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<blockquote data-quote="AtomicPope" data-source="post: 8542552" data-attributes="member: 64790">The thing about pets isI've been DMing a group for 5 years now, and one of them is a 20th level Ranger Beastmaster.&nbsp; I think the player is getting ahead of themselves.&nbsp; At lower levels your animal companion will have Advantage on Perception checks from their Keen Senses so you want them to track or stand guard anyway.&nbsp; At lower levels you can't give your Animal Companion the Help command without using your action.&nbsp; It's not until 7th level that the Ranger can give the Help command with a bonus action.&nbsp; That's the level I would allow them to &quot;double stack&quot; the feat and Beastmaster Help.Another point that others have made, how do you know what your Animal Companion is perceiving? We ran into this problem right away, and apparently so did WotC because the UAs were coming out with all kinds of new stuff.&nbsp; Our solution was to give the Ranger a permanent Beast Bond with their Animal Companion.&nbsp; I don't think it makes them more powerful, not in my experience.&nbsp; However, it quickly justifies their extensive abilities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AtomicPope, post: 8542552, member: 64790"] The thing about pets is I've been DMing a group for 5 years now, and one of them is a 20th level Ranger Beastmaster. I think the player is getting ahead of themselves. At lower levels your animal companion will have Advantage on Perception checks from their Keen Senses so you want them to track or stand guard anyway. At lower levels you can't give your Animal Companion the Help command without using your action. It's not until 7th level that the Ranger can give the Help command with a bonus action. That's the level I would allow them to "double stack" the feat and Beastmaster Help. Another point that others have made, how do you know what your Animal Companion is perceiving? We ran into this problem right away, and apparently so did WotC because the UAs were coming out with all kinds of new stuff. Our solution was to give the Ranger a permanent Beast Bond with their Animal Companion. I don't think it makes them more powerful, not in my experience. However, it quickly justifies their extensive abilities. [/QUOTE]

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