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=== Hit Dice ===

The actual Hit Dice of a child is half that of the base creature's racial Hit Dice. For base creatures with only one racial Hit Die, like [[SRD:Human|humans]], [[SRD:Elf|elves]] and [[SRD:Dwarf|dwarves]], the child has a fractional ½ HD. If a child with one or more racial Hit Dice attains a particular class, one of its racial Hit Dice will be replaced with a level in that class.

''Note:'' A child of a base creature with only 1 HD that takes up a class with good base attack progression, like a [[SRD:Fighter|fighter]], still has a BAB of +0, since it possesses half a Hit Die and is, technically, 'level 0'.

''Example:'' A [[SRD:Gnoll|gnoll]] has 2 racial [[SRD:Monstrous Humanoid Type|monstrous humanoid]] Hit Dice. A gnoll child has 1 racial Hit Die. If that gnoll child becomes a [[SRD:Barbarian|barbarian]], its racial Hit Die becomes a level in barbarian. It becomes an effective barbarian 1

''Example:'' A [[SRD:Troll|troll]] has 6 racial [[SRD:Giant|giant]] Hit Dice. A troll child will have 3 racial Hit Dice. If that troll child becomes a [[SRD:Ranger|ranger]], one of its racial Hit Dice becomes a level in ranger. It becomes an effective ranger 1 with 2 [[SRD:Giant Type|giant]] Hit Dice.
Author	Sulacu +
Identifier	3.5e Template +
Level Adjustment	−1 +
Name	Child (Variant) +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	They are all young and inexperienced, and usually runs quite a few years short of adulthood. This template allows you to create a child character fairly easily. +
Title	Child, Variant +