster stuff on the other. So you can be a Mind Flayer wizard without being in epic levels by the time you get access to Fireball, or a Black Dragon barbarian that can rage more than 1 time a day, or even an Erinyes rogue who can do more than 1d6 of sneak attack damage.



I'd like to see what you all can come up with here.

For added bonus:

Community Based Monster Classes VII (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?192151-Community-Based-Monster-Classes-VII)

Improved Monster Classes (http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=mq7e8qaj2hr57nmfq5ciqkneu6&topic=270.0)


My idea:

Kraken 6/Titanic Creature 10/Monster of Legend 4//Warlock 20

Someonelse
2014-05-26, 11:42 AM
I used to do this. Since some races have 20 levels and some have 5 I would let people exchance NPC classes for monstrous classes. For example a pixie rogue gets to level 6 and runs out of pixie levels so they might take expert for more skills (gestalt rogue expert is crazy) or adept for some handy spells.

One of my favorite builds is half blue dragon ogre mage warlock.