template classes & progression

[rediridesence]

A quick question for the more knowledgeable players here:

Savage Species page 152: "A monster character may not multiclass until it completes the full progression in its monster class. This rule keeps characters from gaining the benefits of a monster’s type and then quickly switching to a standard class."

and then we have things like this: http://rpg.nobl.ca/archive.php?x=dnd/sp/20040117a (template classes)

these "template classes" appear to be essentially Level adjustment class levels that grant the abilites of monsters in question.

the question i wanted to ask is: if someone uses one of those template classes, do they have to take every level in it before they can take anymore class levels, just like monstrous progression listed in savage species? seems kinda dumb to only be able to be "part ghost" or whatever imo.

[sreservoir]

Not for the "Savage Progressions" template classes, no (https://web.archive.org/web/20200315192224/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20030824a):

Characters are not required to complete all the levels of a given template class in uninterrupted succession. For example, a character who takes a level of wereboar could then take a level of fighter and a level of rogue (or any other combination of other class levels) before taking another level of wereboar. A character must still take the first level of wereboar before taking the second, just as with a normal class.