Valkyrie Simple Creature Template

Another thing for my favored class created by Aaron Hollingsworth.

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Valkyrie Creature (CR +2 or +3)

A valkyrie creature fights the enemies of her religion and serves her gods on the battlefield with honor. A valkyrie creature’s CR increases by 3 if the creature has 7 or more HD. A valkyrie creature must worship a deity (which must be determined when the template is added) and its alignment must be within one step of that deity’s.

Quick Rules

+2 on all rolls based on Str and Cha; can vanquish foe once per day (treating its HD as its valkyrie level for the purposes of damage; if the creature has 7 or more HD, this also functions as lasting death); gains deathwatcher and battle training (and improved battle training if the creature has 5 HD or more).

Rebuild Rules

Defensive Abilities battle training (if the creature has 5 or more HD, this functions as improved battle training instead); Special Attacks vanquish foe once per day (treating its HD as its valkyrie level for the purposes of damage; also functions as the lasting death class feature if the creature has 7 or more HD); Special Qualities deathwatcher as the valkyrie class feature; Ability Scores +4 Strength and Charisma.

Omdura Simple Creature Template

Another simple class template that was missing.

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Omdura Creature (CR +2 or +3)

An omdura creature communes with its god, encouraging and healing its allies. It also gains some limited spellcasting. An omdura creature’s CR increases by 3 if the creature has 5 or more HD. An omdura creature must worship a deity (which must be determined when the template is added) and its alignment must be within one step of that deity’s.

Quick Rules

+2 on all rolls based on Wis; can use the invocation ability for a number of rounds per day equal to ½ its HD (minimum 1, uses its omdura level to determine the bonuses granted); can use divine touch once per day (healing 1d6 hit points for every 2 HD it possesses instead of using its omdura level); gains detect alignment (and divine might if the creature has 5 HD or more), usable once per day (treating its HD as its omdura level for the purposes of damage); can cast a small number of omdura spells (see Table: Omdura Spells Known, below) using its HD as its CL and gaining two spell slots of each level for every level of spells known.

Rebuild Rules

Defensive Abilities invocation (can be used a number of rounds per day equal to ½  the creature’s HD + its Wis modifier, using its HD as its omdura level to determine bonuses and types of performance); Special Attacks divine might ability once per day (if the creature has 5 or more HD, treating its HD as its omdura level for the purposes of damage); Special Qualities detect alignment as the omdura class feature, divine touch once per day (healing 1d6 hit points for every 2 HD the creature possesses instead of using its omdura level); Omdura Spells can cast a small number of omdura spells (see the Table: Omdura Spells Known below) using its HD as its CL and gaining two spell slots of each level for every level of spells known; Ability Scores +4 Wisdom.

Table: Omdura Spells Known

HD	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
1-4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
5-8	2	2	1	—	—	—	—
9-12	‡	2	2	1	—	—	—
13-16	‡	‡	2	2	1	—	—
17-20	‡	‡	‡	2	2	1	—
21+	‡	‡	‡	‡	2	2	1

Spellcasting: Simple class templates that grant the ability to cast spells as a member of the class on which the template is based only grant spells for the three highest spell levels the creature has access to. If the creature casts all of the spells of its higher levels, you can keep the combat challenging by adding lower-level spells -denoted by a double dagger (‡)- but no more than two for any given spell level.

Shifter Simple Creature Template

Even monsters can be shapeshifters of sorts.

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Shifter Creature (CR +1 or +2)

A shifter creature gains shapechanging powers and some more druidic abilities.

A shifter creature’s CR increases by 2 if the creature has 7 or more HD.

Quick Rules

+2 on all rolls based on Str and Wis; can use shifter aspect for a number of minutes per day equal to 3 + ½ its HD; can use wild shape (if it has 7 or more HD, using its HD – 3 as its shifter level to determine the duration and effect of the wild shape); gains defensive instinct (treating its HD as its shifter levels to determine the bonus) and track.

Rebuild Rules

Defensive Abilities defensive instinct (treating its HD as its shifter levels to determine the bonus); Special Attacks shifter aspect (for a number of minutes per day equal to 3 + ½ its HD), wild shape (if it has 7 or more HD, using its HD – 3 as its shifter level to determine the duration and effects); Special Qualities track; Ability Scores +4 Strength and Wisdom.

Vampire Hunter Simple Creature Template

Undead slayers do exist among monsters too.

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Vampire Hunter Creature (CR +1 or +2)

A vampire hunter creature gains a vampiric focus. It also gains some technique feats, tracking, and the relentless ability.

A vampire hunter creature’s CR increases by 2 if the creature has 10 or more HD.

Quick Rules

Choose either Str or Dex. The creature gains +2 on all rolls based on the chosen ability score (and +2 to AC if Dex is chosen). The creature gains a technique feat as a bonus feat (if the creature has 10 or more HD, choose two more bonus feats from those listed as combat feats or as vampire hunting technique feats).

The creature also gains one vampiric focus, treating its hit dice as its vampire hunter level for the purpose of determining that vampiric focus’ benefits. Lastly, the creature gains track (and relentless if the creature has 10 or more HD).

Rebuild Rules

Defensive Abilities relentless (if the creature has 10 or more HD); Special Attacks vampiric focus (choosing only one, treats its hit dice as its vampire hunter levels; Special Qualities track; Ability Scores +4 Strength or Dexterity; Feats one technique feat as a bonus feat (if the creature has 10 or more HD, choose two more bonus feats from those listed as combat feats or as vampire hunting technique feats).

Simple Monster Template: Dream-Touched

The alebrije was one of the last monster templates to appear for the 1st edition of Pathfinder. When I saw it, my reaction was: “Aaaaaargh! Why didn’t they do it EARLIER?” I always wished for a rainbow butterfly unicorn kitten familiar, and now I could at last... no, wait. Alebrije is not an allowed  template for familiars. And there was no time left for designers to create a lessened version that was fit.
Well, what the duck. I did it myself.
And now I can cuddle my rainbow butterfly unicorn kitten.
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Simple Template: Dream-Touched (CR +0 or +1)

A creature can assume the dream-touched template much in the same way as others become alebrije. Beloved pets invested by the power of imagination or transformed into imaginary friends after their demise become partly a product of their masters’ minds. A spellcaster of at least 3rd level with the Improved Familiar feat can choose a dream-touched creature as a familiar.

A dream-touched creature’s CR increases by +1 only if the base creature has 5 or more HD.
A dream-touched creature’s quick and rebuild rules are the same.

Rebuild Rules

Type the creature counts as both its base type as well as a magical beast (extraplanar) for any effects related to type; Senses gains darkvision 60 ft. and dreamsight; Defensive Abilities gains DR and energy resistance as noted on the table below; SR gains SR equal to its new CR +5; Speed gains a fly speed of 20 feet (average). If the dream-touched creature has 11 Hit Dice or more, it gains a fly speed of 40 feet (average) instead. If the creature already has a fly speed it improves its maneuverability by one step instead.

Table: Dream-Touched Creature Defenses

Hit Dice	Resist Cold and Fire	DR
1–4	5	—
5–10	10	5/magic
11+	15	10/magic

Simple class template: Yamabushi creature

Along with the Bloodline Disciple prestige classes, another project that's been in my closet for a long time are 3PP simple class templates for monsters. Let's begin with a class I always liked, the Yamabushi (Sublime Transmuter) by Zombie Sky Press.

Yamabushi Creature

(CR +2 or +3)

Through meditation and contemplation, some beings learn to blend arcane and divine energies to modify their body and abilities in unique ways. A yamabushi creature has limited access to contemplations associated with its chosen path. Select a path when the template is added. A yamabushi creature’s CR increases by 2 if the creature has 7 or more HD, and it increases by 3 if the creature has 13 or more HD.

Key Ability: Charisma

Quick Rules: +2 on all rolls based on Cha; can use a contemplation of its chosen path once per day (using HD – 2 as its yamabushi level to determine the effect and DC, minimum 1); can cast a small number of yamabushi spells (see table below) using its HD as its CL.

Rebuild Rules: Special Abilities  contemplation once per day (using HD – 2 as its yamabushi level to determine the effect and DC, minimum 1); Yamabushi Spells can cast a small number of yamabushi spells (see table below) using its HD as its CL; Ability Scores +4 Charisma.

TABLE - Yamabushi Spell Slots

HD 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1–3 2 1

4–6 2 2 1

7–9 † 2 2 1

10–12 † † 2 2 1

13–15 † † † 2 2 1

16–18 † † † † 2 2 1

19–21 † † † † † 2 2 1

22–24 † † † † † † 2 2 1

25+ † † † † † † † 2 2 1