so a level 1 hunter with a scorpion animal companion, using the scorpion aspect gives it a +7 at level 1 which is pretty nice. My question though is how to go about getting improved grapple as fast as possible. Given that scorpions have - intelligence i would have to raise it 3 points for it to get feats. Thats a lot of levelling. Once i can afford it, would a headband of intellect +2 help? any other faster ways?
a human or halfling can give it a +2 from their race
Human- Eye for talent...Companion gets a +2 to any stat...
Then level 4 you can have a 3 Int.
Edit: Chess Pwn Beat me by 38 seconds.
ah good call guys! thanks. Didnt think of that, had been planning on ratfolk because of boon but will prolly change to haflling, then in theory i can make it a mount at some point too :P
ok so i was checking this out, is it allowed to add intelligence to ascorpion? I use hero lab, and i know it is riddled with errors on occasion, but if i add the caretaker to a halfling it will not let me increase the intelligence, but it will anyother stat. Not sure if thats a glitch, or a rule i dont know about
It must be a Glitch because in the rules for Animal companions it talks about Vermin gaining INT and losing the Mindless trait, gaining skills and tricks.
Mindless: Vermin companions have no Intelligence score and possess the mindless trait. In spite of this, vermin companions may learn one trick, plus additional bonus tricks as noted on Table: Animal Companion Base Statistics. If a vermin animal companion gains an ability score increase (at 4 Hit Dice, 8 Hit Dice, and so on), the druid can apply this increase to the companion’s Intelligence, changing it from — to 1, at which point the companion loses the mindless quality and is able to know up to 3 tricks per point of Intelligence, plus the additional bonus tricks, as per Handle Animal. Vermin companions have no skill points or feats as long as they have the mindless quality.