What are your thoughts on the Titanboa animal companion? According to the stat block I wasn't blown away, seems pretty average but was just wondering could it make a good constrictor? AC's have that low BAB and get fewer feats so I am concerned if it could become a good constrictor or not. Secondly, how does it compare vs a T-Rex, is the Rex superior?
Titanoboa
STARTING STATISTICS
Size Medium; Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft., swim 30 ft.; AC +4 natural armor; Attack bite (1d4); Ability Scores Str 15, Dex 15, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 17, Cha 8; Special Qualities low-light vision, scent.
7TH-LEVEL ADVANCEMENT
Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d6); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex –2, Con +4; Special Qualities constrict (1d6), grab.
Well, the T-rex does not have a constrict attack.
So your basically Comparing Apples to Pumpkins.
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Slightly more strength con and wisdom. So it is occasionally slightly better at grappling. I like it a lot. I have a druid that uses one and shoots arrows at the grappled things.
Trex has better AC and in PFS can actually where armor so that makes a pretty big difference and can do more damage when it can't grapple.
Slightly more strength con and wisdom. So it is occasionally slightly better at grappling. I like it a lot. I have a druid that uses one and shoots arrows at the grappled things.
Trex has better AC and in PFS can actually where armor so that makes a pretty big difference and can do more damage when it can't grapple.
Nice! which feats did you grab for him?
Toughness, Dirty Fighting, Improved grapple, eventually Iron will, Greater grapple.
You need release and get a new companion at level 4 unless your gm allows animal retraining.
why would you need to retrain the animal? And how does getting a new one solve that issue?
so you're saying use an int item to qualify via lv2 feat for dirty fighting.
But unless you're saying that the new animal you gets starts off at lv1 and then levels up to your level when you command it I don't think you could count items into it's stat block for lv2.
now being human or halfling with eye for talent would let you start with higher int and work for your original companion, heck could take dirty fighting as your first feat.
Constrict is absurdly good it pretty much doubles your grapple damage
Constrict is absurdly good it pretty much doubles your grapple damage
Indeed, but can the creature reliably land the maneuver that's the real question.
Constrict is absurdly good it pretty much doubles your grapple damageIndeed, but can the creature reliably land the maneuver that's the real question.
with a 24 strength unbuffed? Yes.
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I was not super clear sometimes pathfinder and pfs rules get mixed in my head.
Straight pfs you have 2 options retraining or replacing and rebuilding.
Replacing an animal companion involves first finding an animal then 24 hours worth of prayer. Put the items on before the ritual and choose how they are build when the change.
PFS has changed without me noticing.
Now animal companions can be retrained according to this.
Before because animals did not have prestige they could not retrain so if you want to chage you had to release and get a new ac.
So with any of the above options the build can work for non humans or halflings.
with a 24 strength unbuffed? Yes.Constrict is absurdly good it pretty much doubles your grapple damageIndeed, but can the creature reliably land the maneuver that's the real question.
Indeed