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<blockquote data-quote="rgard" data-source="post: 8823111" data-attributes="member: 4157"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>I'm looking for clarification on how the half-fiend template (<a href="https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/halfFiend.htm" target="_blank">Half-Fiend :: d20srd.org</a>) works as it applies to a human npc/pc. For the list of abilities below, is the HD based on the base creature (human with 1 HD) and therefore limited to Darkness 3/day or does the half-fiend human gain the additional abilities as he or she goes up in level say taking levels of wizard, fighter, whatever? I'm assuming if you apply the half-fiend template to a monster with more than one HD you reference the HD listed in the chart and that's what the half-fiend gets. The half-fiend has a LA of +4.</p><p></p><p>Background: I'm converting a 1E Alu-Demon npc with levels in magic-user to 3.5. I'm also looking at the bloodline levels, maybe building an alu-demon class using Savage Species (3.0), via Monster Manual (3.5) or possibly the Fiend-blooded prc from Heroes of Horror. For monster class levels I'd use the Alu-Demon from the Tome of Horrors. There are lots of ways to pull this off, does anybody have some advice on which you would prefer in building this npc?</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Rich</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th><strong><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Hit_Dice" target="_blank">HD</a></strong></th><th><p style="text-align: left"><strong>Abilities</strong></p> </th></tr><tr><td>1–2</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Darkness" target="_blank">Darkness</a></em> 3/day</p> </td></tr><tr><td>3–4</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Desecrate" target="_blank">Desecrate</a></em></p> </td></tr><tr><td>5–6</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Unholy_Blight" target="_blank">Unholy blight</a></em></p> </td></tr><tr><td>7–8</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Poison_(Spell)" target="_blank">Poison</a></em> 3/day</p> </td></tr><tr><td>9–10</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Contagion" target="_blank">Contagion</a></em></p> </td></tr><tr><td>11–12</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Blasphemy" target="_blank">Blasphemy</a></em></p> </td></tr><tr><td>13–14</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Unholy_Aura" target="_blank">Unholy aura</a></em> 3/day, <em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Unhallow" target="_blank">unhallow</a></em></p> </td></tr><tr><td>15–16</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Horrid_Wilting" target="_blank">Horrid wilting</a></em></p> </td></tr><tr><td>17–18</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Summon_Monster_IX" target="_blank">Summon monster IX</a></em> (<a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Fiend" target="_blank">fiends</a> only)</p> </td></tr><tr><td>19–20</td><td><p style="text-align: left"><em><a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Destruction" target="_blank">Destruction</a></em></p> </td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rgard, post: 8823111, member: 4157"] Hi All, I'm looking for clarification on how the half-fiend template ([URL='https://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/halfFiend.htm']Half-Fiend :: d20srd.org[/URL]) works as it applies to a human npc/pc. For the list of abilities below, is the HD based on the base creature (human with 1 HD) and therefore limited to Darkness 3/day or does the half-fiend human gain the additional abilities as he or she goes up in level say taking levels of wizard, fighter, whatever? I'm assuming if you apply the half-fiend template to a monster with more than one HD you reference the HD listed in the chart and that's what the half-fiend gets. The half-fiend has a LA of +4. Background: I'm converting a 1E Alu-Demon npc with levels in magic-user to 3.5. I'm also looking at the bloodline levels, maybe building an alu-demon class using Savage Species (3.0), via Monster Manual (3.5) or possibly the Fiend-blooded prc from Heroes of Horror. For monster class levels I'd use the Alu-Demon from the Tome of Horrors. There are lots of ways to pull this off, does anybody have some advice on which you would prefer in building this npc? Thanks, Rich [TABLE] [TR] [TH][B][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Hit_Dice']HD[/URL][/B][/TH] [TH][LEFT][B]Abilities[/B][/LEFT][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1–2[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Darkness']Darkness[/URL][/I] 3/day[/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3–4[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Desecrate']Desecrate[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]5–6[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Unholy_Blight']Unholy blight[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]7–8[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Poison_(Spell)']Poison[/URL][/I] 3/day[/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]9–10[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Contagion']Contagion[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]11–12[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Blasphemy']Blasphemy[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]13–14[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Unholy_Aura']Unholy aura[/URL][/I] 3/day, [I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Unhallow']unhallow[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]15–16[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Horrid_Wilting']Horrid wilting[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]17–18[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Summon_Monster_IX']Summon monster IX[/URL][/I] ([URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Fiend']fiends[/URL] only)[/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]19–20[/TD] [TD][LEFT][I][URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Destruction']Destruction[/URL][/I][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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