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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Asisreo" data-source="post: 8005927" data-attributes="member: 7019027">A Giant Poisonous Snake would have a natural, non-barding AC of 20 with 72 HP and a +12 to-hit naturally by player (second highest, to Barbs at level 20) with an average damage of 22 or 17 on a successful save. This Giant Poisonous Snake gets 2 attacks and you get to attack a target yourself. Or, you could cast a strong BA spell like Lightning Arrow or Swift Quiver. To put into complete perspective what a level 18 Beastmaster is, let me say that if they did this Combo with Swift Quiver on the first round, the second round would be 2x +12 17 average damage each = 343x +11 9 average damage = 27That's a whole average of 61 damage in one turn, not counting the 43 damage they had done last turn. A DPR of 52 is not that bad considering they'll only need to concentrate on the one spell to be consistent with the 61 damage throughout. Out of combat, the GPS is a okay, with a 18 to PP and Blindsight, they can even detect invisible enemies. Let's say you chose a hawk. Not very good for combat but they are still 80hp with an AC of 19. Their PP would be 25 and their attacks would be an average of 7, which isn't great but they aren't made for explicit battle. The hawk can help as a bonus action, which makes it a very durable familiar with the high defensive traits and high speeds. If you dodge with it, you can use it to provoke a reaction that allows your spellcasters to get off their spells. If you cast ensnaring strike, the target is subject to 2 4 saves on a single turn, debilitating for a spellcaster. If you target yourself with Cure Wounds, you can also restore your animal's HP. If you Conjure Woodland Beings and you get Pixie's they can polymorph your beast into a much stronger one. Now, it depends on whether you consider the Ranger's companion to still be CR 1/4, I don't because if I made my players fight it, it would be disingenuous to give them only 50 xp. Even so, they can still be turned into horses for the mount, constrictor snakes for the free restrains, Giant Bats to fly. They still get their proficiency bonus and AC and HP because they're still your Beast Companion.</blockquote>

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