Editing Savage Species (section)

==Savage Progressions==
Since ''Savage Species'' was a 3.0 book, and really wonky, it needed a 3.5 update. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161031220423/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/sp A series of web articles] sorta updated the monster class rules, but mostly focused on adding templates to the progression rules. Among the differences to the original was that you now ''can'' multiclass out of a class before taking all the levels. In addition to the templates a couple monster classes were created for the DND Fight Club article series. Most notable of these was the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161031211326/http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fc/20060728a Ambush Drake], which is unusual for a monster class in that it's actually a pretty good class. Ambush Drake gains an HD (of Dragon HD no less, which is actually pretty good) and useful class features every level, which makes it a pretty viable option for melee characters.