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<blockquote data-quote="scruffygrognard" data-source="post: 5686039" data-attributes="member: 8313">Last night I got into a heated debate with 2 of my players, because I warned them (as players of druids) against abusing their animal companions.To them, the animal companion is no more than a meat-shield or trap-setter-offer.For example:-----The party comes upon a murky pool of water in a natural cavern.&nbsp; Paul's druid sends his Giant Toad companion, &quot;Deathy,&quot; into the pool to investigate.Upon swimming 20' or so into the pool the toad is attacked by two killer frogs, who manage to knock it out very quickly.The party, from the shore, is able to dispatch one frog with 2 shots (a crossbow bolt and a sling bullet).&nbsp; The other frog then swims to the bottom of the pool to hide in the muck.The party states that the frog eventually has to re-emerge and will wait for it to surface so that they can dispatch it as well.&nbsp; I let them know that the toad will likely die in the interim, to which Paul responds: &quot;So?&quot;After I informed him that he should think of the toad as a friend and pet, he rolled his eyes (as did the other druid's player) and sat back while another player put the toad out of it's misery with a crossbow bolt.------Thus the argument...I pretty much told him that if that happened again, he'd lose his spell ability; at which point his sulked about how druids sucked in my campaign.Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="scruffygrognard, post: 5686039, member: 8313"] Last night I got into a heated debate with 2 of my players, because I warned them (as players of druids) against abusing their animal companions. To them, the animal companion is no more than a meat-shield or trap-setter-offer. For example: ----- The party comes upon a murky pool of water in a natural cavern. Paul's druid sends his Giant Toad companion, "Deathy," into the pool to investigate. Upon swimming 20' or so into the pool the toad is attacked by two killer frogs, who manage to knock it out very quickly. The party, from the shore, is able to dispatch one frog with 2 shots (a crossbow bolt and a sling bullet). The other frog then swims to the bottom of the pool to hide in the muck. The party states that the frog eventually has to re-emerge and will wait for it to surface so that they can dispatch it as well. I let them know that the toad will likely die in the interim, to which Paul responds: "So?" After I informed him that he should think of the toad as a friend and pet, he rolled his eyes (as did the other druid's player) and sat back while another player put the toad out of it's misery with a crossbow bolt. ------ Thus the argument... I pretty much told him that if that happened again, he'd lose his spell ability; at which point his sulked about how druids sucked in my campaign. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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