Ape companion

[Claw-o-form]

Hi,

I have a wildblooded sorcerer and recently hit level 12. I'm looking at the idea of swapping out my companion to an ape. As I was stating him up on herolab, I saw that the ape can't take the "extra item slot" feat for the headband of intelligence my roc had.

RAW would say that an ape dosent meet the prerequisites. But dose this mean a humanoid body shaped animal companion can use a full set of magic items?

Extra item slot
You are able to wear magic items more easily than other creatures of your kind.
Prerequisites: Non-humanoid body shape.
Benefit: Choose one magic item slot not normally available to creatures with your shape. You can now use magic items in that slot.
Special: Feats that are meant for familiars can be switched out for a familiar's default feats (as listed in the familiar's statistics) if the familiar meets the prerequisites. Such feat replacements must be made when the PC first acquires a new familiar, and-like all new feats from supplemental sources-the new feats should be approved by the GM before being integrated into play.

[Damanta]

For Pathfinder Society you MUST spend the extra item slot in order to use a magical item in a non-neck or non-barding slot.

As for the Ape (Biped (hands)), it has all the slots available for use with Extra Item slot.

[David Bowles]

Herolab is not 100% accurate. Always check the actual rulebook and the FAQ rulings here on Paizo's site.

[Nefreet]

Indeed. The fault here is HeroLab, not the actual rules.

If you rely on HeroLab for just the forms, and fill in all the data yourself, you will save yourself some massive headaches (and gain a better understanding of the rules at the same time).

[David Bowles]

This is why I don't use any computer programs to make my PCs.

[Spencer Ramirez]

I concur with Nefreet. Hero labs just makes it neat, but you still need to check the rules before, during, and after, building your character.

[niconorsk]

David Bowles wrote:

This is why I don't use any computer programs to make my PCs.

Outside of the context of tabletop RPGs, that statement makes no sense. :)

[The Great Rinaldo!]

David Bowles wrote:

This is why I don't use any computer programs to make my PCs.

That's a little harsh, I think. "Trust but verify" is my perspective. I love using Herolab, especially for more complex builds, to make sure I get all the moving parts right. But I do make sure to read all the relevant text to see how Herolab gets its calculations and confirm it is all correct.

[David Bowles]

I find that I like to write things down in a manner that I understand and not be so dependent upon electronics. That's in addition to all the aggravating mistakes in the programming.

[Muser]

I just use a blank text file and give myself time. I'll get the count right eventually.