base attack bonus

thrillba · September 27th, 2010, 10:47 AM

Got a question and if this is the wrong place please point me.

I am running the age of worms, and we are in the 6th installment ... or about to be.

I am creating moreto, a true ghoul. I started with a ghoul and added the proper levels needed, but I cannot give him improved critical because his base attack bonus is only +7.

what can i do to increase his base attack bonus, or do i have to create a new race?

chiefweasel · September 27th, 2010, 11:33 AM

You would need to use the editor to change the values for the ghoul. I might suggest just creating a new race if the standard one doesnt work for you.

Jhalad · September 27th, 2010, 12:02 PM

Or just ignore the rules and give it to him anyway.

Mathias · September 27th, 2010, 12:08 PM

Could you be more specific about what's happening? The ghoul has 2HD of undead, giving it a BAB of +1 for the racial HD, but what other classes, etc. are you adding on? What should the total BAB of that combination be?

If the total for that combination isn't +7, then it's your call as a GM how you're going to fix the error in the statblock. Whether to just add the feat anyway and ignore the prereq, replace it with a different feat that he does qualify for, or change something else about the character (like an extra level or an additional HD) that will allow him to qualify for the feat.

Greyed out things in HL can be selected. They'll throw up an error, but they'll still function.

thrillba · September 27th, 2010, 12:55 PM

He has 8 in sor and 2 in fight, I didn't want to add another level because it might be a little overpowered,

I can create a new race easily .. I have been doing it for a while with this campaign.

It is 3.5, so there are some things that are not in pathfinder.

Thanks for the reply's.

Mathias · September 27th, 2010, 01:19 PM

Even in 3.5, that character would have had a BAB of +7, and been ineligible for Improved Critical. This certainly isn't the last error you'll see if you're working with published statblocks, so it's your choice how to deal with it.

In terms of a new race, if all you want is a 3HD ghoul, the first item on the classes list should be "Additional HD".

If you wait a few days, the Magus playtest will be available in HL. A Ghoul Magus 10 has a BAB of +8 (although that does switch the spellcasting style from Sorcerer to something much more like a Wizard).

Jhalad Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 90 September 27th, 2010, 12:02 PM	Or just ignore the rules and give it to him anyway.
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thrillba Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 23 September 27th, 2010, 12:55 PM	He has 8 in sor and 2 in fight, I didn't want to add another level because it might be a little overpowered, I can create a new race easily .. I have been doing it for a while with this campaign. It is 3.5, so there are some things that are not in pathfinder. Thanks for the reply's.
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