Will Pathfinder continue using templates? I hope so. In fact, I believe that some 'races/monsters' should be templates, such as the Aasimar or Tieflings or the Genasi.
Note: The same logic could even apply to the Half-races (Half-Elf and Half-Orc), but these are core races, so the situation there is different.
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I am sure that we will have templates in the game, but since they are not part of the standard races package, I am going to table this discussion for a bit and move this to the general discussion forum.
As for making the mentioned races templates, I like the idea of planar templates, such as celestial and fiendish, but at the same time, I like the Aasimar and Tieflings as their own distinct race for ease of use. I am thinking I would keep the same distinction in any monster book we might do. That said, I am always open to debate.
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
Anyway, even if the aasimar, tiefling and genasi stay as races by themselves, on a LA+0 (as i think they will be), it is easy to use them as a template LA+1 on another race.
Ex: Dwarf + earth genasi for an elemental dwarf, sylvan elf + aasimar for an arborean elf (eladrin)...
Love templates. The Advanced Bestiary and now the Complete Book of Templates are my favorite books!!
More please sir.
CJ
Complete Book of TemplatesI'm not familiar with this one.
I too love Advanced Bestiary as well as Book of Templates Deluxe Edition.
D'oh. My bad Justin. You have the book title correct -- as I purchased it on you or Pygon's advice. ;)
CJ
I second the planetouched template idea, and maybe a new way of showing templates.
Should be easy enough:
Aasimar Template (with an early take on my version of templates, or maybe PC race templates):
Aasimar CR +1; LA +1
Inherited template for Humanoids; Change to Outsider (native) gain subtype (augmented [humanoid])
Senses gain Darkvision 60 ft. (+60 ft.)
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DEFENSE
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Gain resist acid 5, cold 5, elec 5
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OFFENSE
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Gain Spell-like abilities (Cl = character level)
1/day - daylight
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STATS
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Wis +2, Cha +2
Languages gain celestial
Bonus Languages gain Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Halfling, Sylvan
Skills Perception +2
Love the templated aasimar too. Just too bad that in my game world I've made them into their own race with their own persona, and not only "celestial granchildren" of the monster manual.
But anyway, I'll use this idea when I dm on some other game world, or better yet, use this instead of the Half-Celestial template (too strong for my taste and to be viable to a player...).
Love your idea for a Template format, Kae Yoss. Good idea.
Thanks. When I'm back home and make it to the PC today, I'll see whether I can do the Tiefling, too.
I would like to see the planetouched left as there own races.