Plant Companion #357 follow-up Question for Mr. McArtor!


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Scarab Sages

Mike McArtor wrote:


Filch wrote:
Finally, what happens if you multiclass out of Druid or Ranger after working the ritual, but before it comes into effect?
Uh... that's such an excellent question. I would play it that you're out of luck on the ability developing until you take enough druid or ranger levels...

Ok Mr. McArtor, I have a follow-up to Filch's question about multiclassing Druid and/or Ranger after performing the ritual but before it comes into effect for your plant companion. Suppose said Druid or Ranger takes the Natural Bond Feat from Complete Adventurer where you essentially add 3 to your effective druid level for the purpose of determining....special abilities, and other bonuses that your animal companion recieves. This bonus can never make your effective druid level exceed your character level.

Now I'm going to argue that the text of the article clearly states, "Instead of a more powerful plant companion, though, you gain the ability to evolve the one you have endowing it with new abilities. It seems to me if you take the Natural Bond feat and multiclass out of druid or ranger, and you had a plant companion that was waiting for a "new ability"; then as long as the 3 levels the feat grants you was enough time [i.e. levels] for the ability to mature your plant companion would gain said "ability."

Ok, I'd love to hear you're comments on this one, and if your persuaded by my argument there just might be a cookie waiting for you at GenCon 2008!

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John Tanzini wrote:
Ok, I'd love to hear you're comments on this one, and if your persuaded by my argument there just might be a cookie waiting for you at GenCon 2008!

If you spend a feat to work the system like that, I'd let you get away with it as a DM.

Scarab Sages

Mike McArtor wrote:
John Tanzini wrote:
Ok, I'd love to hear you're comments on this one, and if your persuaded by my argument there just might be a cookie waiting for you at GenCon 2008!
If you spend a feat to work the system like that, I'd let you get away with it as a DM.

Thanks for responding Mike! Do you have a Pepperide Farms preference? =D

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John Tanzini wrote:
Thanks for responding Mike! Do you have a Pepperide Farms preference? =D

No coconut. No cranberries. Otherwise, I don't care. ^_^

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