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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Drake M" data-source="post: 5155734" data-attributes="member: 89528">I think you've misunderstood my question on levels slightly.Example: A lawful good monk is bitten by a Werebear. I realize he can't level his lycanthropy past 2, because 3 is reserved for naturals. But the question is, does he IMMEDIATELY obtain level 2 and all it's bonuses, or does he start at level 1? If he starts at lv2, why does level 1 exist? If he starts at lv1, when leveling due to experience, is he FORCED to level it to two, or is he allowed to level his monk?Also, same scenario: A lawful good monk is bitten by a Werebear. Disregard whether or not he is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd level lycan for the sake of this example.He also obtains HD as a bear, which count as levels as per this page: <a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sp/20031114a" target="_blank">Savage Progressions: Fiendish Creature and Werebear Template Classes</a>Does he start out with one level of Brown Bear and progress? Or does he start with all 6? If he starts with all 6 why do the stats for 1-5 exist, when there is already a formula for all 6 combined in the Monster Manual?If he starts with 1, when leveling due to experience, is he FORCED to  level it to two, or is he allowed to level his monk?</blockquote>