D&D General The Owlbear Druid: How Would You Do It? (A Poll)

[DND_Reborn]

2 or more animals jammed together with no magical powers, no divine/dragon/giant/fey/psionic origin, and beast intelligence is a beast to me.

So, Hippogriffs then are beasts:

2 or more animals? Check! Eagle + Horse
No magical powers? Check!
No divine/dragon/giant/fey/psionic origin? Check!
Beast intelligence? Check! (INT 2)

(FWIW, the are not related to griffons.)

 

[Minigiant]

So, Hippogriffs then are beasts:

2 or more animals? Check! Eagle + Horse
No magical powers? Check!
No divine/dragon/giant/fey/psionic origin? Check!
Beast intelligence? Check! (INT 2)

(FWIW, the are not related to griffons.)

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Hippogiff's origin is unknown.
This is unlike the owlbear which has a "wizard did it" origin.

 

[DND_Reborn]

Hippogiff's origin is unknown.

It's magical. It might be lost to history, but it is magical. Not divine/dragon/giant/fey/psionic. So, check!

This is unlike the owlbear which has a "wizard did it" origin.

As was discussed upthread, this is just one possible origin. The other being it is from the Feywild, which would violate your origin condition since fey is part of that list...

 

[TwoSix]

So, Hippogriffs then are beasts:

2 or more animals? Check! Eagle + Horse
No magical powers? Check!
No divine/dragon/giant/fey/psionic origin? Check!
Beast intelligence? Check! (INT 2)

(FWIW, the are not related to griffons.)

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I'd definitely consider hippogriffs beasts. Heck, couldn't rangers get them as animal companions in 2e?

 

[Minigiant]

possible origin. The other being it is from the Feywild, which would violate your origin condition since fey is part of that list...

But if they are from the fey wild, then owlbears would be fey, right?

 

[DND_Reborn]

But if they are from the fey wild, then owlbears would be fey, right?

Which was why I suggested if they are not monstrosities, they should be fey, while others suggested beasts.

While I am not keen on the idea of a Circle of Monsters, a Circle of Fey would make some sense to me for druids....

 

[DND_Reborn]

I'd definitely consider hippogriffs beasts. Heck, couldn't rangers get them as animal companions in 2e?

I don't know about animal companions, but followers certainly (along with several others):

Even in 1E (DMG for Rangers):

 

[Azzy]

Remember wen 3x make dinosaurs Beasts just to hose druids?

Pepperidge Farms remembers.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I allow all beasts, monstrosities, plants, and Fey, of appropriate CR, and don’t enforce the movement type restriction.

 

[Azzy]

I'd revise owlbears and some other to be Monstrosities rather than Beasts and be done with it.