Giving Weird Creatures Class Levels (3.5)

**Sharkman1231** · 2009-12-07, 11:50 PM (ISO 8601)

I love screwing with my players. Giving them stuff that is totally unexpected is so much fun. In the evil campain I'm running, the party came across a nomad camp where everone was a werewolf.

So, any totally weird (but effective) class+creature combos?

One of mine is a ghoul with cleric levels leading ghasts.

**Lord Thurlvin** · 2009-12-07, 11:52 PM (ISO 8601)

Rogue stirges. I guess you'd have to awaken them first, though.

**sonofzeal** · 2009-12-08, 12:09 AM (ISO 8601)

Celestial Gelatinous Cube Monk.

**erikun** · 2009-12-08, 12:27 AM (ISO 8601)

Some of the fun ones are creatures whose spell-like abilities allow them to qualify for prestige classes. I recall someone recommending a Ghost/Master of the Unseen Hand.

**ShadowsGrnEyes** · 2009-12-08, 12:31 AM (ISO 8601)

bard monkey

barbarian giraff

healer troll (WITH THE UNICORN)

Dragonfire adept ETTIN

Warmage stone giant

Blighter Dryad. . . yeah its called angst. . .

**Thurbane** · 2009-12-08, 12:34 AM (ISO 8601)

Fiendish Dire Ape Cleric of Demogorgon.

**erikun** · 2009-12-08, 12:37 AM (ISO 8601)

I've considered running an Awakened Ape Wereape Ape Totem Barbarian Apelord. Just to see the look on people's faces.

Awaken
Ape
Ape Totem Barbarian variant
Apelord, from Masters of the Wild

Not sure what book the Wereape is from, though.

**Magnor Criol** · 2009-12-08, 12:43 AM (ISO 8601)

sonofzeal pointed you in a great direction; I love the Elite Opponents article, it's got some really great, wacky stuff.

Variant Gelatinous Cubes (this is where sonofzeal's link takes you)
Variant Lycanthropes
Variant Unicorns (including the Apocalypse Demon Unicorn)
Creatures That Cannot Be I
Creatures That Cannot Be II
Creatures With A Lot Of Heads (including the Thirty-Headed Tarrasque)
Weird and "Wonderful" Darkmantles
The Tarrasque

There's some beautifully twisted stuff in there. Browse the rest of the articles too :D

**The Glyphstone** · 2009-12-08, 12:44 AM (ISO 8601)

Nah, Anthropomorphic Bear Werebear Bear Totem Barbarian Bear Warrior Bearlord.

Animals can't become were-creatures, only Humanoids or Giants. Thus, you need to start with an Anthro.

**erikun** · 2009-12-08, 12:50 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by The_Glyphstone

Animals can't become were-creatures, only Humanoids or Giants. Thus, you need to start with an Anthro.

Oh, phooey. I don't really know what the difference between an anthro animal and an awakened one even is.

And your Bear should be riding a Dire Bear mount.

**Sstoopidtallkid** · 2009-12-08, 12:56 AM (ISO 8601)

No Tal:

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Wyrmling Black Dragon Rogues. A small pack of them. For if my players ever get overconfident.

Awakened Cheetah Scout with Spring Attack.
A Succubus with Barbarian levels. Hell may hath no fury like a woman scorned, but what about a woman from hell?
Beguiler Beguiler. Because I can.
Lantern Archon Ur-Priest. Because there's nothing like a misotheist angel to make the party Cleric squirm.
Not class levels, but a Pseudonatural Owlbear. Because those things are freaky.

I'll generally only break the mold like this if there's a reason to. No need for me to advance a Cheetah with anything other than HD most of the time, it's just a random animal. If there's a Druid in the area trying to stop someone logging a section of the forest, however, then I'll pull that sort of a maneuver.

**Fizban** · 2009-12-08, 01:42 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by The_Glyphstone

Nah, Anthropomorphic Bear Werebear Bear Totem Barbarian Bear Warrior Bearlord.

Animals can't become were-creatures, only Humanoids or Giants. Thus, you need to start with an Anthro.

Try searching the phrase "more tiger than you can handle." I didn't bookmark the thread, but I think you guys would like it

**erikun** · 2009-12-08, 01:58 AM (ISO 8601)

Found it! Still, I was expecting a Half-Rakshaka Tiger Shifter Weretiger Tiger Totem Barbarian/Tiger Samurai/Tiger Fist Monk, riding a Wild Cohort Tiger mount and shooting spirit Tigers from their fists. I will admit to being a little bit disappointed.

**Eurus** · 2009-12-08, 02:04 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by The_Glyphstone

Nah, Anthropomorphic Bear Werebear Bear Totem Barbarian Bear Warrior Bearlord.

Animals can't become were-creatures, only Humanoids or Giants. Thus, you need to start with an Anthro.

Fistbear Bearfist?

**Glyde** · 2009-12-08, 02:05 AM (ISO 8601)

Aboleth rage-mage. Nothing says "awesome campaign" like the yelling and screaming psychic fish

**Rasman** · 2009-12-08, 02:32 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by ShadowsGrnEyes

bard monkey

barbarian giraff

healer troll (WITH THE UNICORN)

Dragonfire adept ETTIN

Warmage stone giant

Blighter Dryad. . . yeah its called angst. . .

BARD PARROT!

Have him accompany a Swashbuckler/Dread Pirate = Fluff Win

Ghost/Bard/Illusionist Sorcerer = Phantom of the Opera (aren't I punny XD)

When in doubt, Zombie Prismatic Dragon...

why hello ther...OH GOD THE RAINBOWS!!!

**Realms of Chaos** · 2009-12-08, 04:49 AM (ISO 8601)

Mimic Assassin

It sits there for 3 rounds looking like an object and then just kills you with a pseudopod.

**erikun** · 2009-12-08, 04:55 AM (ISO 8601)

Actually, there's nothing stopping a Couatl from allowing itself to enter the Rainbow Servant prestige class. Heck, it already has the qualifying skills and spellcasting without character levels! Give it a CR +10, several domains, a bunch of divine spells, and you have an epic level, self-worshipping fight.

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