Animal vs. DR x / good


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Is there a Druid or Cleric spell that can enable an animal companion (or summoned animal, for that matter), to bypass DR x/good? Align weapon works on a weapon, but is there an equivalent for natural attacks? Help!


Lord Orion wrote:
Is there a Druid or Cleric spell that can enable an animal companion (or summoned animal, for that matter), to bypass DR x/good? Align weapon works on a weapon, but is there an equivalent for natural attacks? Help!

There isn't an equivalent I could find. Greater magic fang cast at 20th caster level will bypass all alignments (since +5 enhancement bonus weapons do this), but that's not much help.

Your best bet may be to have someone cast bestow weapon proficiency upon an animal that can actually wield items (since all the animal has to do is be holding the weapon when the spell is cast), and it may be able to utilize it, depending on how your GM feels.

Or, you could cast anthropomorphic animal (druid 3) and then bestow weapon proficiency, though the latter isn't a druid spell.

[Obviously, I'm suggesting this so that the animal can hold an aligned weapon.]


Sorry, but no dice with Greater Magic Fang.

Magic Fang, Greater wrote:
This spell functions like magic fang, except that the enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls is +1 per four caster levels (maximum +5). This bonus does not allow a natural weapon or unarmed strike to bypass damage reduction aside from magic.

3.5 Spell compendium had a spell called Align Fang, which was an equivalent for Align Weapon. Wasn't taken into Pathfinder, though (IIRC, it wasn't Open Content).


you can have your animal companion use an amulet of mighty fists with the proper alignment on it.

+0 Holy AoMF will cost 20k, thats all i know of to get that effect.


Midnight_Angel wrote:

Sorry, but no dice with Greater Magic Fang.

Magic Fang, Greater wrote:
This spell functions like magic fang, except that the enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls is +1 per four caster levels (maximum +5). This bonus does not allow a natural weapon or unarmed strike to bypass damage reduction aside from magic.
3.5 Spell compendium had a spell called Align Fang, which was an equivalent for Align Weapon. Wasn't taken into Pathfinder, though (IIRC, it wasn't Open Content).

Oops, missed that.

Then I guess my only workable idea is anthropomorphic + bestow weapon proficiency... or to choose an animal companion with hands, like an ape.

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