When do I get ability increases? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Skorpy

12-14-07, 09:19 PM		I'm a little confused about ability score increases. For normal classes it's easy - every 4th level. But what about monsters as races and monster classes?

For monster races, the minotaur starts out with 6 hit dice. Those 6 hit dice give him 2 bonus feats immediately, so does he also get 1 ability score bonus, and a second ability bonus as soon as he gains 2 levels?

For monster classes, the thri-kreen takes 3 levels, and gains 2 hit dice over those levels. So he gets 1 ability score bonus after 5 levels total (2 thri-kreen and 2 class hit dice)?

Thanks!
Salla

12-14-07, 09:21 PM		The easy way to think of it is 'every four hit dice'.

So, something with 6 racial HD, 2 class levels, and a +2 Level Adjustment has 8 HD (despite being a 10th level character), and has two attribute increases.