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Super Evil User
2015-02-13, 10:55 AM
OK, so I'm making a character who is a martial class of some sort. He was brought back from the brink of death by a wizard and ended up with a template as a result, and now wants revenge on said wizard for giving him said template.

Does anyone know what kind of templates a rather nasty or clumsy wizard could give a near-dead dude?
defiantdan
2015-02-13, 10:57 AM
mineral warrior? it's the only caster applicaple template I can think of off the top of my head.
LoyalPaladin
2015-02-13, 11:03 AM
If you're not to concerned about the rules, Feral is ridiculous.
atemu1234
2015-02-13, 11:29 AM
If we're not so much *near* as after death, Dread Warrior (any version) makes sense.
Biffoniacus_Furiou
2015-02-13, 11:36 AM
Mineral Warrior (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20031003e), especially considering the spell that grants it enslaves the target to the caster for a year. Either he's resentful of that year of servitude, or the wizard released him from it but the magic that binds his will is still in place and it's driven him mad.
Solaris
2015-02-13, 11:57 AM
Half-golem could do the trick, too.
(Un)Inspired
2015-02-13, 12:37 PM
The pathfinder Young template!

He's pissed cause the wizard brought him back as an adolescent.
Necroticplague
2015-02-13, 01:25 PM
Gheden is kinda a weak template, but it fits the theme pretty well. He's angry he came back as basically a half-zombie.
atemu1234
2015-02-13, 06:44 PM
The pathfinder Young template!

He's pissed cause the wizard brought him back as an adolescent.

That's awesome.
Super Evil User
2015-02-14, 08:18 AM
Gheden is kinda a weak template, but it fits the theme pretty well. He's angry he came back as basically a half-zombie.

Hey, that works. I was thinking more "I was directly infused with arcane energy, made me more powerful but also debilitated me" but that works.

^ Sadly, this is 3.5.
Solaris
2015-02-14, 10:57 AM
If something was 3.0 and wasn't explicitly updated to 3.5, it's considered 3.5 material.
Inevitability
2015-02-14, 11:37 AM
Curst? Maybe the character's whole family got killed by the wizard, but he is now unable to join them in the afterlife. Maybe the character is in constant pain thanks to a device/spell the wizard placed on him. Maybe the character simply hates undead and would rather be dead than become what he hates most.