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<blockquote data-quote="Hawk Diesel" data-source="post: 8816496" data-attributes="member: 59848"><p>I have reworked all pet classes to have the pets function as retainers (from Matt Colville's Strongholds and Followers). So far it's worked pretty well. The class abilities are generally less about the pet's increase in power (since it automatically increases in level as a retainer would), and more about how the class interacts with the pet or options that are thematically linked to the pet but may not necessarily require the pet to use. This makes the class somewhat independent of the pet, which is nice. Also, since retainers could join the party in ways other than having a specific class to support it, it ensures that taking such a class is not required to have a pet / partner. I've also done this with conjuration spells, where the spellcaster is given specific options for a kind of retainer they want, and the level of the spell used determines the conjured retainer's level.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Hawk Diesel, post: 8816496, member: 59848"] I have reworked all pet classes to have the pets function as retainers (from Matt Colville's Strongholds and Followers). So far it's worked pretty well. The class abilities are generally less about the pet's increase in power (since it automatically increases in level as a retainer would), and more about how the class interacts with the pet or options that are thematically linked to the pet but may not necessarily require the pet to use. This makes the class somewhat independent of the pet, which is nice. Also, since retainers could join the party in ways other than having a specific class to support it, it ensures that taking such a class is not required to have a pet / partner. I've also done this with conjuration spells, where the spellcaster is given specific options for a kind of retainer they want, and the level of the spell used determines the conjured retainer's level. [/QUOTE]

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