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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5718753" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>The better question would be why would you ever bother with a Beast Master ranger build to start with at this point? Just about the ONLY advantage to the build is you get to use your BC as a point to set your HQ from. That's FAIRLY nice, but if I can instead keep Prime Shot and all the huge bonuses the related feats can get me, AND have a beast that is as good as the BMR one clearly that's the best option. These FBM beasts also have MUCH better damage output than the BMR BCs. They do have a bit less hit points in general, but you can also 'resummon' them quite easily, even in combat! </p><p></p><p>I can understand the difference with the standard Animal Master theme, but I still say this one clearly overshadows it for most people. There may not be defined FBM out-of-combat benefits, but your beast doesn't vanish (unless you want it to, lol). It can do the most basic useful things that any companion can, like march around in front of the party clearing traps, doing some basic scouting, etc. I agree there will be cases where the tiny animals are more useful, but there are other ways to get the main benefits there, like a cat familiar or various rituals. </p><p></p><p>I like the concept of this theme, and I think it does better embody the companion animal concept in general than previous attempts, but I'm a bit torn on the implementation as a theme. It seems like a REALLY powerful theme. There are a couple others that might arguably be close, but this one seems a bit stronger than what seems sensible for a theme.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5718753, member: 82106"] The better question would be why would you ever bother with a Beast Master ranger build to start with at this point? Just about the ONLY advantage to the build is you get to use your BC as a point to set your HQ from. That's FAIRLY nice, but if I can instead keep Prime Shot and all the huge bonuses the related feats can get me, AND have a beast that is as good as the BMR one clearly that's the best option. These FBM beasts also have MUCH better damage output than the BMR BCs. They do have a bit less hit points in general, but you can also 'resummon' them quite easily, even in combat! I can understand the difference with the standard Animal Master theme, but I still say this one clearly overshadows it for most people. There may not be defined FBM out-of-combat benefits, but your beast doesn't vanish (unless you want it to, lol). It can do the most basic useful things that any companion can, like march around in front of the party clearing traps, doing some basic scouting, etc. I agree there will be cases where the tiny animals are more useful, but there are other ways to get the main benefits there, like a cat familiar or various rituals. I like the concept of this theme, and I think it does better embody the companion animal concept in general than previous attempts, but I'm a bit torn on the implementation as a theme. It seems like a REALLY powerful theme. There are a couple others that might arguably be close, but this one seems a bit stronger than what seems sensible for a theme. [/QUOTE]
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