Druid is the parent class of HUNTER, and they gain the bonus language of Druidic. I have searched in the ACG and on the Pfsrd, but cannot seem to find anything on bonus languages. The way it appears is that Hunters do not have any additional languages, but that just doesn't seem right. Druid is it's PARENT class. It makes just too much sense for Hunters to not have it, or even have their own language. So, as it is right now, Hunters don't have extra languages. If anyone has any info on it, please, let me know.
They themselves are not druids. They do not learn the Druidic language for free.
Druidic is not taught to non-Druids. Doing so could cause a druid to lose his power. Hunters are not druids, even though druids are a "parent class", and thus wouldn't be taught druidic.
Honestly, parent class doesn't mean anything really, except that it was part of the inspiration for the class design.
Thanks a lot guys, I was making a halfling hunter in PFS so there was alot of confusion at the table not with this specific subject, but about the "infinite duration and no cooldown of animal focus on animal companion."
The really powerful part of the hunter class isn't animal focus, it's sharing all teamwork feats with your AC. That can get ridiculous fast. Outflank + Pack Flanking + Paired Opportunists + Broken Wing Gambit being one combo. Loads of AoOs with absurd to-hit bonuses.
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Thanks a lot guys, I was making a halfling hunter in PFS so there was alot of confusion at the table not with this specific subject, but about the "infinite duration and no cooldown of animal focus on animal companion."
Not sure if you are being sarcastic or something, but the animal focus ability is strong and rather clearly worded. It is a class about the animal companion and that ability ensures it lives up to that.
Not really trying to be sarcastic, there was some genuine confusion at the table. They thought i was incorrect about there be infinite duration and no CD on animal focus when used on animal companion and they thought I couldn't have it on my self with duration and animal with no duration.
You knew what was up all along, didn't you? xD
Thank you all for providing you perspective on this guys. I looked it up myself and couldn't find anything that said the language came over. I figured it could have been buried somewhere in the hybrid classes section that I wasn't seeing but dug out my book to double check. I recommended that LordAwesome come to the boards and ask himself.
LordAwesome is my son, by the way. :)
Corvino: I think in his last post he was replying to you. That is the exact combo he is going with. Well, he hasn't decided on Broken Wing Gambit yet, but the rest is there. He is only 2nd level thus far.
I'm playing a hunter in Iron Gods. So far, 3rd level, and it's been hella fun.
It's the best way to play a WoW hunter in Pathfinder ;)
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Heh, trunuf.
Honestly, I don't know why they even bother to mention the parent classes anymore. Since they removed the rule after playtest that you can take levels in your parent classes it doesn't make a lot of sense. (a ruling I was strongly opposed to having changed) They might as well be entirely different classes. They are treated that way for everything anyway.
edit: He has a Chocobo (Axe Beak) by the way, so perhaps Final Fantasy References are more accurate. heh
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So the reason is: paying tribute?
Other than fluff I'm not seeing a reason to mention it. It is just a new class that happens to share some of the abilities of other classes.
Playing a Kellid (sp?) hunter in iron gods with a tiger. He's actually using a greatsword and melees with his pet, using outflank. He took the feat that allows him to use a limited form of shaman spirits, so his tiger also has dr 2/-. So far, they've been really destroying things.
If he hasn't, he should take a look at that feat. It's pretty handy.
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I'm playing an Elven hunter with a hippopotamus animal companion in Mummy's Mask. The hippo is devastating in combat with a high AC, a strong bite, and trample to boot.
My hunter is primarily restricted by his personal action economy and the fact that he is rolling natural ones on his named bullets multiple times successively.
Kryzbyn: My son is using a lance, buckler and spiked gauntlet on his character. He is a Halfling by the way. What is this feat you are referring to?
Eternatural 1: Still, knowing the parent class isn't required for knowing that bonuses from like named abilities do not stack. That is a rule by itself.
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Kryzbyn: My son is using a lance, buckler and spiked gauntlet on his character. He is a Halfling by the way. What is this feat you are referring to?
Eternatural 1: Still, knowing the parent class isn't required for knowing that bonuses from like named abilities do not stack. That is a rule by itself.
Spirit's Gift. It's awesome. :D
Your animal companion or familiar gets the spirit animal power of a shaman mystery, chosen each day.
So, you know, DR 5/adamantine or constant blur. If you're into that. ;)
Ok, yeah. That looks solid. Definitely recommending that he take another look at this thread.