Oh crap, Medusa with levels

[incognito]

The RBDM that I am (and I really am)

I need some help on adding skills to a monster.

Q1: If I have a Medium sized creature with 6 hit dice
and 'move silently' as a class skill. the max ranks is 9 Correct?

(6 HD-1 for medium size = +5 EHD. 5 ranks (1 per HD) + 4 (initial HD) = 9

So far, so good?

Q2. Now, this means all other skills are cross class - that is until I add a character onto this monster, now all the class skills of the character class, are class skills for the creature...right?

Q3: Let's say it is a level of ranger, I get 16 skill points + INT, right?

Q4: I want to add ranks of hide. My new max ranks in a class skill is 10 even skills that justbecame class skills, right?

Final Q: So, theoretically, I could take 10 ranks in hide?

 

[Dr_Rictus]

Mostly right.

Q1: Right, but for the wrong reason.

Maximum skill ranks are based on character level (that is, Hit Dice plus class levels for monsters). EHD only figure into calculating monster skill points, not maximum ranks. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

In the case you cite, it comes out the same. But it's Level+3 ranks, not EHD+4, and EHD is not necessarily equal to Level-1.

Q2: Yes. And all of the class skills it had from monster levels must be bought cross-class for characters levels, unless they're also class skills for that class. It's just like multiclassing.

Q3: No.

Characters only get quadruple skill points at character level 1, not class level 1. Characters whose first level is not a class level have their own rules based on EHD, Intelligence, and type, and never quadruple skill points at all. So your medusa ranger gets 4 skill points (plus her intelligence modifier) per level, including the first. For an average medusa this is 5 skill points..

Q4: Yes, but...
Theoretically you could have 10 ranks in Hide. But you'd probably need some ranks cross-class and an above-average Intelligence to do it. A medusa with at least 14 Intelligence could have 4 ranks before becoming a ranger, and then dump all 6 skill points from her ranger level into Hide.

 

[incognito]

Wow, I've been dooing Q3 Wrong then..sigh... SO my Medusa has to be smarter than avergae and by some cross class ranks in Hide, b4 hand.

here is the breakdown of medusa - Looks like I've got max ranks and total skill points correct by my logic...

Medusa (Monst Humanoid)

Abilities: Str 10, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha_15
Skills: Bluff +11, Disguise +11, Move Silently +9, Spot_+10

9(Bluff)+9(Disguise)+7(move Silent)+9(spot)
Total skill points spent = 34

2xINT: 24 +2/EHD( = 5, Medusa has 6 HD, for every HD over 5 for a medium sized creature, she gains an EHD): 10
Total skill point she should have: 34