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as you are looking at a caster I would consider the Vulture as its support benefit will trigger on spell attack as well as a strike.

Gross lol, but good point. Sadly doesn't have stealth so not sure if it could be spotted, and if it is, underground, would other dezinens care or not.

Another GM variable is how other creatures will react to your animal. A bad GM will have everything try to murder your animal on sight. A good GM will consider several factors. Is your animal native to this environment and therefore unlikely to alarm anyone? Birds should fit this in forests and bats in caves. Is the creature capable and inclined to hunt animals like yours? Are they aware of casters being able to use animals as scouts? Finally, your GM has a lot of leeway on what constitutes "simple" questions and requests.

Generally, familiars will be better scouts than animal companions, to the point that choosing an animal companion based on scouting potential feels like a waste. Lots of reasons for this. If a a familiar is killed while scouting you rarely lose combat power. And familiars have a wide variety of abilities you can choose from that companions don't.

-They always share an empathetic connection with you that can let you know if they are attacked or spotted something particularly interesting.
- When those triggers occur you can Share Senses and potentially identify the creature yourself.
- Speech and touch telepathy can let you understand each other outside of druid stuff.
- Can be adapted to different environments, such as giving it a burrow or swim speed.
- Can have more senses, like darkvision, scent, snd tremorsense.
- Always tiny, making it less noticable.

Oh, 100% familiars are better, I just don't have the option with this build and the feats I have to take, but as a Beastmaster hoping I can find more functionality with the "other" animal companions.

This is underground, so yeah, bat, or maybe owl, but the cave pterosaur also makes sense, but the lack of stealth could be an issue

Enoli - Black Fox wrote:

t earlier levels, as an Animal druid it seems like I can give a simple command, like "Fly ahead and look for anything moving, come back if in danger" and being able to talk to the animal feels like I could get a simple, animal-like response "three things moving, two-legs like you" type of thing.

What you can do in terms of controlling an animal/familiar scout like this is highly GM dependant. There is no real agreement about it.

True, I'll work that out, just making sure I'm thinking about the other aspects correctly

Greetings, I have some thoughts below and would love input if I have the wrong ideas about how it all works, thanks!

The idea is, what could be the best scouting companion
Druid - Animal Companion - Free Archetype Beastmaster
The druid is more casting focused, so many of the support benefits won't be useful.

Bird
Doesn't have darkvision, but good fly, support ability not useful for this character
Stealth skill is good option

Bat
Has echolocation as precise, although 20ft, slower fly, support ability not useful for this character
Stealth skill is good option

Cave Pterosaur
Has darkvision, good fly, and support ability can give a +2 to AC/Reflex to whoever is behind it.
Doesn't have stealth, has thievery, very situational, although funny

At earlier levels, as an Animal druid it seems like I can give a simple command, like "Fly ahead and look for anything moving, come back if in danger" and being able to talk to the animal feels like I could get a simple, animal-like response "three things moving, two-legs like you" type of thing.

At 6th level I'll get the Trance so I can see myself.

Thoughts? Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the clarifications and comments!

Baarogue wrote:

I don't feel like the OP is asking the full question here

To rephrase more precisely...

We don't think this is the full context of why the question is being asked or why it needs an answer. Especially a formal answer backed by the authority of game developers.

So - to ask again - Is there a particular reason this needs an answer?

What scenario would it make a practical difference? Something that would significantly and noticeably change the outcome of the battle.

The hesitancy is because we have all seen times where someone comes onto these forums asking a seemingly innocuous but somewhat vague and hypothetical question - and then once they get an answer that they like (usually because of some form of leading question) - they then state assertively that something else that is clearly an abuse of the rules and completely out of standard game balance must also be rules-legal.

So you can see why we are a bit hesitant to answer your seemingly innocuous but somewhat vague and hypothetical question here...

Sorry for the confusion, specifically the situation is a potentially high undead adventure with a kineticist using Safe Elements which does non-lethal damage to avoid allies in AoE. Research has shown what others had said, that there is no immunity, but asking the forums if there was ever a clarification from a writer/staff. But maybe no clarification is required, as everyone says the same thing.

I don't feel like the OP is asking the full question here

It's the full question, it's related to any spells or kineticist abilities that do non-lethal and needing confirmation, a staff/writer would have been nice is all.

I've seen dozens of threads saying that undead are not immune to non-lethal, but also a lot of confusion on the unconscious part, but has there ever been any sort of official clarification from the staff/writers that could be pointed to for anyone who is also confused on this point?
Thank you

Thank you all! It's a crazy, dangerous story, I shall perform dark rituals in your favor.

Greetings all, so I'm sorry to say, it is possibly a good thing that elephant abomination is going to stomp Enoli, as I, unfortunately, have things in life that really will just interfere with my keeping up. Sorry, I wish I could continue, just not sure when I could. It's been a great game watching all of you act out this horror/mystery. I hope you all survive and save the world.

Enoli is just standing out in the open (failed survival) when he thinks he hears Elliot, he spins his head around just in time to see Elliot actually disappear, shifting to blend and mimic the foliage.

Ok, I'm no scientist, but I don't think that is natural

Enoli tries to blend in with the strange local floral as Grandfather had taught him so many times....

Survival (50): 1d100 ⇒ 93

Enoli never really paid attention...

Enoli is watching the plants and animals as the cars move through the jungle.

Natural World (70): 1d100 ⇒ 32

"It is like we have traveled to another world, I've been to many places and I do not recognize these plants at all." Enoli shouts over the engine sounds, then he twitches his head to the right, "Do any of the rest of you hear that sound...like music..."

Can Enoli track the prints? Are they going towards the mountain or towards the tunnels? (which had the same prints)

Although we have a guide, I'd like to use my high track/nature to keep an eye out for anything strange as well

Enoli brushes off the dirt from the tunnel, he looks around to see if there are any others around not privileged with their knowledge, "This seems to have been created by...creatures, we have encountered before possibly. I'd recommend if we travel these tunnels we are well armed."

I come out of the tunnels and pronounce that we're all going to die and be eaten. Happy New Year!

Enoli will crawl down and take a look at the tunnels. He scrapes threw some of the loose dirt, sifting through his fingers, he sniffs the dirt in his hands.

Natural World (70/35): 1d100 ⇒ 36

I'll spend 1 luck for the better success, why not

Enoli looks towards the farm, "I may be able to help the boy regain some sense, for a short time, enough to question him more maybe. I have the medicine for this."

I can cast Earthly Serenity, this is in the text "for one
hour, the target’s mind is serene: phobias or manias can
be ignored, and Sanity losses are noted but not deducted
until the spell’s effect ends" It will costs 3MP

Enoli speaks up, "I as well do not have the social skills of some, like the Father, but I navigated and tracked in many lands, I can assist the boy, or act as another voice during this guiding."

Enoli does patrols around the camp to keep an out for anything out of the ordinary, rifle at the ready.

Is there anything Enoli can do with his high nature to learn/understand about this strange disease, i.e. if it has biomimicry properties or anything like that

My time to shine I hope

Natural World (70): 1d100 ⇒ 88

Mythos (10): 1d100 ⇒ 57

For fraks sake

Haha thanks, every little bit

Chafos, I don't see my name in your original first aid post, but could use the HP if you can help with that

I would have taken 4d6 over 3d10 though :) unless it was both! But seriously, not sure how we continue, the way I understand how healing works, especially with 24 hours only. A strong breeze could kill most of us

speechless stick figure man meme

Enoli straps in.

His player starts working on a backup character

Enoli braces himself with one hand against the interior of the plane and swings his machete at the creature sharing the rear space with him. If he could only get past this creature he could reach his packed rifle.

Fighting (45): 1d100 ⇒ 23

The machete strikes true and cuts deep into strange leathery hide.

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Enoli pulls the machete from his sheath and starts to walk towards the creature in back, trying to stay on his feet from the turbulence. He then tries to make a lunging swing at the creature, but the holes in the plane caused an air pocket to jerk the plane at the last second, Enoli's machete pings off piece of shorn metal, sparks flying.

Fighting(45): 1d100 ⇒ 75

"Stowed away" as in accessible or as in just taking a full action to get to?

Sanity (85): 1d100 ⇒ 41

Not knowing how to fly a plane, Enoli keeps an eye out with his rifle drawn and ready to fire.

In the jungle maybe they didn't really have time to tailor their Edgar-suits, little tucks and tightening

No problem, its a few posts above your chapter three, it's the same spell I did in the underground tunnels. He is just trying to learn more in general about the serpent race, trying to unblock memories of his youth from the rituals Grandfather did on him

Enoli stoically takes in the briefing and accepts what he hears just as he accepted it in the jungles. That there are evil creatures, demons or spirits does not surprise Enoli, but the scope of it all takes him back. Nothing in Grandfather's stories said anything of an empire of these creatures before men.

Enoli closes his binder and partially stands, leaning over the table towards Shapiro.

"Mr. Shapiro, we almost died against a small group of these snakes, some who were actually just controlled humans. How do you expect us to succeed against these? There we're other...things out in that jungle that our regular weapons could not harm. Do we get to take the strange weapons we found with us? Also in all these years has Caduceus not learned of other weapons or weaknesses? Has anyone tried to reach out to the Yig worshippers for help, with their own understanding and advanced technology?" asks Enoli.

Can I also spend a day learning the language? And is there any information from my augury before this meeting, or maybe I could have done the ritual afterwards, or should I get that sanity back?

I left it vague on purpose LOL

Sorry Elliot and Chakos, he didn't go through as much hell with you guys until the end :)

On the flight back Enoli watched his new friends Minerva and Abraham, and his old friend Father Pena. He wished he had the strong medicine his Grandfather had, to help both Minerva's wounds, but also the haunted look in Father's eyes, and the distant view and clenched jaw of Abraham's. But he didn't have strong medicine, he wasn't able to help, and this brought out a wave of anger he wasn't expecting.

Enoli also reflected on the horrors he saw and wondered why they didn't seem to affect him as much. What were the visions he saw during the fight, of Grandfather and the rituals, the ones that gave him these scars? He needed to know, he had to, he won't be unprepared when this happens again. Why do I assume this would happen again, it seems...right

Once they landed Enoli knew he would be both unneeded, and most likely unwanted, at the hospital, so he let them take Minerva, vowing to visit her later. He made it to the small apartment above the boxing gym that Father helped him find while he was in New York.

He slept for almost a full day, a restless sleep, full of potential answers hiding in the shadows of dreams, fleeing when he would reach out. When he woke he knew he needed something, any answer to fill this void inside him. If the dreams won't answer him, he would need to take more direct action. He gathered his larger medicine pouch from his footlocker. He gently untied and unfolded the pouch of herbs and small bones, he prepared the bowl for the offering. He set the knife next to the bowl. There must always be a sacrifice, said Grandfather, a sacrifice of the body and the mind

Argury
4 MP
Sanity: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Understanding POW(90): 1d100 ⇒ 75

I think also we might have some serious questions for our patron, maybe that is coming?

Thanks Tarondor, here is that roll

Occult(40): 1d100 ⇒ 88

Occult Gain: 1d10 ⇒ 10

Nice!

I have to say that was way deadly than I thought it was going to be (new to CoC) and this is Pulp, how does anyone survive in a regular game?!

Well here goes

Sanity: 1d4 ⇒ 2
Bringing me back up to 87

Luck be a lady: 1d100 ⇒ 57
Luck Gained: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (5, 4) + 10 = 19

Skilled I recall successfully doing:
I sort of just did the same things over and over
Firearm (Rifle)(60): 1d100 ⇒ 84
Well at least this was a good one to win
Firearm Gained: 1d10 ⇒ 3

Fight(Brawl)(45): 1d100 ⇒ 35
Really would have liked this one, boo
Natural World(70): 1d100 ⇒ 61

Track(80): 1d100 ⇒ 14

Good point, I'm past the point of no return, I wonder if it will be enough damage to stop the dog though, shrug, let's go far it.

I'll spend 10 luck for the extreme success. So can that roll be the second roll? And so it would be the 13 damage?

Seeing the beast divert it's attention, Enoli tries to find an opening to finally be able to cut this creature, hopefully, to end it's abominable presence in the world.

Machete(45): 1d100 ⇒ 19

YES! Finally! A hard success I think, not sure if that is more damage?

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 5

Enoli sees the captain fall from the corner of his vision, and despite the pain and fear pressing down on him, he feels the excitement of the battle rise up in him. With a war cry, he tightens his grip on his machete and slams it down upon the slobbering beast.

Machete(45): 1d100 ⇒ 83

For F sake

This may be a bad choice but here goes, going to try to use the machete on it

Enoli grunts in pain as the lizard creature's weight presses on his shoulder wound, the hot breath of this beast burns his eyes and nostrils. But he is able to reach his arm down to his waist where the machete was attached, he pulls the large blade from its sheath and tries to slam the blade onto the lizard dog's neck. But the angle is too difficult to cut into the flesh.

Machete (45): 1d100 ⇒ 87
crap!

I'm not sure what I can do pinned, I feel like my options are to either use Strength to wrest free and crawl away, or reach for my melee, in this position could I use the machete or would have I have to use the hunting blade?

Enoli Meme

Little Ralphy from the Simpsons saying "I'm in danger"

In his best New York access, he yells at Elliot, "Hey, I'm hiding over here!"

After the dust starts to settle from the exploding bark on the tree he is hiding behind, he whirls around the tree with his rifle looking for a target, he sees the Captain, his arm still outstretched from releasing his dagger. Enoli raises the rifle and aims for his chest, below the arm.

Rifle (60/30): 1d100 ⇒ 49
Damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

I think dodge as I'm already pretty hurt

San (85): 1d100 ⇒ 9

Sanity (86) be my friend: 1d100 ⇒ 16

Enoli sees the serpentine scales beneath the torn flesh and there are flashes of memory; the cold stone slab, tight ropes burning his wrists, Grandfather standing above him chanting, the blackest of nights with brilliant stars, their light seeming to reach the hill on the plain, and highlighting dark figures slowly coming up the hill, coming towards him. He shouts for Grandfather, tears swirling the light of the stars.

Enoli snaps out of this sudden fugue, wiping his eyes with his forearm.