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Did anyone try beastmaster with no action for beast attack?
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<blockquote data-quote="The Grassy Gnoll" data-source="post: 6700646" data-attributes="member: 6788652"><p>I know the "licks balls" thing may seem like it's a silly rule, but seriously, try the d6 method (I rule on the side of "last command stays in place until superseded" by the way):</p><p>Tonight's session included:</p><p>- the ranger using an action to command his beast to "attack the orcs"</p><p>- once the orcs were dead, he had the choice to use another action to command it to "attack the ogre" - but he chose not to</p><p>- so, for each round, I rolled a d6 to see what the beast got up to</p><p>- it dodged, dodged, helped, licked balls*, dodged, then helped</p><p>- as it goes, this last help let the ranger score a crit to finish the ogre off</p><p>- the "licks balls", in this case, I decided was that the beast was trying to back away due to the raging fire the PCs had created in the course of the fight, and was choking on the smoke</p><p>- previous LB results have been spun as "the beast chews on one of the corpses", "the beast licks at its wounds" and "the beast backs away, snarling"...it doesn't have to translate to a mid-combat intimate grooming regimen!</p><p>- note that if an "LB" should occur immediately after an "attack" the previous round, the beast would trigger an opportunity attack against itself as it, essentially, disengages (I rule that this isn't triggered if the "LB" follows a "help")</p><p>- it gives the feeling that the beast is (a) doing something other than being a PC extension, and (b) that it has a mind of its own, helping to create a personality for the creature - after all, the ranger has bonded with it, it should have some colour.</p><p>- as a recap, 6=attack, 4-5=help, 2-3=dodge, 1=LB.</p><p>- it hasn't worked out too OP so far by any means</p><p>Try it next session and let me know how you get on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Grassy Gnoll, post: 6700646, member: 6788652"] I know the "licks balls" thing may seem like it's a silly rule, but seriously, try the d6 method (I rule on the side of "last command stays in place until superseded" by the way): Tonight's session included: - the ranger using an action to command his beast to "attack the orcs" - once the orcs were dead, he had the choice to use another action to command it to "attack the ogre" - but he chose not to - so, for each round, I rolled a d6 to see what the beast got up to - it dodged, dodged, helped, licked balls*, dodged, then helped - as it goes, this last help let the ranger score a crit to finish the ogre off - the "licks balls", in this case, I decided was that the beast was trying to back away due to the raging fire the PCs had created in the course of the fight, and was choking on the smoke - previous LB results have been spun as "the beast chews on one of the corpses", "the beast licks at its wounds" and "the beast backs away, snarling"...it doesn't have to translate to a mid-combat intimate grooming regimen! - note that if an "LB" should occur immediately after an "attack" the previous round, the beast would trigger an opportunity attack against itself as it, essentially, disengages (I rule that this isn't triggered if the "LB" follows a "help") - it gives the feeling that the beast is (a) doing something other than being a PC extension, and (b) that it has a mind of its own, helping to create a personality for the creature - after all, the ranger has bonded with it, it should have some colour. - as a recap, 6=attack, 4-5=help, 2-3=dodge, 1=LB. - it hasn't worked out too OP so far by any means Try it next session and let me know how you get on! [/QUOTE]
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