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You do have a PC in addition to the animal, you know. If it's a druid, then it's a PC that's a 9 level spell caster. The druid should be able to manage without the animal, just as a wizard manages.
From what I recall, the OP said that the spell selection that the druid had was geared towards the AC.
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You do have a PC in addition to the animal, you know. If it's a druid, then it's a PC that's a 9 level spell caster. The druid should be able to manage without the animal, just as a wizard manages.From what I recall, the OP said that the spell selection that the druid had was geared towards the AC.
Is there a reason to ever "lock in" one's entire spell loadout before an adventure starts? Why not just leave a bunch of spell slots empty, then prepare for the adventure after the briefing?
Plus, any wasted spells can become summon nature's ally, anyways.
-Matt
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Is there a reason to ever "lock in" one's entire spell loadout before an adventure starts? Why not just leave a bunch of spell slots empty, then prepare for the adventure after the briefing?You do have a PC in addition to the animal, you know. If it's a druid, then it's a PC that's a 9 level spell caster. The druid should be able to manage without the animal, just as a wizard manages.From what I recall, the OP said that the spell selection that the druid had was geared towards the AC.
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Druids can always burn their spells to summon temporary animals. That is an incredibly powerful effect, especially in a situation like the one that is being described.
Druids don't have to worry about "locking in". They can burn spells for summons and buff the summons.
If the player has enough experience to always have printouts of the summoned creatures, with appropriately applied templates, with them.
Reading between the lines, the OP and his son seem to be new to the game, and may not have picked up on everything a druid can do, and to have prepared summoned creature sheets prepared ahead of time.
@Darrel, did your son have summoned creature sheet prepared? Or even aware that he could lose prepared spells for summon nature ally spells?
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I know of only maybe 10 scenarios (although I can't name all 10) that have social situations in which as a GM I would not allow animal companions in.
And of all of the ones I can name off the top of my head, there isn't a single one where the animal companion is completely written out of the story and can't participate in the entire scenario.
Many of the Scenarios would allow you to recover your AC once the "adventure" part of the scenario starts, or whistle when combat starts so the animal companion shows up a few rounds into the combat.
Taking an animal into a tea party is 99% not appropriate, and a GM is well within their rights to disallow a veloceraptor into one.
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You do have a PC in addition to the animal, you know. If it's a druid, then it's a PC that's a 9 level spell caster. The druid should be able to manage without the animal, just as a wizard manages.
But as the OP said most of the spells prepared on the day were meant to work with the AC. I wonder if I wouldn't have allowed the PC to change out their spell list after the briefing?
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You do have a PC in addition to the animal, you know. If it's a druid, then it's a PC that's a 9 level spell caster. The druid should be able to manage without the animal, just as a wizard manages.But as the OP said most of the spells prepared on the day were meant to work with the AC. I wonder if I wouldn't have allowed the PC to change out their spell list after the briefing?
I'm skeptical that they needed to have a specific spell list created going into a scenario that essentially tells you in the title and blurb that its a high society event.
If you know you are going to a wedding, chances are you also know its likely you won't be able to bring fluffy into the wedding itself. Plan accordingly.
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You do have a PC in addition to the animal, you know. If it's a druid, then it's a PC that's a 9 level spell caster. The druid should be able to manage without the animal, just as a wizard manages.But as the OP said most of the spells prepared on the day were meant to work with the AC. I wonder if I wouldn't have allowed the PC to change out their spell list after the briefing?
I can't imagine a spell that works with the companion that won't work with a summoned critter.
Now if the newer player is not aware of the mechanic, I don't know what to say. The CRB is an assumed resource and every player should at least read through their own class features. Not just read how the animal companion works.
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No, he didn't have any summoned stats with him. I did suggest ST during the first combat, but by then he was already in a funk.
As to "a scenario that essentially tells you in the title and blurb that its a high society event", may I suggest you reread the blurb to the adventure in question (named behind a spoiler in an early post of mine) it gives away _nothing_ about how the game will go.
Was his summery that druids were being singled out correct? Well, the quadruped eidilon was allowed to stay...
No, he didn't have any summoned stats with him.
Might I suggest that he develop the habit of having summoned creature stats (with templates applied) for the creatures that he may be summoning? And if possible, the appropriate miniatures?
This is something that I recommend for all Druids, Summoners and Conjuration Wizards. And what I practice when I haul out a PC that summons.
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That's absolutely ridiculous. I've not seen any of those threads, I guess. That seems excessively control freaky to me.
I think it's fair to keep animals out of a formal gathering. Likewise, it's also fair for the druid to summon them up anyway when the crap hits the fan and have said animals trash the room in whatever manner is needed to beat the bad guys.
How long does it take to open the bestiary and copy down a few key stats? Do it on other peoples' turns.
From the comments for the OP, I am taking it for granted that they are relatively new to PFS (and likely to Pathfinder).
Players aren't required to own a bestiary. If he hadn't planned on summoning anything, he wouldn't have any real need to carry one with him. So that could mean that the only bestiary at the table was the one owned by the GM (and possibly on a tablet) who may not have been willing to lend it out (especially if it was in a tablet that was also being used to run the scenario).
The game is about having fun. Again, if I had been the GM, if I couldn't find a way for the AC to be involved, I would have allowed the option of changing the spell load-out, character, or provided the player with my summoned creatures printout.