Animals with Class levels? RAW help

[fireinthedust]

So I have an animal I want to add class levels to. It's got the right ability scores for the class, but its Int is 2. I'm not sure that's high enough for a class level, right?

However, in Pathfinder I can't find a rule that SAYS that a creature needs 3Int or higher for class levels.

ALSO if the creature gains class levels (Bestiary 1 p.297) I add +4 +4 +2 +2 +0 -2 to its stats, as desired. If I added that to, say, Int, I could then add class levels anyway.

So for an animal, in Pathfinder RAW, can I add class levels without a 3 Int?

(and yes, as soon as they get 3 Int they're no longer an animal, I know about that (animal traits Bestiary 1 p.307))

 

[fireinthedust]

so yeah: do I have to cast Awaken first, or can I do this without a druid?

 

[CAFRedblade]

I think it requires the awaken spell. Although my experience was in 3.5 when a friend played an awakened Panther, former friend of a druid who passed on.

 

[DragonLancer]

If you want it to have class levels than give it class levels, providing you have some justification for it. I can see Fighter being an ok class to make something more combative, but spellcasting classes might be odd without an Awaken spell.

 

[frankthedm]

i could see int 1 and 2 creature taking class level but losing anything they couldn't use.

Though i could see ambush predators picking up rogue but just picking up sneak along with stealth and perception skills.

And the efforts of an orcish animal trainer could well be represented by a barbarian level. Armor proficency for barding, extra speed from the cruelest training imaginable this side of the afterlife with raging as a side effect of those atrocities and a rank of listen since it got very good listening for the trainer every day.

 

[pawsplay]

So I have an animal I want to add class levels to. It's got the right ability scores for the class, but its Int is 2. I'm not sure that's high enough for a class level, right?

However, in Pathfinder I can't find a rule that SAYS that a creature needs 3Int or higher for class levels.

ALSO if the creature gains class levels (Bestiary 1 p.297) I add +4 +4 +2 +2 +0 -2 to its stats, as desired. If I added that to, say, Int, I could then add class levels anyway.

So for an animal, in Pathfinder RAW, can I add class levels without a 3 Int?

(and yes, as soon as they get 3 Int they're no longer an animal, I know about that (animal traits Bestiary 1 p.307))

The bestiary actually calls out the Animal type under advancing by class levels, so you're good.

However, just FYI, animals have the following Trait:

•Intelligence score of 1 or 2 (no creature with an Intelligence score of 3 or higher can be an animal).

 

[fireinthedust]

The bestiary actually calls out the Animal type under advancing by class levels, so you're good.

really? Okay, I'll check that. Thanks!

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