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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arbados" data-source="post: 897127" data-attributes="member: 2068">Arbados the original poster is back again (and thanks for the replies they have been great): The druid has two animal companions which he does not have tag along on missions unless they accamodate the creatures natural habitat.  One is an owl (WISE!) which he lets remain within its lands to offer him information on the happenings while he is away adventuring.  He also requests the owl to send messages to allies, but basically just has Wise keep him up-to-date on things which the he may not have seen in his home land during his adventures.  Second is his wolf (not dire, but awakened) which he has had as a companion for a very long time.  The druid has a very close bond with this animal and even though he knows that he can befriend a stronger companion, does not wish to for the fact that he wishes to keep this special bond with THORNFUR (the wolf's name).Thornfur journeys with the group on occasion, but only when the druid feels he will be most beneficial and within his natural surroundings.Additionally, the druids mentor has recently had many problems with some oppositional druids and the druid within the party chose to send Thornfur (the wolf) to her to offer assistance if needed.  Eventually the party druid is traveling back to his mentor to aid in the situation with the oppositional druid faction, however, he feels that the matter dealing with the drow needs more immediate attention.So, as for animal companions, he has them, but they are more for garnering information and the druid makes sure that their lives are not unjustly jeapordized (like his I guess).  Good roleplaying I feel, although the party misses out on some offensive aid by the companions.The Psychic Warrior did use his repertoire of powers to aid in in the battle with the drow.  He did not necessarily know that he would fall the next round of attacks, but did take on a bit of a risk.  He did not take a defensive stance and I know from speaking with him that he thought that he would receive some aid from the druid through healing and thus continued his assault on the drow.  Keep in mind that the other members, the wizard and rogue, were heavily participating in the battle using spells and ranged attacks.  Their attacks were needed for there was a large force of drow, which if broke through the ranks of the devoted defender and psychic warrior would have probably taken them down quickly.  Of the three outside of melee the druid is felt to be by the other players (and probably is) the the least at risk of getting severely hampered close to the melee mix.  The healing scrolls and potions were depleted and the druids spells were the only left.  What this post has shown me and the other players is that there is NO decisive right or wrong.  It is a matter of opinion as to whether the druid's actions were unjust.  Problem is still there to the fact that the druid does these actions frequently.  We play tomorrow and I will let you know how the players try to resolve this.  I am going to allow the other players the opportunity to offer some more suggestions to the druid and I also told them that they should look at all the druids actions within a battle for they may be remembering the ones which had a negative impact, but not taking into consideration all the other positive actions that he had performed.We can all agree that it is a lot easier recalling that one bad action then all the good ones that had happened previously.</blockquote>

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