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    Symbiotic Template ECL Reset

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    The document discusses using monsters as player character races in Dungeons & Dragons and calculating their effective character level (ECL). It provides examples of ECL calculations for a strongheart halfling, a symbiotic creature made from two different creatures joined together, and a bloodthorn with wood elemental symbiotes, showing how racial hit dice and level adjustments are factored together with class levels to determine the total ECL.

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    The document discusses using monsters as player character races in Dungeons & Dragons and calculating their effective character level (ECL). It provides examples of ECL calculations for a strongheart halfling, a symbiotic creature made from two different creatures joined together, and a bloodthorn with wood elemental symbiotes, showing how racial hit dice and level adjustments are factored together with class levels to determine the total ECL.

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    The document discusses using monsters as player character races in Dungeons & Dragons and calculating their effective character level (ECL). It provides examples of ECL calculations for a strongheart halfling, a symbiotic creature made from two different creatures joined together, and a bloodthorn with wood elemental symbiotes, showing how racial hit dice and level adjustments are factored together with class levels to determine the total ECL.

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    Symbiotic Template ECL Reset

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    Waramz
    The document discusses using monsters as player character races in Dungeons & Dragons and calculating their effective character level (ECL). It provides examples of ECL calculations for a strongheart halfling, a symbiotic creature made from two different creatures joined together, and a bloodthorn with wood elemental symbiotes, showing how racial hit dice and level adjustments are factored together with class levels to determine the total ECL.

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    http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monstersAsRaces.htm#humanoidsAndClassLevels
    To determine the effective character level (ECL) of a monster character, add its level adjustment to its racial Hit Dice and char

    Strongheart halfling 1-19 class levels (great for mind mage build if no 9 th level spells allowed)

    Symbiotic Creature (SS132) 2 animal plant vermin human 2 sizes apart -> aberration
    Hit Dice: A Symbiotic Creature uses the hosts Hit Dice and Constitution modifier
    Only larger host stats except stack Special Attacks (one or other each turn) and Special Qualities
    Smaller guest's mental stats, but saves if better. Skill ranks -> racial bonus. Feats as bonus feats

    Summonable with a SNA IV (command it to form a symbiot with you)


    Bloodthorn (FF), Large, 3RHD. Free via PBMC balanced ECL
    Str=20, Dex=17, Con=19, Nat=4, lowlight vision
    0' ms (get fast movement!), Plant Traits= immune to paralysis, stunning, sleep, poison, polymorphing, crits, Mind-Affecting
    4 d8 tentrils with improved grab and d4 blood drain

    LA1+3 free RHD with buyoff -> 14 more class levels

    Wood Elemental LA+5 allows symbiotic -> LA+6 and 14 more class levels
    or LA+6 & 1 class level = ECL7 -> 7more class levels
    Another Wood Elemental & symbiotic -> LA+12 total and 8 more class levels
    or LA+12 & 2 class level = ECL14
    Yet Another Wood Elemental & symbiotic -> LA+18 total and 2 more class levels

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    justment to its racial Hit Dice and character class levels.


    Both RHD and Class level HD will be reset below

    polymorphing, crits, Mind-Affecting

    nd 2 more class levels

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