My druid will be approaching 5th level soon, and I'm looking forward to getting to use wild shape. With that in mind, I wanted to make I'm doing things right...
... You will have to recalculate some physical skills using your ranks and the form's stats. The forms you can shift into at 5th level aren't well suited to ...
What sort of animal companions have people been using as mounts? I see halfling druids with dogs and human druids with horses, but how about some of the...
My gnome druid rides his dire wolf animal companion. He also rode him at lower druid levels when the companion was a wolf. I don't think you'll see many...
... my halfling druid (straight druid, level 9) has used wolf and riding dog as mount at low levels, and switched to a dire bat as soon as possible (as dire...
A Tiger can only grapple Medium and smaller creatures (MM p. 311 Improved Grab). Once in grapple the Tiger has 2 options: Doing grapple checks to deal damage...
... This part is incorrect. The Tiger could "attack with a light weapon" but it would not get its full natural attack routine. The only exception to not...
... I've got a human druid who's been using a dire ape as a mount for the last several levels, and an ape before that (and a camel before that)... I get some...
... yea :( you are right, but the sequence seem to be: move up to a target do one claw or claw/claw/bite full attack (when doing a charge or target is less...
... No. Its for the sake of game balance. Tigers are sick going the "one grapple check a round" method. Doing it by the RAW, they can take down Dragons in one...
... A BAB +4 Tiger (companion to 8th-9th level druid) gets 1 attack or grapple check to damage, plus a rake, in a grapple, NOT a full attack with all natural...
... Read the rake rules, MM page 313-314: "A monster with the rake ability must begin its turn grappling to use its rake - it can't begin a grapple and rake in...
... Attacks are never simultaneous, even at same BAB. You must complete one before starting another. The improved grab rules MM 310 make it clear that you lose...
... <snip> ... where do you get that the tiger doesn't deal grapple damage and rake while taking a -20??? ... yea, i see some of the points, but some are still...
... From: "Tom Bollis" <tombollis@...> Subject: Re: Grappling Tiger (was Companion Mounts) ... wrong, an animal is the exception to the monster rules in...
... Rake "while grappling". A creature is not considered to be grappling when they take the -20 option - just the one natural weapon is involved in the grapple...
... That is not general for animals, but is specific some creatures, such as tigers. That is no exception to the improved grab rules, except that any of the...
gods of cyberspace seem to have send one of my messages to the void :( tiger attack options: charge: claw/claw/bite/rake/rake. the tiger gets the option to try...
Because I'm easily confused by having many rules which need to be used in conjunction, and I don't want to do these grapples the wrong way if I can avoid it, I...
... I know you like to see what you want to in the rules, but by a strict reading, the Tiger gets a rake attack EVERY time and IMMEDIATELY following making a...
... The way I run it with my tiger, is to take the two claw attacks, then roll for improved grab if the bite hits. If the grapple is succesful or the tiger ...
... That is what YOU would like it to say, but it NOT what a STRICT READING says. BO "immediately", MO "every time". Strict reading of rake - "It CAN'T begin a...
There is an often overlooked advantage to the companion/mounts a druid can take at first level--if you stick with them, at high level you can choose many feats...
... Just when a claw or tite attack hits, not a rake (can't rake an start a grapple in the same turn). ... If it choses an option that allows extra attacks (a...
... as far as i know, you can start every module with a brand new animal companion UNLESS your animal companion is a certed specific creature. so you can...
... Everyone does. They are confusing where they are detailed and they are not detailed fully. ... A goodly number of those more cognisant than I in grappling...
ok, new evil tactics for the tiger (and for monks). according to the FAQ p. 13 a monk (and most probably a critter with natural weapons according to FAQ p....
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