Lycanthrope & experience [Archive] - Wizards Community

Lycanthrope & experience [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
_Luca_
12-04-07, 02:40 PM Hi guys!
You know an affected lycan is a +2 race. Now, if a 5th liv barbarian contract lycanthropy, he won't gain class levels 'til he reach 28000px, right? am i wrong? if i'm, pls tell me how does it works...
But if i'm right, what happens if the barbarian reach, for example, 66000px (12th liv = brb 10 + 2) and then he lose the lycanthropy? following the rules, he cannot livUp more than once... All the others px will be lost? he'll lost 2 entire levels? or what?...

many tnx for ur replies, and i apologize for any eng mistake... =)
Quoward
12-04-07, 03:16 PM Well, you have to include each of the lycanthrope racial hitdice is also a level, so it wont just be two levels off. So, really, depends on what type of lycanthrope for how long before another level is possible to be gained. Of course one could always look through the savage progression archive ( http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/sp ) and then actually let the lycanthrope abilities come from leveling up so the player suddenly doesn't find their stats suddenly static for ages.
_Luca_
12-08-07, 06:44 AM well, the MM says "Level adjustment: the same as base creature +2(afflicted) or +3 (natural)", and i think that the base creature is the player's race (i.e. human) and not the animal (i.e. wolf)... But the advancement is cool, and probably i'll use it. ;)

Anyway i was ask about what should happen if the player lose lycanthropy... I'll try to explain better the previous example:
"X is a barbarian that has just reached 5th level (10'000px). In the next combat he contracts lycanthopy fighting a werewolf, and the next full moon days becomes a werewolf as well (assume werewolf is a +2). a lot of time elapse and in the meanwhile he has earned 56'000px (66'000px in total), so he reach the 12th level (which 10 are as barbarian and 2 as werewolf). immediately after, for some plausible reason (even against his will), he shake off the affliction."
My question is: What the hell is happening to his levels? and to his px?

Does he lose 2 levels (going back to 45'000px)?
Does he goes back to 65'999 px (in other words does he lose 2 levels taking all the pxs he can, since he cannot gain 2 levels together)
Does he become a 12th level barbarian?
What?...

EDIT:
I'm sorry, everything is written in the page you linked... tnx you!
Essex
12-09-07, 12:45 AM well, the MM says "Level adjustment: the same as base creature +2(afflicted) or +3 (natural)", and i think that the base creature is the player's race (i.e. human) and not the animal (i.e. wolf)... But the advancement is cool, and probably i'll use it. ;)

The Gnolls as Characters entry on page 130 also provides a level adjustment (+1). That doesn't make a Gnoll Barbarian 1 is a 2nd level character (1 class level + 1 LA). Gnolls also have 2 racial HD. That means that a Gnoll Barbarian 1 is a 4th level character (2 racial HD + 1 class level + 1 LA). The same sort of thing applies to lycanthropes.
Pandapeep
12-09-07, 01:45 AM So, the real curse of lycanthropy isn't turning into a werewolf, but a total nerfing of character level?
zook1shoe666
12-09-07, 11:15 AM So, the real curse of lycanthropy isn't turning into a werewolf, but a total nerfing of character level?

yeah, but the fun is tearing apart your companions while in the CE hybrid/animal form ;)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
_Luca_ 12-04-07, 02:40 PM	Hi guys! You know an affected lycan is a +2 race. Now, if a 5th liv barbarian contract lycanthropy, he won't gain class levels 'til he reach 28000px, right? am i wrong? if i'm, pls tell me how does it works... But if i'm right, what happens if the barbarian reach, for example, 66000px (12th liv = brb 10 + 2) and then he lose the lycanthropy? following the rules, he cannot livUp more than once... All the others px will be lost? he'll lost 2 entire levels? or what?... many tnx for ur replies, and i apologize for any eng mistake... =)
Quoward 12-04-07, 03:16 PM	Well, you have to include each of the lycanthrope racial hitdice is also a level, so it wont just be two levels off. So, really, depends on what type of lycanthrope for how long before another level is possible to be gained. Of course one could always look through the savage progression archive ( http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/sp ) and then actually let the lycanthrope abilities come from leveling up so the player suddenly doesn't find their stats suddenly static for ages.
_Luca_ 12-08-07, 06:44 AM	well, the MM says "Level adjustment: the same as base creature +2(afflicted) or +3 (natural)", and i think that the base creature is the player's race (i.e. human) and not the animal (i.e. wolf)... But the advancement is cool, and probably i'll use it. ;) Anyway i was ask about what should happen if the player lose lycanthropy... I'll try to explain better the previous example: "X is a barbarian that has just reached 5th level (10'000px). In the next combat he contracts lycanthopy fighting a werewolf, and the next full moon days becomes a werewolf as well (assume werewolf is a +2). a lot of time elapse and in the meanwhile he has earned 56'000px (66'000px in total), so he reach the 12th level (which 10 are as barbarian and 2 as werewolf). immediately after, for some plausible reason (even against his will), he shake off the affliction." My question is: What the hell is happening to his levels? and to his px? Does he lose 2 levels (going back to 45'000px)? Does he goes back to 65'999 px (in other words does he lose 2 levels taking all the pxs he can, since he cannot gain 2 levels together) Does he become a 12th level barbarian? What?... EDIT: I'm sorry, everything is written in the page you linked... tnx you!
Essex 12-09-07, 12:45 AM	well, the MM says "Level adjustment: the same as base creature +2(afflicted) or +3 (natural)", and i think that the base creature is the player's race (i.e. human) and not the animal (i.e. wolf)... But the advancement is cool, and probably i'll use it. ;) The Gnolls as Characters entry on page 130 also provides a level adjustment (+1). That doesn't make a Gnoll Barbarian 1 is a 2nd level character (1 class level + 1 LA). Gnolls also have 2 racial HD. That means that a Gnoll Barbarian 1 is a 4th level character (2 racial HD + 1 class level + 1 LA). The same sort of thing applies to lycanthropes.
Pandapeep 12-09-07, 01:45 AM	So, the real curse of lycanthropy isn't turning into a werewolf, but a total nerfing of character level?
zook1shoe666 12-09-07, 11:15 AM	So, the real curse of lycanthropy isn't turning into a werewolf, but a total nerfing of character level? yeah, but the fun is tearing apart your companions while in the CE hybrid/animal form ;)