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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tovec" data-source="post: 5715553" data-attributes="member: 95493">[MENTION=85158]Dandu[/MENTION] it depends what template or race.1. The reason you have to take all the levels "until it is finished" is because there is no 3 HD rakshasa, only a 14 HD one. Most monsters aren't "finished" though and can be advanced through even more racial HD. I just want to point that out.1b. I'm sure a half form could be made, with only a couple HD and some key abilities. I once made a 1HD (later 2HD) undead creature with infectious bite (vampire). You just have to be careful and know what you're doing.2. Templates (as they currently exist pre-your rules) are applied to base creatures. They take ... say human and ADD stuff. Darkvision, improved strength, skill points, etc. These traits are added onto base abilities like an extra feat and skill point.Monster classes are basically RACES for monsters. They ARE the base creature. When using a creature that has that handy "here's how you make a PC" section then use those stats as normal instead of an elf or human or dwarf. If they don't then it gets trickier. The easiest way that exists in that case is to use the "whole" creature and take it "until it is finished". If that isn't an option then you can try to work out racial stats including ability boosts or penalties but its not always simple working out a level adjustment or how many racial HD that creature has afterward.In general I think your system to make things easier - isn't.You need to put much more thought into what you want, what you have and how to get there. Only then can you make a standard enough to make a "rule". Without knowledge on how it currently works, it all falls apart.</blockquote>

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