Choosing animal companions for ease of mobility, tastiness and nutrition.

[Plane Sailing]

It's like feeding ground-up cows to a cow!

That way lies madness, I tell you!

I concur (from the land of practical experimentation performed upon a large population...)

 

[Kwitchit]

The cows-polymorphed-into-toads idea is NICE.

The thing is, what happens to creatures summoned as part of a swarm when you kill them? RAW, a swarm is a single creature...

Summon Snail Swarm, escargot for everyone!

 

[howandwhy99]

In prep for our next adventure, we've overwhelmingly voted that Shadowleaf Windsong III should pick a bison as his companion instead -- more meat on the hoof and still pretty handy in combat.

I'll put my vote in for the bison. Incredible strength and size. As a pack animal it can't be beat! I still remember when we left Mulebone in the wild to fend for himself. We should have packed the 1000+ lbs of meat in our bag of holding.

 

[Cor Azer]

Nah. You can't be "a little bit cannibal"; it's like being a little bit pregnant.

Isn't that psychosomatic pregnancy or some such?

 

[Cor Azer]

Depend which approach you want to take on it. The naturalist route says no, of course prey animals don't want to be eaten. The mythological route says (and there are plenty of examples of this in various cultures) that prey animals realize their niche in the big Natural Order Of Things picture is to be eaten, and they're okay with this just so long as you show them the proper respect. Thanking their spirit for its sacrifice after the kill, etc.

Hmm.. wow... you know, that does change my thoughts on the matter. If a PC approached their character with that sort of belief structure, I don't think I'd have a problem with it...

 

[kenobi65]

I concur (from the land of practical experimentation performed upon a large population...)

At least your brain isn't spongy enough yet that you can still think to agree.

 

[Driddle]

re two perspectives: Nicely put, Sejs.

 

[ZSutherland]

I have to be the one who suggests that the baleful polymorph cows -> frogs is a bad idea. What happens the first time the character with the frogs is hit by an area dispel. Suddenly the battle area is overrun with frightened cattle. I am, however, looking for a way to turn Hyp's idea into a "portable stampede." That could come in handy.

 

[kenobi65]

What happens the first time the character with the frogs is hit by an area dispel. Suddenly the battle area is overrun with frightened cattle.

Yeeehaw!

That's called "sowing chaos on the battlefield." My kind of tactics.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

You know, if the battlespace is inundated by a "swarm" of frogs, mobility will suffer- those suckers are slick if you step on 'em.

Going back to the original theme...

Choose an Ostritch- fast and quite tasty...and nutritious!

Choose a Cheetah- faster, and can get you to White Castle.