Elder Elemental Skill Points???

[Ogrork the Mighty]

What's up with the skill points for Elder Elementals? They pretty much double from the previous elemental category with no explanation why...

 

[Hypersmurf]

Elementals get 2 + Int modifier skill points per hit die, minimum of 1.

Elder Elementals have a 10 Int - no penalty, so 2 points per hit die. Anything smaller than that has an Int penalty, so 2 - X (min 1), or 1 point per hit die.

If Elder Elementals have 2 skill points per hit die, and all other elementals have 1 skill point per hit die, "pretty much double" is about right

(I suspect the Fire Elemental stat blocks are incorrect, since their Int never goes above 6 but the skill bonuses are consistent with the other elementals; I haven't checked the errata.)

-Hyp.

 

[frankthedm]

The Int increase. going from 8 to 10 Int when you have 24 HD means 27 more skill points.

Monster skill points are always computed using the entries INT not as if they "leveled up" from the smaller size class.

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Ahh, thanks!