Pretty sure shortening Animal Companion to AC is going to get pretty confusing.
sorry, typed a lot of this on my ipad which is awful for typing.
Pretty sure shortening Animal Companion to AC is going to get pretty confusing.
One is a 3rd level spell and is compared against Fireball, the other is a 3rd level class feature and is compared with critting on 19. Fireball deals 8d6 damage in a big radius. Critting on 19 adds less than 5% to your DPR.
For ranger: "the beast obeys your commands as best it can. It takes it turn on your initiative, t though it doesnt take an action unless you command it to.
on your turn you can verbally command the best where to move (no action where by you)
You can use your action to verbally command it to take the attack, dash, disengage, dodge, or help action.
I dont have the phb yet but the ac rules sound a little lame. I would like to see it in action first but it seems a house rule is warranted: when not commanded directly, your AC will naturally defend itself and you. It will stay nearby and will generally attack the nearest foe or a foe that most threatens you or it. If you want it to do anything more complicated or specific you must use an action to command it.