bean illus
2020-05-06, 12:02 AM
I was reading a post about alternative uses for move actions. Many were magic, or obscure. But one i noticed for its mundane availability was Handle Animal.
Having rangered, I'm familiar with my trained companion attacking, ...
But what about a character without Handle Animal pushing some animal he just picked up? Just some average schmoe?
How to consistently hit a 22? At what level? 10? Lower?
+2 base cha, +4 cha enh, 8 skill ranks = 14 ranks
Obviously there's Skill Focus, but feats are expensive. Is it possible to make an item? What would it cost with ...
+3 skill focus
+2 masterwork tool
What item is that? A hat? A whistle? It needs to be continuous, and hands free. It would be nice if slotless, but i don't see any justification. Is a whistle an amulet?
What about adding the price to the charisma item? Cape of the Master Huntsman (+2, +4, +6), or something like that.
If 10th level Schmoe had that, he could 'always' push an animal he just met into flanking for him, on a 4 or better?
And what are these definitions of flanked?
If the opponent is unaware of the ally (say invisible), is it flanked?
If the ally is unaware of the opponent, is the opponent flanked?
If the ally has no intent to attack, is the opponent flanked?
If the ally is invisible and has no intent to attack, is the opponent flanked?
The goal is to trade Scmoe's move action for a flanking bonus. It's not about a character optimized for handle animal.
Having rangered, I'm familiar with my trained companion attacking, ...
But what about a character without Handle Animal pushing some animal he just picked up? Just some average schmoe?
How to consistently hit a 22? At what level? 10? Lower?
+2 base cha, +4 cha enh, 8 skill ranks = 14 ranks
Obviously there's Skill Focus, but feats are expensive. Is it possible to make an item? What would it cost with ...
+3 skill focus
+2 masterwork tool
What item is that? A hat? A whistle? It needs to be continuous, and hands free. It would be nice if slotless, but i don't see any justification. Is a whistle an amulet?
What about adding the price to the charisma item? Cape of the Master Huntsman (+2, +4, +6), or something like that.
If 10th level Schmoe had that, he could 'always' push an animal he just met into flanking for him, on a 4 or better?
And what are these definitions of flanked?
If the opponent is unaware of the ally (say invisible), is it flanked?
If the ally is unaware of the opponent, is the opponent flanked?
If the ally has no intent to attack, is the opponent flanked?
If the ally is invisible and has no intent to attack, is the opponent flanked?
The goal is to trade Scmoe's move action for a flanking bonus. It's not about a character optimized for handle animal.