| Roddy Rick |
Hey, first time posting on the board here. I didn't see this through a quick glance, but I did notice some confusion on similar topics with the bestiary.
What I'm looking for, is clarification on how this stuff works. I don't really understand how applying a template to a pc or their cohort would work. As far the as the bestiary details the templates will raise the CR of whatever gets the template. But I'm not sure how to calculate a PC's CR. I'm also unsure as to how that would affect things like their level and similar things.
The same goes to cohorts. Heck part of the cohorts thing is what's making it more confusing. The bestiary has a section listed as "monsters as cohorts" where it lists a few monsters. A hound archon has a cr 4, and is listed as the equivalent of a lvl 7 cohort. The hell hound is also listed as a lvl 7, but has a cr of 3. The satyr is a 3rd monsters listed as lvl 3 equivalent but with a cr of 4 again. It's rather confusing at times...
But I'm getting somewhat side tracked. The key points that I'm looking for is.
a) How do you apply a template to a PC.
b) How do you calculate the difference in strength so that you can balance the party after.
c) Are these same rules applicable to a cohort.
d) Should templates really be used on the pc at all.