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    Ogre in the Playground
     
    Daemon

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    Default Have anyone tried this?

    Halfling beastmaster ranger riding his mount and dual wielding lances? Seems silly as **** but should be decently potent no?

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    OrcBarbarianGuy

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    Isn't this the exact premise of Easy Lee's Breaking Beastmaster thread?

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    DwarfClericGuy

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    Quote Originally Posted by GlenSmash! View Post
    Isn't this the exact premise of Easy Lee's Breaking Beastmaster thread?
    This is true, and although I think Easy Lee was completely wrong here, many people did this. There are way better ways to use the Beastmaster.

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    PaladinGuy

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    i'd sooner use a str class with a str race if i wanted to use a str weapon, and have a large mount to give me advantage half of the time with the mounted combat feat.
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    I look at the lich and smirk a bit, as I bring myself back to my feet

    "What are you smiling about?" it says

    "hehe, it looks like you've made... a grave mistake :D"

    the bard, actively bleeding out on the ground *ba-dum-tss*

    "Ha! Nice try. Telling a bad joke to try to make your opponent drop their guard. Oldest trick in the book. Trust me, I was there."

    *barbarian falling, sword in hands, from the top of the castle wall directly above the lich*


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    Daemon

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    Quote Originally Posted by Foxhound438 View Post
    i'd sooner use a str class with a str race if i wanted to use a str weapon, and have a large mount to give me advantage half of the time with the mounted combat feat.
    the idea with a small race is that your mount is medium tho letting you take it inside dungeons and stuff easily I think. :)

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    Bugbear in the Playground
     
    Goblin

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    Quote Originally Posted by Spacehamster View Post
    the idea with a small race is that your mount is medium tho letting you take it inside dungeons and stuff easily I think. :)
    It's that you can't choose a large creature as a beastmaster companion, so you have to choose a small race if you're going to ride the companion. Beastmaster is restricted to medium or smaller CR 1/4 beasts.
    Last edited by Flashy; 2016-03-07 at 05:13 PM.

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    Daemon

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    Quote Originally Posted by Flashy View Post
    It's that you can't choose a large creature as a beastmaster companion, so you have to choose a small race if you're going to ride the companion. Beastmaster is restricted to medium or smaller CR 1/4 beasts.
    That too ofc, just a medium mount fits in more places too which is a bonus. :)

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    Daemon

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    Default Re: Have anyone tried this?

    Bit off the topic but if you cast awaken on your animal companion what exactly would happen as per raw? :)

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    BardGuy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spacehamster View Post
    Bit off the topic but if you cast awaken on your animal companion what exactly would happen as per raw? :)
    Intelligent ridden creatures can either be controlled or uncontrolled. If they are controlled they act on your initiative, do what you want and can only dash, disengage or dodge. Basically the same as not being awakened. If they are uncontrolled then they act on their own initiative, do whatever they want regardless of your input and can take any action, including attacking.

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