Thurbane
2010-08-15, 09:46 PM
Hi all,
Just reading over the Planar Ranger variant recently, and was intrigued by the fact that their Animal Companion gets either the Celestial or Fiendish template. The most significant differences this makes are A.) type (Magical Beast), meaning a lot of Animal boosting spells and such won't function*; B.) Intelligence score - Int 3 means that it is capable of reasoning and a language.
*[edit]Just checked, and the Planar Ranger's spells are modified so that any spells that affect animals also work on Celestial and Fiendish versions. Any summoner in your group would be sure to appreciated an Animal Growth spell cast on the Celestial Bisons he just summoned!
As far as I can tell, it's still treated as an animal companion, so feats and such that boost an AC should still work (Natural Bond et. al.).
Would it by worthwhile going into Beastheart Adept, as a lot of it's abilities work with it's Monstrous Companions?
...anyway, general thoughts or suggestions for getting the most out of a Celestial/Infernal Animal Companion?
Just reading over the Planar Ranger variant recently, and was intrigued by the fact that their Animal Companion gets either the Celestial or Fiendish template. The most significant differences this makes are A.) type (Magical Beast), meaning a lot of Animal boosting spells and such won't function*; B.) Intelligence score - Int 3 means that it is capable of reasoning and a language.
*[edit]Just checked, and the Planar Ranger's spells are modified so that any spells that affect animals also work on Celestial and Fiendish versions. Any summoner in your group would be sure to appreciated an Animal Growth spell cast on the Celestial Bisons he just summoned!
As far as I can tell, it's still treated as an animal companion, so feats and such that boost an AC should still work (Natural Bond et. al.).
Would it by worthwhile going into Beastheart Adept, as a lot of it's abilities work with it's Monstrous Companions?
...anyway, general thoughts or suggestions for getting the most out of a Celestial/Infernal Animal Companion?