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<blockquote data-quote="Squire James" data-source="post: 1652875" data-attributes="member: 548">You can go with the &quot;smaller tiger&quot; option, or you can let the druid get the tiger one level early... but not quite the tiger she had in mind.Gve the tiger an &quot;activation check&quot; of DC 12 (DC 1 + 1 per 1,000 XP below requirement).&nbsp; Each time the druid expects the tiger to do something, roll d20.&nbsp; If the check fails to reach the DC, the tiger does either nothing useful (plop down and scratch/lick something) or something mildly undesireable (like run away and return after the noise stops).&nbsp; The tiger will NOT harm the druid or her companions, but if the roll fails he shouldn't harm enemies either.Lower the DC by 1 per 1,000 XP the druid earns until she has a &quot;normal&quot; tiger when she reaches level 7.&nbsp; Enforce this &quot;activation roll&quot; even if the druid's in danger... the bond isn't &quot;full strength&quot; yet!The other thing to consider is &quot;what if the tiger dies&quot;.&nbsp; If the tiger turned out to be an unbalanced mess, you are within your rights to say that tigers won't have anything to do with the druid for a while (the &quot;while&quot; happens to be until she attains next level).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Squire James, post: 1652875, member: 548"] You can go with the "smaller tiger" option, or you can let the druid get the tiger one level early... but not quite the tiger she had in mind. Gve the tiger an "activation check" of DC 12 (DC 1 + 1 per 1,000 XP below requirement). Each time the druid expects the tiger to do something, roll d20. If the check fails to reach the DC, the tiger does either nothing useful (plop down and scratch/lick something) or something mildly undesireable (like run away and return after the noise stops). The tiger will NOT harm the druid or her companions, but if the roll fails he shouldn't harm enemies either. Lower the DC by 1 per 1,000 XP the druid earns until she has a "normal" tiger when she reaches level 7. Enforce this "activation roll" even if the druid's in danger... the bond isn't "full strength" yet! The other thing to consider is "what if the tiger dies". If the tiger turned out to be an unbalanced mess, you are within your rights to say that tigers won't have anything to do with the druid for a while (the "while" happens to be until she attains next level). [/QUOTE]

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