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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7512894" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Wait, what?</p><p></p><p>Why would any NPC have anything backgrounded? This isn't a class power and it certainly doesn't apply to NPC's. Why on earth would a DM have to background anything? Unless, your party is somehow tracking the PC druid for some reason? I'm rather confused.</p><p></p><p>And again, you are stating that a T-Rex needs to be balanced against the inconvenience of having a T-Rex. That having a, say, wolf companion is somehow weaker. That's patently not true. Your animal companion for a druid gained hit dice, hp, and attack bonuses. The T-Rex gains none of that. IOW, a wolf companion for a, what, 17th level druid (IIRC that's about when you could get a T-Rex as a companion) would have about as many HP and deal as much damage as that T-Rex. The mechanics are already balanced.</p><p></p><p>Look, you don't want to use this. Fine and dandy. But, from the arguments you are putting up here, it really looks like you are not understanding how this works and are arguing against elements that you pretty clearly don't understand. The only thing is, I'm not really sure how to make it any clearer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7512894, member: 22779"] Wait, what? Why would any NPC have anything backgrounded? This isn't a class power and it certainly doesn't apply to NPC's. Why on earth would a DM have to background anything? Unless, your party is somehow tracking the PC druid for some reason? I'm rather confused. And again, you are stating that a T-Rex needs to be balanced against the inconvenience of having a T-Rex. That having a, say, wolf companion is somehow weaker. That's patently not true. Your animal companion for a druid gained hit dice, hp, and attack bonuses. The T-Rex gains none of that. IOW, a wolf companion for a, what, 17th level druid (IIRC that's about when you could get a T-Rex as a companion) would have about as many HP and deal as much damage as that T-Rex. The mechanics are already balanced. Look, you don't want to use this. Fine and dandy. But, from the arguments you are putting up here, it really looks like you are not understanding how this works and are arguing against elements that you pretty clearly don't understand. The only thing is, I'm not really sure how to make it any clearer. [/QUOTE]
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