How does the age categories of a dragon affect skill points? Take, for example, an ancient black dragon (Int 16). Am I supposed to calculate its skill points simply with base 6 + int 3 (9) multiplied by HD 31 + 3 for 306 skill points... or am I supposed to track the changes in Intelligence that have occured as the dragon has aged? (In that case ending up with 222 skill points)
As you can see, there's almost a hundred points of difference here. Does anyone have an official answer to this?
creatures work like players, to my understanding, and thus you would take the second skill point number. the "advancing a monster" section of the mm should answer similarly. i believe it is appendix 3.
hope that helps,
tog
The rules about skill points is that they are not augmented retroactively.
When you create a creature count each level separatly with the right bonus intelligence points for that level.
As for character.
True, the rules for skill points call out taht they are not augmented retroactively.
However, the rules seem to make an exception for dragons. Refer to the Draconomicon, page 142, second column. A little over halfway down, by the armored woman's foot. It says that when dragons gain new age categories, the intelligence boost does retroactively increase their skill points.
...However, the rules seem to make an exception for dragons. Refer to the Draconomicon, page 142, second column. A little over halfway down, by the armored woman's foot. It says that when dragons gain new age categories, the intelligence boost does retroactively increase their skill points.
Thanks, Somnamancer! This further cements in my mind the belief that all skill points should retroactively adjust to Intelligence increase/loss. But that's another topic for another day.
This further cements in my mind the belief that all skill points should retroactively adjust to Intelligence increase/loss. But that's another topic for another day.
Or, at the very least, the Intelligence increases due to age category...