Question about monster advancement

[Neowolf]

If you're advancing a monster by class rather than by type (an Ogre with a few levels of Fighter, for instance), do its hit dice advance as its race (d8 in this example) or as its class (d10 for a fighter)? The MM doesn't seem to have any information on this, and I was wondering if anyone could shed some light.

 

[Henrix]

If it advances by a class, it should get all the benfits of the class, including HD.
Think of the monster as if it were multiclassing, and the "monster" as one of it's classes. (No x.p. penalty for that, though.)

Oh, and this should be under Rules, not General RPG.

 

[shilsen]

Hit Dice advances by class. The DMG (pg. 24, among others) covers it in greater detail.

 

[Mark]

MM pg 14 "Creature With Character Classes"

 

[mikebr99]

The monster's hitpoints would advance by the classes hit dice. as well as it's BAB, saves etc.

 

[Ysgarran]

Correct me if I'm wrong:

The number of feats the creature gets is strictly according to its 'adjusted level'. For example, an ogre mage gains a level of Monk. It's level is considered to be six (5 HD Giant + 1 level of Monk) so it gets one extra feat for being sixth level.

 

[Wolf72]

I thought the other way

Correct me if I'm wrong:

The number of feats the creature gets is strictly according to its 'adjusted level'. For example, an ogre mage gains a level of Monk. It's level is considered to be six (5 HD Giant + 1 level of Monk) so it gets one extra feat for being sixth level.

I thought that you would calculate each seperately ... in the Ogre Magi case: 2 feats for 5hd giant (one at lv1 one, the other at lvl4) ... none for mk1, at mk3 it would get another feat.

 

[shilsen]

Correct me if I'm wrong:

The number of feats the creature gets is strictly according to its 'adjusted level'. For example, an ogre mage gains a level of Monk. It's level is considered to be six (5 HD Giant + 1 level of Monk) so it gets one extra feat for being sixth level.

You're correct. I just wanted to add that this applies to ability increases too. Both are based on total hit dice.

 

[Neowolf]

Thanks guys, I didn't think about checking in the DMG, and I must have missed that section of the MM. And sorry for posting in the wrong forum, btw.