Templates
A template changes a creature (the base creature) into a new kind of creature: a ghost, a vampire, a lycanthrope. Each one below lists how it changes the base creature and the special abilities it grants.
| Template | Kind | CR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost | Acquired | Same as the base creature +2. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Half-Celestial | Acquired or inherited | HD 5 or less, as base creature + 1; HD 6–10, as base creature + 2; HD 11 or more, as base creature + 3. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Half-Dragon | Acquired or inherited | Same as the base creature + 2 (minimum 3). | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Half-Fiend | Acquired or inherited | HD 4 or less, as base creature + 1; HD 5 to 10, as base creature + 2; HD 11 or more, as base creature + 3. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Lich | Acquired | Same as the base creature + 2. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Lycanthrope | Acquired or inherited | Same as base creature or base animal (whichever is higher) + 1. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Skeleton | Acquired | Depends on Hit Dice, as follows: | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Skeletal Champion | Acquired | A skeletal champion’s CR is +1 higher than a normal skeleton with the same HD (see page 250). | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Vampire | Acquired | Same as the base creature + 2. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Zombie | Acquired | This depends on the creature’s new total number of Hit Dice, as follows: | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary |
| Ogrekin | Inherited | Same as base creature +1 (minimum 2). | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 |
| Petitioner | Acquired | A petitioner’s CR is 1. In some cases, at the GM’s discretion, particularly large or unusual petitioners with higher than normal ability scores may begin with a higher CR; compare the petitioner’s statistics to the values on Table 1–1 on page 293 to help d | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 |
| Ravener | Acquired | Same as the base creature +2. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 |
| Worm That Walks | Same as the base creature +2. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 | |
| Juju Zombie | Acquired | As base creature +1. | Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 |