Dear Flutter,
You have to ask your companion to assist you on your turn right?
For example, here is how mine might go and the difficulties I've encountered:
Scenario A
INITIATIVE!
Laughing Crow rolls a 4.
Blanca rolls a 14.
INIT - 14: Blanca delays to Laughing Crow.
INIT - 4: Laughing Crow attacks BIGBAD#1 then uses the Attack trick to ask Blanca to attack BIGBAD#1. Blanca jumps in and attacks.
Questions:
1. He has Flank trick will Blanca use his 50ft of move to safely travel around BIGBAD#1 to flank? Or will he move to the nearest space and take a 5ft step around each turn to slowly get to flank?
2. Will he charge if he can on his turn if I didn't tell him to? Or can he not charge?
3. If he is already base to base, can I have him attack and then 5ft away? OR is that too tactical?
Scenario B
INITIATIVE!
Laughing Crow rolls a 14.
Blanca rolls a 4.
INIT - 14: Laughing Crow casts Bless then uses the Attack trick to ask Blanca to attack BIGBAD#1.
INIT - 4: Blanca...
Questions:
4. He has Flank trick will Blanca use his 50ft of move to safely travel around BIGBAD#1 to set up a flank for an ally next turn? Or will he move to the nearest space?
5. Valeros kills BIGBAD#1. If there are more things to attack will Blanca attack them?
6. What if BIGBAD#1 surrenders on INIT 10. Will Blanca attack anyway because my turn hasn't come around again to call him off?
Can you illustrate how a few scenarios with your AC might look like?
Your Biggest Fan,
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