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Suzu 10-02-07, 01:52 PM

I'm building a BBEG and need some advice. The character in question is ageless, and goes about the land seeking the lost princess of their kingdom. Long ago, according to legend, the princess fled the kingdom, escaping from her evil step-mother. Alone in the world she escaped into, she soon died in the wilderness. However, her soul was reincarnated in the body of another child, and now awaits the old kingdom's messenger (the BBEG) so that he might take her back (because the kingdom will die without her or something). The child that contains the lost princess' soul is not aware of their destiny. Nor is is known exactly when and where this child was born (so it could be thousands of years later, in a totally different land). Thus, the messenger (BBEG) has been wandering about 'testing' children that she thinks may contain the soul of the lost princess. The last stage of this test is the death of the child, to free the princess' soul. Unfortunately, no such soul has yet emerged, so this BBEG has basically just been going around killing kids. What I need help with is the mechanics of the BBEG. They're for a new group, starting at level 1 (though they won't fight the BBEG till later), so the CR cap is 8. I was thinking of making them a ninja with the phantom template (MM 5, pg 130). If you don't have the MM 5, then a phantom is basically just a creature that can switch between corpreality and incorpreality at will. I'm also using a homebrewed race for the BBEG, hada, as outlined below: Hada Hada are a race of humanoids that can trace their ancestry back to a fey, usually a nymph or satyr. They are of similar height and weight to elves, with men noticeably taller and heavier than women are. Their ears are slightly pointed, like a half-elf’s, their eyes range from green to hazel, and their hair can be any shade of brown. A hada gives off the aroma of grass, trees and clean air. Many have a leaf-green mark down their back, following the ridge of their spine, like the stalk of a plant. Hada Racial Traits + Medium size. + Hada base land speed is 30 feet. + 4 extra skill points at 1st level and 1 extra skill point at each additional level. + Low-light vision. + +2 racial bonus on Handle Animal, Knowledge (nature) and Survival. + Automatic languages: home language and Sylvan. Bonus languages: Any. So, question is: is it worth making the BBEG both a ninja and a phantom? Would I be better off dropping the phantom and taking more ninja levels, or multiclassing? Likewise, would I be better off dropping the ninja and taking levels or rogue, perhaps coupled with something else? Thoughts?