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Source Pathfinder Unchained pg. 196
You might create a monster that should use the statistics for a character class, either because the monster would normally be created by adding class levels to the monster or because you think the monster’s abilities are similar enough to those of a character class that it would be quicker to start with the class. In this case, look ahead to the class grafts and use the array required by the class you desire. Keep in mind that a monster with class levels typically has a CR equal to its class level – 1, so if you want your monster to have particular level-dependent class abilities, you’ll want to use the statistics for a CR that’s 1 lower than the target class level.

As mentioned before, a monster that primarily relies on its racial or innate abilities with only a small number of class levels might be built differently. You can create the monster using its creature type graft, then refer to the related class graft for ideas of which monster options to select.

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