[RPG] Feat or minimal LA template to gain Aberration type

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I’m looking for a way to give a 1st-level character the Aberration type, without simply being an Aberration because the race is already fixed (non-psionic thri-kreen, i.e. Monstrous Humanoid type, if relevant). Since I already have 2 racial hit dice and LA +1, I really don’t want any more LA.

I’ve been looking around for this for a while and come up empty, which is a shame, but throwing this out there in case there’s anyone out there who knows a way. The best I’ve found so far is the LA +3 Spellwarped. If you can do it for LA +1 or LA +2, that will be interesting. If you can do it for LA +0, that will be awesome.

Material from actual books published by Wizards of the Coast is preferred, stuff from Wizards’ website, or from Dragon or Dungeon, will be accepted, but other third-party material will be greeted with, “well, that’s nice; what else have you got?” Include it for interest and maybe to help someone in the future, but it won’t solve my problem.

Best Answer

Off the top of my head these are the few templates that turn you into a Aberration Type:

  • Aberrant (LA variable)
  • Half-Illithid (LA +5)
  • Spellwarped (LA +3)
  • Insectile (LA +2)
  • Symbiotic (LA +1)
  • Wretched (LA -1) although not a power house it still finds its way to your answer.

The best one to go with is Symbiotic as it is the least impacting to your ECL.

There's another template that will work for you if you don't mind the drawbacks: the Corrupted Creature template, from Book of Vile Darkness. This turns you into an Aberration for a level adjustment of +0. It can work on monstrous humanoids but What I would like to know is why do you want to be an Aberration instead of Monstrous Humanoid?

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