Ask Wizards01/22/2007


Q: Dear Sage,
What, if any, templates can a warforged have applied? Does it lose any of its racial traits when its template changes its type?

A: As a general rule, if a template can be applied to a construct, it can be applied to a warforged. Thus, most of the templates in the Monster Manual are out.

Three notable exceptions are the half-celestial, half-dragon and half-fiendish template, which can be added to “any living, corporeal creature.” Technically, that excludes most constructs, since creatures without a Con score aren’t considered living creatures. However, a warforged has a Constitution score and is thus considered living (as suggested by the “living construct” subtype it has).

A warforged with one of these templates changes its type (to outsider or dragon, depending on the template), but retains the living construct subtype (and all features and traits thereof). It gains the traits of its new type, and it would lose any construct traits it possessed. However, since the living construct subtype basically supercedes the construct type, the warforged doesn’t really have any construct traits to lose.

A warforged that changes its type wouldn’t lose its racial traits (such as its composite plating or slam attack), just like a half-dragon human retains his bonus feat and bonus skill points.

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