Does a SRD or OGC "Dire" template exist?

[Grazzt]

Now, would that be an "X were dire Y", a "dire X were Y", or even a "dire (X were Y)"?

Stop it dude! You're making my head hurt.

 

[Conaill]

OK, I've decided to bit the bullet and post my own Awakened Animal template thread to hash out the exact details of how they're supposed to work. Details to come. I'll probably post a parallel thread on wizards.com as well

 

[Conaill]

Here ya go. I think I've covered all the angles, but I would love to get some feedback!

Also still looking for LA calculations for some common animals...

the Awakened Animal thread