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<blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 124564" data-attributes="member: 259">I thought I was pretty clear when I said, As you know, no ant-sized critter outruns a mouse; no mouse-sized critter outruns a rabbit; no rabbit outruns a wolf.&nbsp; Note that I'm not choosing the fastest animals for each size category.&nbsp; (and note also that I'm talking running speed, not flying or swimming speed.&nbsp; Apples to apples and all).As for your question -- do I really want it so that the party has no chance in heck of outrunning that dire tiger -- you bet your britches I want it like that.&nbsp; It annoys me that a monk can outrun a bear.&nbsp; One of the scary things about big animals is their mobility.The only problem I see with a system like this is that it bumps up the druid and ranger and animal-domain cleric in power.&nbsp; However, I don't think the boost is too bad: if the animal companion runs ahead of the party and starts beating on enemies early on, it'll be alone, apart from the party, and can fall pretty quickly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pielorinho, post: 124564, member: 259"] I thought I was pretty clear when I said, As you know, no ant-sized critter outruns a mouse; no mouse-sized critter outruns a rabbit; no rabbit outruns a wolf. Note that I'm not choosing the fastest animals for each size category. (and note also that I'm talking running speed, not flying or swimming speed. Apples to apples and all). As for your question -- do I really want it so that the party has no chance in heck of outrunning that dire tiger -- you bet your britches I want it like that. It annoys me that a monk can outrun a bear. One of the scary things about big animals is their mobility. The only problem I see with a system like this is that it bumps up the druid and ranger and animal-domain cleric in power. However, I don't think the boost is too bad: if the animal companion runs ahead of the party and starts beating on enemies early on, it'll be alone, apart from the party, and can fall pretty quickly. [/QUOTE]

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