Post/Author/DateTime	Post
srpollard15 04-05-05, 05:18 PM	I want to create an Awakened Gorilla hireling for a band of NPC villains I am working on, but I don't know where the rules for awakened animals are. Are these presented in any of the Monster Manuals? Thanks! Scot
Nuntius128 04-05-05, 10:25 PM	I think its in the Masters of the Wild Splatbook.
captainswift 04-05-05, 10:46 PM	You want the spell Awaken there in your Player's Handbook, p.202. In brief, roll 3d6 and replace the Animal's intelligence with the result. Add 1d3 to the animal's Charisma. Add 2 hit dice. Type becomes magical beast. If the awakened gorilla your NPC band works with speaks with a French accent and is employed by a Brain in a Jar, you're my new best friend.
Rinian2 04-05-05, 10:52 PM	Awakened Squirrels scare me.
Nuntius128 04-06-05, 10:57 AM	Awakened Squirrels scare me. Especially when they're smarter than I am. A Squirrel making a Diplomacy check to befriend an Ogre=bad news.
srpollard15 04-06-05, 12:56 PM	You want the spell Awaken there in your Player's Handbook, p.202. In brief, roll 3d6 and replace the Animal's intelligence with the result. Add 1d3 to the animal's Charisma. Add 2 hit dice. Type becomes magical beast. If the awakened gorilla your NPC band works with speaks with a French accent and is employed by a Brain in a Jar, you're my new best friend. Thanks! Well, he's not quite Monsieur Mallah, but I have a great model for him from the Hackmaster mini line. He's carrying all sorts of equipment. Now I just have to decide if I want give him a level or two of Expert or Warrior (maybe one of each). Scot