d20 Silverthorne Games Book of Templates Deluxe Edition 3.5.pdf

A d20 accessory for fantasy roleplaying

Requires the Dungeons & Dragons® hird Edition

Core Books, published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

his product utilizes updated material rom the v.3.5 revision.

Introduction

he old adage goes, “Variety is the spice of life.” So too is

it the spice of gaming encounters. Once players have famil-

iarized themselves with the creatures in various monster

compendiums, the mystery, excitement, and challenge of

an adventure are all dulled. Since most DMs don’t have

unlimited budgets to purchase the newest creature collec-

tions, it stands to reason that a better, more economical

alternative is to alter creatures already on hand. Enter the

template.

Each template in this volume was created to add un-

expected twists to monsters that would ordinarily elicit a

chorus of yawns from experienced players. hese new add-

ons can certainly keep players guessing and really put some

much-needed challenge into ordinarily easy encounters.

his book, then, is designed for a DM who wants to

shake up the preconceived notions of his or her players.

(When this book says “you,” it means “DM” and nobody

else—the efect of applying a template is always the do-

main of the wise adjudicator.) It is also for someone who

wants to get more mileage from the creatures presented in

the MM and elsewhere. Most of all, it is designed to allow

more creative freedom and lexibility in creating game ses-

sions that are interesting, exigent, and memorable.

Templates can also create opportunities for players to

play unique species or character types. As always, you must

decide which templates your players can have access to and

which they can’t. Also, be careful of allowing players to

simply read this whole book—doing so may ruin some of

the mystery this accessory provides.

Cover Artists

Roberto Campus

Interior Artists

Cara Mitten and Jeremey Mohler

Product Concept and Cover Layout

Ian S. Johnston

Inspiration and Support

Risa Johnston, Bimi Sims,

Bruce R. Tillotson, and John Zamarra

Designers

Ian S. Johnston and Chris S. Sims

Additional Design

Devon Apple, Erica Balsley, Robert Blezard,

Gregory W. Ragland, and Sean K. Reynolds.

Developer

Chris S. Sims

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Chapter 1:

Quickened

ArgentServitor

125

Modifying Monsters

MonsterTemplateFormat

Quickwood

Argentate Unicorn

126

Relentless

BeastLord

127

Gernanslakr

Table 1-1:

Kaavaak, Lord of Noble Tigers

128

Creature Statistics by Type

Savage

EbonServitor

129

Devaji

CreatureConstructionCharts

Kava’at-zahal Orcs

130

Table 1-2:

Scryling

Ethereal

132

Scryling Cat

Creature Size Statistics

Ether Kobold

133

Table 1-3:

Siphon

Fallen

134

Animavori

Creature Attributes by Size

Bysumaen

135

Table 1-4:

Spellpowered

Half-Genie

136

Whiteout Bear

Creature Changes by Size

Trueire Giant

138

Table 1-5:

VampiricCreature

Immortal

138

Increased Damage by Size

Blood Bolter

Mouth of Madness

139

Table 1-6:

VariantAugmentation

Mindbender

140

Creature Speeds by Size

Chapter 5: Constructs

Ablative

Bladeblaze Wyrm

141

Table 1-7:

Creature Challenge Rating

Redeemed

142

Table 1-8: Creature Level

Lesser Shield Guardian

Rausalyn

143

Adjustment Examples

Automaton

Shadowborne

144

Iron Behir

Darkjaunt Crawler

145

Chapter 2: Aberrations

Aberrant

Phantasmal

Spirit

145

Phantasmal Yrthak

Garbage Spirit

148

Petriier Fowl

Skinrug

Voidspawn

149

Wretched

Skinrug Grizzly

Ender Whale

150

Strangle Jelly

VariantConstructs

WarAspect

151

Vushwiyael

151

Chapter 3: Animals,

Chapter 6: Diminishing

Blightedhrall

Magical Beasts, & Vermin

ElderBeast

Chapter 12: Plants

Plantform

Unkindled

153

Degenerate

Elder Deer

hornfell Giant

157

Degenerate Sea Cat

NettlecloudVermin

Miniature

Man-Eater Tarantula

Chapter 13: Undead

CorpseVampire

hunderhead Dwarves

158

Infant Tyrannosaurus

Chapter 4: Augmenting

ArcaneServitor

Gnoll Corpse Vampire

160

Chapter 7: Dragons

BreathWeapon

Desiccated

160

Lillend Witch

Duneshambler

161

BlindOracle

Table 7–1: Breath Weapon

FleshboundVampire

162

Libran, the Centaur Seer

Damage and Range

BloodPawn

Pavil

164

Bloodboiler Rast

100

Grick Blood Pawn

Paleoskeleton

165

Dragon-Blooded

100

ChirurgicHorror

Triceratops Paleoskeleton

165

Vanhloda

101

Slashing Ettercap

Skinhusk

166

VariantHalf-Dragons

102

DeepOne

Dire Bear Skinhusk

168

Foulin Ettin

TerrorVampire

168

Chapter 8: Elementals

Elemental

Dreadnaught

Terror Harpy

170

105

Jokhup

TrueMummy

172

Flamewing Equine

106

Enchanted

Kaminheni, the Traveler

174

VariantElementals

107

Eldritch Snow Worm

Undead-Blooded

175

Fey-Kissed

Sven Varian

176

Chapter 9: Metatemplate

Half-Template

Faewasse

VariantUndead

177

108

Flying

VariantVampires

177

Table 9–1: Type Changes

Floating Heath

for Half-Creatures

108

Gigantic

Appendix I:

Demigorgon

113

Trogre

Dhampire

113

Campaign Options

SkillsandFeats

Baleful Bayer

Half-Troll

114

Hiveling

179

Swarming Shadowmantle

Nymph Child

115

Skills

179

Padrafyte

116

Hypermitotic

Feats

179

Hypermitotic Manticore

Spells

180

Chapter 10: Oozes

Amorphous

Legion

Bard

180

Fluxspider Brood Mother

117

Cleric

180

Slipshape Giant

118

Many-Headed

Druid

181

Amphisbaena

PuppeteerOoze

119

Ranger

181

Gray Puppeteer Ooze

120

Metallivore

Shaman

181

Vein-Seeker Behemoth

PuppeteerOozeHost

120

Sorcerer/Wizard

182

Welter Worg

122

MoonWildling

Domains

183

Moon Faun

Spell Descriptions

183

Chapter 11: Outsiders

OutsiderSubtypes

Necrovore

Osiris Beetle

123

Appendix II:

192

Psionic

Apocalyptic

123

OGC and Legal

Mind Tangler

Kurnus, Hound of the End Time

124

Chapter 1:

Modifying Monsters

B ook of Templates presents nearly a hundred ways

for its increase in size and the +2 from the template, for

a total of +10. Use Table 1–4: Creature Changes by Size

(page 13) to determine appropriate changes to a creature

according to size. Table 1–2: Creature Size Statistics

(page 12) shows space and reach according to size, along

with attack, AC, and skill modiiers usual for a given size.

Damage: he creature’s type and size, whether from the

base creature or the templated form, most oten determine

damage from new attacks. Table 1–3: Creature Attributes

by Size and the damage categories for the creature types

were built in to avoid having to repeat damage by size and

type in each template. If the creature’s size changes, dam-

age from its natural and special attacks changes according

to Table 1–5: Increased Damage by Size (page 14). If the

damage is already higher than normal for a creature of the

original size, simply scale the base creature’s damage to

the next level.

Weapon damage may also be increased or decreased

along with size. Table 1–5: Increased Damage by Size ap-

plies to weapons as well.

Range: ( Optional ) Range of special abilities needn’t

increase with size, but it may, especially when the base

creature’s range seems too short for the new creature’s size.

Should you choose to modify range, the range of special

attacks and qualities increases by 33% of the current range

per step of increase in size, rounding up to the nearest

multiple of 5 feet. hus, an ability that starts with a range

of 30 feet rises to 40 feet with one size increase (30 × 0.33

= 9.9 + 30 feet [round up] = 40 feet). On the other hand,

range decreases to 67% of the current range per step of

decrease in size, round down to the nearest multiple of 5

feet. A 30-foot range thereby becomes 20 feet at one size

smaller (30 × .67 = 20.1, which is rounded down to 20

feet).

Abilities with ranges of fewer than 5 feet are unable

to leave the creature’s space or are only efective against

a single, adjacent opponent. Use the power itself as a

guide to whether or not range should change dramatically,

modestly, or at all, always considering what you want from

your new creature.

Speed: ( Optional ) Speed may also increase or decrease

with a similar change in size. See Table 1–6: Creature

Speeds by Size (page 14) to help you determine your

creature’s speed. While many creatures in the MM gain

little or no speed from size increases, it’s okay to tinker

with a templated monster’s speed just a bit.

A lying creature may lose one level of maneuverability

per two sizes it grows. Creatures with perfect maneuver-

ability might always keep such a designation, or fall no

further than to good maneuverability.

for altering monsters—like those found in the

MM —with each template providing a means to

modify certain creatures according to a themed set of ad-

justments. he general rules presented in this chapter are

essential guides to the rest of this book, and the templates

constantly refer back to them to avoid repetition. Whenever

a template suggests you do something, but doesn’t explain

exactly how, the rules are likely to be found here.

Monster Template Format

Each template is presented in a standard format . For the

changes to a creature, charts have been included in this

chapter (page 8) to make it more useful. Following is a

brief layout of how each template appears, along with some

things to keep in mind while using a template. General

rules for altering a creature’s attributes are also detailed in

the layout’s explanation.

Template Name

he name of the creature template appears at the top of the

entry. A brief background on the origin of or the rationale

for the template follows the name.

Appearance Changes

If any noticeable changes occur in the monster’s physical

appearance, resulting from taking the template in ques-

tion, they are noted here.

Creating a (Template Name)

Each template indicates whether it is acquired, inherited,

or neither. It also tells which type of creatures may be al-

tered by the template (allowable “base creatures”). Special

suggestions or other information may also be placed here.

he speciics of changing a templated creature’s attributes

follow this header. See the sidebar opposite for informa-

tion about template designations (acquired or inherited)

and when a template is missing alterations to some of a

creature’s attributes.

Size: Any change to the creature’s size is noted.

Related Attributes: Size changes always result in a

change in ability scores, attack and grapple modiiers due

to size, AC modiier due to size, Hide modiier due to

size, natural armor, and space/reach. he templates do not

include these changes unless one explicitly states it does.

his is very important, because each template’s bonuses are

balanced to account for any change in size that also occurs.

If a template changes the creature’s size to Large and ofers

a +2 Strength increase, for example, the creature gets +8

Acquired, Inherited, or Neither

Sometemplatescanbeaddedto

creaturesanytime.Suchtemplates

arereferredtoasacquiredtemplates,

indicatingthecreaturedidnot

necessarilyalwayshavetheattributes

ofthetemplate.Othertemplates,

knownasinheritedtemplates,are

partofacreaturefromthebeginning

ofitsexistence.Creaturesareborn

orcreatedwiththesetemplates.

Templateswithouteitherdesignation

canbeeitheracquiredorinheritedas

youseeitforyourcampaign.

creatures,suchasspirits,havethe

abilitytoswitchbetweencorporeal

andincorporealforms.Othertimes,

itmightseemplausibletogivethe

templatetocertainincorporealbeings.

(Ghosts,forexample,arecorporealto

oneanotherontheEtherealPlaneand

mightworktocreatesomedeviceor

anotherforthemselves.)Ratherthan

limitingthetemplateswiththeword

“corporeal,”itislefttoyourjudgment

whetherparticulartemplatescanapply

toindividualincorporealbeings.

score,allstatisticsrelatedtothatability

scorearechangedtomatchthenew

score’smodiier.Remembertomake

suchchanges.Usingthisgeneralrule,

ahalf-iendmedusahassavingthrows

thatadvancelikethoseofanormal

medusa(goodRelexandWill)and

notaccordingtotheoutsidertype.

Likewise,ahalf-dragonogrestillhasan

attackprogressionfromthegianttype.

Keep It Simple

Makingtemplatedcreaturesismeantto

befun,notachore.Fretoverexactness

onlyasmuchasyouneedto,andbreak

anyruleaboutapplyingatemplate

thatyouneedtogetwhatyou’reafter

foryourgame.(Justbefaironstatistics

thatafectPCsurvival.)Smallstatistical

errorswon’tmattermuchforacreature

theheroeshavetoight.heplayers

willneverknow.Anddon’tbotherwith

statisticsyouwon’tneed—ifacreature

ismeanttobeabrawlerwithabrief

appearanceinthegame,don’tspend

alotoftimecreatingitsskillbonuses.

Infact,ifyou’recomfortabledoingso,

you’refreetotakeacreature,simply

applythespecialattacksandqualities

ofatemplate,uptheChallengerating

usingthehintsfoundinthisbook,and

gowithit.Usetherules,butdon’tlet

thembecomeaburden.

Missing Attribute Categories

Certainattributecategorieswillbe

missingfromatemplate.Don’tbe

dismayedorconfusedbythis.Rather

thanprovideeverycategoryand

write“sameasbasecreature”inthose

thatdon’tchange,templatessimply

leaveoutattributesthatthetemplate

doesn’texplicitlychange.Atemplated

creaturekeepsalltheabilitiesand

statisticsofthebasecreaturethatthe

templatedoesn’teliminateorchange,

whetherspeciicallyorbythealteration

ofattributestowhichasecondary

statisticisrelated.

Inheritedtemplatesrequiresome

specialtreatment,becausetheyare

supposedtorepresentachangethat

hasbeenpresentsincethecreature’s

birth.Ifaninheritedtemplategrantsa

racialmodiiertoIntelligence,there-

sultantcreature’stotalskillpointsneed

toberecalculatedandredistributed.

hisisbecausethetemplatehasbeen

therefromthecreature’sorigin,sothe

Intelligencebonushastoo.

Corporeal or Incorporeal

Anumberoftemplatesnoteliving

creaturesaslikelyrecipientsfor

atemplate’spowers,whileother

maybeallowedtoanycreature.In

mostcases,templatescanonlybe

addedtocorporealcreatures.Some

Forinstance,ifatemplateincreases

HitDice,allstatisticsrelatedtoHit

Dicearealteredtomatchthenew

total.Ifatemplatechangesanability

Type: Alterations to the creature’s type and subtypes

are presented. he words “change” or “become” mean to

exchange the creature’s old type for the listed one, unless

it’s already of the listed type. See Creature Types (page 8)

for more on creature types and traits.

Augmented Subtype: If a creature’s type changes, it

usually gains the appropriate augmented subtype, unless

the template speciically states otherwise. he augmented

subtype is always paired with the creature’s original type.

As a case in point, the cockatrice in the Aberrant template

(page 23) was originally a magical beast. he Aberrant

template changed the cockatrice’s type to aberration, so

the cockatrice has the “augmented magical beast” subtype.

he augmented subtype is really just tag or metatrait that

tells others the creature is one type but advances according

to another type as indicated by the augmented subtype.

Changing Type With the Augmented Subtype: A creature

with the augmented subtype gains only the traits associated

with its new type, except those that afect abilities it already

has. For example, a humanoid changed to a monstrous

humanoid gains the advantages of not being a humanoid,

but it doesn’t gain the monstrous humanoid’s Hit Die type,

base attack progression, or saving throw formulas—the

humanoid keeps its own. It may gain the monstrous

humanoid’s darkvision, unless you decide not to add that

trait according to some personal preference. When the

monstrous humanoid (augmented humanoid) advances,

it advances according to the humanoid type. Similarly, an

ooze (augmented humanoid) wouldn’t gain the ooze mind-

lessness trait or blindness, unless the template granted those

traits or the creature’s Intelligence is actually a nonability

(—). Templates that alter type in this way explain how a

new type’s traits are added, if any confusion could occur.

For example, the Amorphous template grants oozelike

traits, even though it doesn’t change a creature to an ooze.

Changing Type Without the Augmented Subtype: A

creature that gains a new type but not the associated

augmented subtype has changed completely into a new

creature. his is common with construct templates and

mindless undead templates. A template that instructs you

not to add the augmented subtype is also telling you to al-

ter all of the base creature’s statistics to match its new type,

from traits to base attack bonus to saves to skill points. he

creature also gains all traits associated with its new type.

Most templates that do this also remind you to change the

creature’s attributes as they relate to type.

Hit Dice (HD): Modiications to Hit Die type and

Hit Dice amount are noted. Removing all class Hit Dice

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