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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6466942" data-attributes="member: 58197">Hmm, that's an interesting question. The approach I would use is to calculate the dragon's CR, including her class levels, and treat that as her level. She starts out at CR 2 (base CR for a silver dragon wyrmling) with 300 XP. When she reaches 900 XP, she gains enough wizard levels to reach CR 3. When she reaches 2700 XP, she gains enough wizard levels to reach CR 4, and so on.I know the DMG has rules for adding class levels to monsters, but I don't offhand recall how detailed they are. If they don't offer enough detail, I'd follow 3E's guidelines: Classes that stack well with your native abilities give +1 CR per level. Classes that don't, give +1/2 CR per level until your level in the class equals your base CR, and +1 thereafter. Wizard would fall into the latter category, so:300 XP: Starting point (CR 2).900 XP: Level 2 wizard (CR 3).2700 XP: Level 3 wizard (CR 4).6500 XP: Level 4 wizard (CR 5).Et cetera. To smooth out the progression and avoid the jump from level 0 to level 2, you could allow her to become a level 1 wizard at 600 XP.</blockquote>