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#1 jusmhar Jan 16, 2011 14:04:05	I love monster templates and themes {templates a bit more}, especially the class templates cause i can make some pretty powerful monsters for my group to fight.  I noticed however, that after DMG2, there kinda was the last place templates were published.  We saw a few themes but not a lot of those either.  Since we never got a DMG3, i kinda had to BS my way through making templates for the Psionic classes {i haven't had a chance to use any though}.  But now with essentials, the bar's been set even higher.  I don't know if there's essential class templates in the DMK or Essentials DMG, whatever you wanna call it, cause i don't have it.  But I do want to put some essential classes on my monsters without making it too too broken.  Does anyone have any advice?  Should I just do what "feels right" and give them some, but not all, powers?
#2 boomcrush Jan 16, 2011 17:31:03	Look at the way the books handle adding on the original class templates to monsters, and try to follow that formula when adding stuff from Essentials classes. Since there isn't much to refer to for readying monsters for Essentials classes (that I've seen at least) that's the best advice I can offer.
#3 jusmhar Jan 16, 2011 18:04:05	Yeah, that what i thought to do, but from the feeling i get when looking at them {expecially at lv. 1} it seems like some of the attacks are class features.  so with something like the hunter, that's 3 attacks before i even pick anything out... true that's probably it, but still.