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<blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 2936204" data-attributes="member: 4">It occurs to me that there might also be a use for an &quot;awakened animal&quot; NPC class.&nbsp; Not quite sure how it would work.&nbsp; I have been putzing around and have the start of my Cultist class.&nbsp; It's based on the sorcerer but has a d6 HD.&nbsp; It has many fewer spells known and spells per day.&nbsp; I grant a bonus feat at 1st level that must come from a list of &quot;gateway&quot; feats from Libris Mortis (tomb-tainted soul), Lords of Madness (Aberration Blood), Hordes of the Abyss (Evil Brand, Thrall to Demon, or one of the Abyssal Heritor feats that doesn't have pre-reqs), and Complete Arcane (Draconic Heritage).&nbsp; I grant access to a domain at about 5th level (something suitable based on the cult's aims and what it worships or venerates), which is a way to add a themed spell list to the character.&nbsp; And I have tinkered with the spellcasting style (it's an arcane caster, but the spells cast need a little more time to cast: all 1 action spells are now a full-round action, as more handwaving and chanting and such are needed; and I removed the need for material components but instead the cultist needs some kind of focus like an unholy symbol or similar instead).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EricNoah, post: 2936204, member: 4"] It occurs to me that there might also be a use for an "awakened animal" NPC class. Not quite sure how it would work. I have been putzing around and have the start of my Cultist class. It's based on the sorcerer but has a d6 HD. It has many fewer spells known and spells per day. I grant a bonus feat at 1st level that must come from a list of "gateway" feats from Libris Mortis (tomb-tainted soul), Lords of Madness (Aberration Blood), Hordes of the Abyss (Evil Brand, Thrall to Demon, or one of the Abyssal Heritor feats that doesn't have pre-reqs), and Complete Arcane (Draconic Heritage). I grant access to a domain at about 5th level (something suitable based on the cult's aims and what it worships or venerates), which is a way to add a themed spell list to the character. And I have tinkered with the spellcasting style (it's an arcane caster, but the spells cast need a little more time to cast: all 1 action spells are now a full-round action, as more handwaving and chanting and such are needed; and I removed the need for material components but instead the cultist needs some kind of focus like an unholy symbol or similar instead). [/QUOTE]

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