It was the rule in Tasha's that if you are incapacitated, the beast can act autonomously. I presume there is something similar in the 2024 version. It's a gamey compromise to allow people to have pets in the game without essentially having two characters. (See also how a controlled mount can't attack but an independent one can.)I wonder how these poor creatures survived until a ranger adopted them. They were just unable to do anything, until there was a ranger to tell them to.
It’s more like they are trained. A well trained dog doesn’t act until commanded. The same is true here.I wonder how these poor creatures survived until a ranger adopted them. They were just unable to do anything, until there was a ranger to tell them to.
So is your Wis mod added to ability checks and saves as well?
I don’t remember and I’m at work right now without the book on me. I’ll check when I get home.
There's no actual specific guidance about older subclasses (unlike older species and backgrounds, which get a sidebar). Older subclasses would get resolved from the wording of the feature, as far as I can tell. At level 3, you get the subclass feature, not earlier. I think the last sentence of that feature addresses it: "For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass's features that are of your [Class] level or lower."
Finally got to check, no. They still use your PB for their saving throws. They use your Wisdom Mod and your Spellcasting mod for their attacks and the attacks saves (like the sea beasts grapple DC), respectively.
Based on the screen I've seen, no change as all three options are presented as equally valid, though they have a table of suggested array assignments for each Class.
