zergling.exe
2017-06-05, 03:31 AM
Found this in DMG while looking for rules to handle LA gaining (found none)
If a monster has 1 Hit Die or less, or if it is a template creature (such as a vampire or a lycanthrope; see the Monster Manual), it must start the game with one or more class levels, like a regular character. If a monster has 2 or more Hit Dice, it can start with no class levels (though it can gain them later).
I recall there not being a consensus on 1HD creatures dropping their first RHD for a class level, this seems to support that all creatures of <1 HD drop their RHD to gain a class level instead, or they automatically start at level 2.
What do you all think of this piece of information?
If a monster has 1 Hit Die or less, or if it is a template creature (such as a vampire or a lycanthrope; see the Monster Manual), it must start the game with one or more class levels, like a regular character. If a monster has 2 or more Hit Dice, it can start with no class levels (though it can gain them later).
I recall there not being a consensus on 1HD creatures dropping their first RHD for a class level, this seems to support that all creatures of <1 HD drop their RHD to gain a class level instead, or they automatically start at level 2.
What do you all think of this piece of information?