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One of the things that has always bugged me about the Mummy entry in various books (Monster Manual, Bestiary, etc) is that its never a template. Compared to other undead templates (Skeleton, Zombie, Vampire, Ghost, etc) shouldn't the Mummy be one as well?
Also, whats the best way to advance a mummy? Adding Class Levels, or a simple template?
Opinions anyone?
One of the things that has always bugged me about the Mummy entry in various books (Monster Manual, Bestiary, etc) is that its never a template. Compared to other undead templates (Skeleton, Zombie, Vampire, Ghost, etc) shouldn't the Mummy be one as well?
Also, whats the best way to advance a mummy? Adding Class Levels, or a simple template?
Opinions anyone?
Add class levels.
You pretty much get a template style build that way also, as a side note.You have a fighter 4, and then he gets mummified. Now you have a mummy fighter 4. (be afraid.)
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One of the things that has always bugged me about the Mummy entry in various books (Monster Manual, Bestiary, etc) is that its never a template. Compared to other undead templates (Skeleton, Zombie, Vampire, Ghost, etc) shouldn't the Mummy be one as well?
Also, whats the best way to advance a mummy? Adding Class Levels, or a simple template?
Opinions anyone?
Add class levels.
You pretty much get a template style build that way also, as a side note.You have a fighter 4, and then he gets mummified. Now you have a mummy fighter 4. (be afraid.)
I figured this would be the way to go. And this is what I'll probably do. I'm thinking up a BBEG who is a Mummified Cleric. :D
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I figured this would be the way to go. And this is what I'll probably do. I'm thinking up a BBEG who is a Mummified Cleric. :DOne of the things that has always bugged me about the Mummy entry in various books (Monster Manual, Bestiary, etc) is that its never a template. Compared to other undead templates (Skeleton, Zombie, Vampire, Ghost, etc) shouldn't the Mummy be one as well?
Also, whats the best way to advance a mummy? Adding Class Levels, or a simple template?
Opinions anyone?
Add class levels.
You pretty much get a template style build that way also, as a side note.You have a fighter 4, and then he gets mummified. Now you have a mummy fighter 4. (be afraid.)
You mean Mummified Awakened Owlbear Cleric, surely?
Another option: there's the Osirian mummy template in J1: Entombed with the Pharaohs. It's 3.5 material but should convert well. The mummy has a slightly different feel though.
There was the mummified creature template in 'savage species', cant remember if its close to the standard mummy but could help you.
On a related subject, I will say one of my few disappointments with the PFRPG system to date is its lack of templates. This was one of the best points of the 3.5 system, so I hope Bestiary II and its subsequent volumes will correct this.
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As things are officially upwardscompatible, open your monster manual 3.5 on page 190.I figured this would be the way to go. And this is what I'll probably do. I'm thinking up a BBEG who is a Mummified Cleric. :D
I no longer have the 3.5 corebooks. LOL! I sold them when I switched over to Pathfinder. The only thing I kept from 3.5 was the entire Eberron collection and my Forgotten Realms books.
Add class levels.
You pretty much get a template style build that way also, as a side note.You have a fighter 4, and then he gets mummified. Now you have a mummy fighter 4. (be afraid.)
On that note check out what this guy did for a major villain.
http://www.giantitp.com/articles/j3OQJcsTXBmpzofgwRi.html