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<blockquote data-quote="simen" data-source="post: 6774029" data-attributes="member: 76335"><p>Play a small race like halfling or gnome, and use Pteranodon as a mount. Death from above with spells or arrows. You are of course a big target yourself for archers, and if the Pteranodon gets targeted by spells etc. that knocks it prone you do have a problem though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Btw, all the needing your action to do attacks etc. might be balanced for combat, but out combat it will be very strange and the whole thing feels very 4e. The errata fixes some of it, but it's very meta that it can only think on it's own if you are not there. </p><p></p><p>I found a good source if you really want to immerse yourself in this thing:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://librarians-and-leviathans.blogspot.no/2015/07/a-beastly-problem-animal-companions-in.html" target="_blank">http://librarians-and-leviathans.blogspot.no/2015/07/a-beastly-problem-animal-companions-in.html</a></p><p></p><p>Anyway, I quick fix to me seems to be to remove extra attack from the beast master ranger, then let the beast have it's own will and you can command it to for free. I mean, the Druid can control an entire zoo for "free" but you have to command your trained companion. The whole thing seems so meta and destroys it for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simen, post: 6774029, member: 76335"] Play a small race like halfling or gnome, and use Pteranodon as a mount. Death from above with spells or arrows. You are of course a big target yourself for archers, and if the Pteranodon gets targeted by spells etc. that knocks it prone you do have a problem though :P Btw, all the needing your action to do attacks etc. might be balanced for combat, but out combat it will be very strange and the whole thing feels very 4e. The errata fixes some of it, but it's very meta that it can only think on it's own if you are not there. I found a good source if you really want to immerse yourself in this thing: [URL]http://librarians-and-leviathans.blogspot.no/2015/07/a-beastly-problem-animal-companions-in.html[/URL] Anyway, I quick fix to me seems to be to remove extra attack from the beast master ranger, then let the beast have it's own will and you can command it to for free. I mean, the Druid can control an entire zoo for "free" but you have to command your trained companion. The whole thing seems so meta and destroys it for me. [/QUOTE]
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