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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 7643975" data-attributes="member: 59848">So I was struck with an idea that I think is really worth considering. It's one of those things that seems so simple and obvious, yet elegant that it smacks you for not having thought of it sooner. For anyone that has Strongholds and Followers, Matt Colville provides a really great mechanic with retainers. They are super simple to run with your character. But then I got to thinking, why do retainers have to be people? What if you reskinned a retainer as a mount or animal companion? Now, suddenly you have a way to standardize mounts and animal companions in a way that remains fun without breaking the game. Monster animals, monsters, or creatures one would consider for a mount or animal companion can easily be covered using retainer rules, with perhaps just minor mechanical tweaks to get the flavor or feel just right.Has anyone else thought about this or tried it? How might you adjust something like a beast companion ranger to have a class-provides retainer?Edit: What if we took the idea further for conjures and there summoning spells provided temporary retainers?</blockquote>