D&D 5E Light Character Classes for Monsters

Li Shenron

Legend

• Jul 16, 2018

• #1

I have just uploaded Light Character Classes for Monsters to the downloads area.

Just for fun, I mocked up some rules for "light" versions of PHB classes to be used as templates for monsters.

You can find the file here in the downloads section. Please use this thread for comments.

 

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jaelis

Oh this is where the title goes?

• Jul 16, 2018

• #2

Seems pretty decent. How did you decide on XP adjustments?

 

mrpopstar

Sparkly Dude

• Jul 16, 2018

• #3

Nice! Did the stat blocks in Volo's Guide to Monsters bestiary influence your decision-making at all? I really like how the class write-ups turned out there.

 

Li Shenron

Legend

• Jul 16, 2018

• #4

jaelis said:

Seems pretty decent. How did you decide on XP adjustments?

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To be honest, they are a bit made up

I wanted to have an XP increase because the monsters are a little better that their base version.

I realized that the first level is worth more, but only if the monster gets a bump in HP, AC or attack damage, and since in my idea those depend on how the monster and the class match each other, I decided for cumulative XP increases that depend directly on the results.

Eventually, the numbers pieced together to form a potential max increase of 100%.

But it's totally non-scientific and it's clear how sometimes you get wildly different AC boosts, or how a spellcaster's 2nd level is often not worth as much as the 1st and 3rd.

 

Li Shenron

Legend

• Jul 16, 2018

• #5

mrpopstar said:

Nice! Did the stat blocks in Volo's Guide to Monsters bestiary influence your decision-making at all? I really like how the class write-ups turned out there.

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Thanks! I have never read Volo's Guide unfortunately.