Patriarch (3.5e Template)

Patriarch
Summary::Patriarchs are some of the most ancient and most powerful beings of their race.

Patriarchs are wise, powerful members of their race who more than likely lead the others of their race, becoming alpha males, kings, queens, or messiahs. Despite their great age they are not fragile, on the contrary, they seem to become tougher and stronger the longer they live, and the longer they fight.

Creating a Patriarch
Patriarch is an inherited template that can be added to any living creature with a physical body and an Intelligence score of 2 or higher (referred to hereafter as the base creature).

Hit Dice
Increase base creature’s racial HD by one die size, to a maximum of d12. Do not increase class HD. Additionally, a patriarch creature gains 3 bonus hit points per HD it pocesses, past and future.

Speed
All modes of movement a patriarch creature pocesses are increased by 30 ft.

Armor Class
Patriarch creatures gain a +8 insight bonus to AC and a +8 natural armor bonus (if the creature already has natural armor, use whichever is better).

Attacks
A patriarch creatures racial BAB increase to become equal to its total HD if it wasn't already equal to its total HD. Do not increase BAB granted by class levels. Additionally, a patriarch creature never takes a penalty greater than &minus;5 on any attack roll.

Damage
A patriarch creature gains a +5 insight bonus on Damage rolls for all melee and ranged attacks. Additionally, all damage dealt by a patriarch creature overcomes damage reduction and hardness.

Special Qualities
A patriarch creature retains all the special qualities of the base creature and also gains damage reduction 10/-. If the base creature already has damage reduction, use whichever is better.

Abilities
Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +6, Dex +6, Con +6, Int +6, Wis +6, Cha +6.

Skills
The patriarch creature gains a +5 competence bonus on all its skill checks.

Organization
Patriarch creatures often to rise to become leaders of their race, becoming icons of strength and will. Groups of multiple patriarchs of the same race are extremely rare, seeing as creatures with the potential to become patriarchs are rare themselves.

Challenge Rating
As base creature CR::+5.

Alignment
Moves one step towards Lawful

Advancement
By either HD or character class

Level Adjustment
As base creature +Level Adjustment::5.