Can an Animal Companion Aid Other?

[harmor]

If so which Trick should be used?

[BigNorseWolf]

harmor wrote:

If so which Trick should be used?

I think you'd need either a new trick or up the critters INT to 3

Or you can try to push it.

[Tom Baumbach]

I'd say a normal (Int 1-2) animal companion could aid on any trick it is currently trained for.

If it has the attack trick, you could command it to aid another to attack. Same with track and Survival or perform and certain Perform skills. Other uses for aid another would necessitate custom tricks (Intimidate or Swim for example).

Or you could attempt to push the animal, as suggested.

[Quandary]

Tom`s suggestion makes alot of sense. Aid Another for attacks is done via an attack roll, after all. For Swimming, if the Animal can Swim, I would say they are competent... the relevant Trick would just be `moving` in that case. For AC Aid Another or Saving Throw, I would say that is covered by the `Defend` Trick.

[Tom Baumbach]

Quandary wrote:

Aid Another for attacks is done via an attack roll, after all. For Swimming, if the Animal can Swim, I would say they are competent... the relevant Trick would just be `moving` in that case. For AC Aid Another or Saving Throw, I would say that is covered by the `Defend` Trick.

Good points.

[Asphesteros]

If Timmy is drowing in the lake, I'd say 'fetch' to send Lassy to help pull him out. I'd also think 'work' to help push/pull a door.

I'd also give the "perform" trick some practical use by making that the trick that allows a beast to assist any action another character could assist in, and it could reasonably do itself.

[Lurk3r]

+1 Tom B.

I could see aid another for specifically multiple-animal related tasks, like dogs pulling a sled or oxen pushing a plow.

And now we have 6 animal companions using aid other on perform to make a pyramid...