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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 6789179" data-attributes="member: 59848">Sorry, wasn't commenting on your adjustment, was walking you through my thought process in implementing my design. But speaking of your design, I can see where you're going with it. In a sense you're wanting to exchange one of your attacks for your beast to attack. In essence, it seems achieve the same effect as using a bonus action. But the execution you suggest seems a bit more complicated. If you haven't yet gotten extra attack yet, you still need to choose between whether you make an attack or your pet. And then there is a different mechanic altogether if you wanna use your pet to Help, Dash, Dodge, or Disengage, which are actually more costly than attacking alone. IMO, by simply stating you use a bonus action for all of it, it simplifies and streamlines the process. You still give up an attack to use your pet, but it's in the form of the bonus action rather than an attack as part of the attack action. All the options to use your pet require the same resource (the bonus action). I just feel like a animal that you've trained and share a special bond with is not just an animal, but an autonomous extension of you. Yep. You can find that right here: <a href="http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata" target="_blank">http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hawk Diesel, post: 6789179, member: 59848"] Sorry, wasn't commenting on your adjustment, was walking you through my thought process in implementing my design. But speaking of your design, I can see where you're going with it. In a sense you're wanting to exchange one of your attacks for your beast to attack. In essence, it seems achieve the same effect as using a bonus action. But the execution you suggest seems a bit more complicated. If you haven't yet gotten extra attack yet, you still need to choose between whether you make an attack or your pet. And then there is a different mechanic altogether if you wanna use your pet to Help, Dash, Dodge, or Disengage, which are actually more costly than attacking alone. IMO, by simply stating you use a bonus action for all of it, it simplifies and streamlines the process. You still give up an attack to use your pet, but it's in the form of the bonus action rather than an attack as part of the attack action. All the options to use your pet require the same resource (the bonus action). I just feel like a animal that you've trained and share a special bond with is not just an animal, but an autonomous extension of you. Yep. You can find that right here: [url]http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/ph_errata[/url] [/QUOTE]

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