Using the Advanced Temple

[He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named]

Well I was curious if I used the Advanced Template on a creature such as a small time bad guy who is gonna become a reoccurring creature, as a former rival of one of the players.

If I give him advanced template on top of his rolls, and so forth is it work having him reappear later?

Ok lets say I played him as a PC. He is a level 5 character (Gestalt Game) how many levels of his should be occupied by the Template? What if his RP is higher then 20? Does that add another level?

[Gevaudan]

The Advanced Simple Template doesn't change base character levels for an NPC. It just adds +1 CR. So a 5th level wizard NPC that was advanced is a CR 6 encounter for the party.

Templates do not have level adjustments in general like the did in 3.x. Only racial HD count as "levels" now for monster creation.

[Ughbash]

Gevaudan wrote:

The Advanced Simple Template doesn't change base character levels for an NPC. It just adds +1 CR. So a 5th level wizard NPC that was advanced is a CR 6 encounter for the party.

Templates do not have level adjustments in general like the did in 3.x. Only racial HD count as "levels" now for monster creation.

Racial HD do not count as level especialy not at a 1 for 1 level.

Advanced template is CR +1 so it would be 1 extra level for the character.

Look at the rules for Monsters as Players in the Bestiary (appendix 4 starting on page 313). Quick rule of thumb add the CR to the level, and for every 3 character levels after that CR subtract one down to half.

So an Advanced Doppleganger CR4 who was a level 1 rogue would be effectivley character level 5.

When he became 3rd level he would effectivley get a character level and become fourth level becuase his CR was less meaningful now. SO when everyone was Level 7 he would be 4th level rogue with an additional 3 from his CR for 7th level. When he became 6th level rogue this would repeat and he would be effectively 7th level rogue and level adjustment of 2 for his CR 4. When everyone else was 20th level he would be an 18ht level rogue who as also an advanced doppleganger.