Natural Bond [CAdv] and Alternative Animal Companions

[Infiniti2000]

(I'm trying out a cat swarm as an animal companion, with a little DM leniency )

Can you tell us the guidelines you are using for that, perhaps the stats? That sounds awfully interesting and I'm sure my wife would love to give it a thought.

 

[Alejandro]

Herding cats? That way lies insanity!

 

[qstor]

take a single level of beastmaster to add an extra +3 to your druid level. (C-adv)

IIRC Beastmaster doesn't boost your effective druid level above your class level. So the poster would be stuck with an animal equal to a 10th level druid.

Mike

 

[Nail]

(I'm trying out a cat swarm as an animal companion, with a little DM leniency )

Wow. Cool!

 

[Hypersmurf]

IIRC Beastmaster doesn't boost your effective druid level above your class level. So the poster would be stuck with an animal equal to a 10th level druid.

No - the example given is a Drd5/BMa2 with an effective druid level of 10 for purposes of an animal companion.

But while I'm willing to spend a feat to improve the cats, the spellcasting level (plus another feat on Skill Focus) is more than I'm prepared to give up. The animal companion isn't intended to be a primary focus for this character.

It's a great idea, though.

Infiniti - I'll let you know more as I get things ironed out.

-Hyp.

 

[Len]

What happens when a cat swarm meets a rat swarm?

 

[FireLance]

What happens when a cat swarm meets a rat swarm?

If the space that they occupy overlaps, they deal swarm damage to each other, of course.

 

[Rystil Arden]

What happens when a cat swarm meets a rat swarm?

I dunno. What about a bat swarm? If a cat swarm can take a bat swarm, then one of my PbP characters needs the cats' help!

 

[Len]

A cat swarm can't take a bat swarm because cats can't fly.

What your character needs is a gnat swarm.

 

[Rystil Arden]

A cat swarm can't take a bat swarm because cats can't fly.

What your character needs is a gnat swarm.

The cats could try to attack the bats when they come down too low, though. The annoying thing about the stupid bats is that they have a wounding attack--so things they knock out tend to die