Best LA+1 Template

[Gambitspades]

So as the title asks. what do you guys think is the best LA+1 Template?

[Draconium]

Feral (from Savage Species) and Half-Minotaur (from Dragon Magazine #313) are both really good, if arguably a bit cheesy, +1 templates. Feral gives you some natural attacks, and certain abilities depending on your HD (like Pounce or Improved Grab, IIRC). Half-Minotaur increases your size unless you're large or larger, with all the modifiers that come with a size change, gives you scent and a gore attack, and a few other nice treats.

[Necroticplague]

Depends on what you want to do.


For beasticks, Half-minotaur for a Medium race is excellent.

The fast healing for 1 LA you can get from Feral is pretty good.

Gheden gives you immunity to Nonlethal Damage, which some Regeneration-based builds can take good advantage of .

Divine Minion is awesome entry into MoMF.

[Jowgen]

Mineral Warrior is great for beefy characters and even comes with a burrow speed, Dark is great for stealthy things (especially if you can swing the updated version) and Draconic is just generally convenient for dragonblood and its nice ability score adjustments.

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

Half-Minotaur, White Dragonspawn, Feral, and Divine Minion (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20050209a) are probably all tied for the top choice, but it really depends on what you want this character to do.

Obligatory Tier System For Templates (http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=7044).

[Dread_Head]

Mineral Warrior, Lolth-touched and Feral are all good for a melee orientated character. Draconic is reasonable on a Cha based gish. Dark is good for stealth characters. Vecna Blooded provides some excellent immunities if you have the arcane casting to qualify for it. If you are using the Savage Progressions then one level of Half Fey (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20040213a) or ghost (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20040117a) is pretty good and you aren't obliged to take further levels in the online progressions.

Edit: And Quasilycanthrope (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mb/20040721a) is reasonably due to the high DR.

[Curmudgeon]

Feral gives you some natural attacks, and certain abilities depending on your HD (like Pounce or Improved Grab, IIRC).
Feral has two tables of HD-dependent abilities. The ones you listed are specific to the Special Attacks table, which are only granted for monster Hit Dice. The Special Qualities table grants darkvision and fast healing based on total HD. Having to take at least 4 HD of Monstrous Humanoid cuts down on the utility of Feral Pounce.

[Inevitability]

White Dragonspawn is definitely the most powerful, especially when LA comes into play. After all, casting is good.

[Draconium]

Feral has two tables of HD-dependent abilities. The ones you listed are specific to the Special Attacks table, which are only granted for monster Hit Dice. The Special Qualities table grants darkvision and fast healing based on total HD. Having to take at least 4 HD of Monstrous Humanoid cuts down on the utility of Feral Pounce.

Thanks for clarifying that, I know there was something I was forgetting to mention.

[noob]

"Feral has two tables of HD-dependent abilities. The ones you listed are specific to the Special Attacks table, which are only granted for monster Hit Dice. The Special Qualities table grants darkvision and fast healing based on total HD. Having to take at least 4 HD of Monstrous Humanoid cuts down on the utility of Feral Pounce. "
class levels gives you HD for all purposes.

[Necroticplague]

"Feral has two tables of HD-dependent abilities. The ones you listed are specific to the Special Attacks table, which are only granted for monster Hit Dice. The Special Qualities table grants darkvision and fast healing based on total HD. Having to take at least 4 HD of Monstrous Humanoid cuts down on the utility of Feral Pounce. "
class levels gives you HD for all purposes.

1. You know the 'quote' function exists, right? Like how I'm responding to this with?

2.There's a difference between hit dice and monster hit dice. Classes grant the former, but not the latter. Monster hit dice=racial hit dice. HD from class level are not RHD.

[torrasque666]

1. You know the 'quote' function exists, right? Like how I'm responding to this with?Well he is a noob...


2.There's a difference between hit dice and monster hit dice. Classes grant the former, but not the latter. Monster hit dice=racial hit dice. HD from class level are not RHD.
You know, I never noticed that it actually said monster Hit Die.