Yora
Legend
Something that keeps troubling me to no end is how to deal with monsters that also have levels in classes.
For example, in AD&D 2nd edition, kuo-toa are described as being led by (among others) 8th level fighters and 3rd level fighter/3rd level thieves, and their HD are listed as "2 or more".
Frost giants can have 3rd level shamans.
But to my knowledge, no Dungeon Masters Guide or Monster Manual ever had any explainations for how that works.
How many HD does a kuo-toa 8th level fighter fighter have? What are his attack and save values?
Does he have 8d10 hp and attacks and saves like an 8th level fighter? Or does he have 8d10+2d8 hp and who knows what attack and save values?
Even many modules simply say "3rd level frost giant shaman" without ever writing down what that means.
For example, in AD&D 2nd edition, kuo-toa are described as being led by (among others) 8th level fighters and 3rd level fighter/3rd level thieves, and their HD are listed as "2 or more".
Frost giants can have 3rd level shamans.
But to my knowledge, no Dungeon Masters Guide or Monster Manual ever had any explainations for how that works.
How many HD does a kuo-toa 8th level fighter fighter have? What are his attack and save values?
Does he have 8d10 hp and attacks and saves like an 8th level fighter? Or does he have 8d10+2d8 hp and who knows what attack and save values?
Even many modules simply say "3rd level frost giant shaman" without ever writing down what that means.