Advancing Construct Companions

[Dante Majiko]

As an Inventor, whether as a base class or as a Dedication, you can make your innovation a Construct Companion. Then as a 1st level Feat, you can take Prototype Companion to gain a second one. The feat specifically calls out that it isn't an innovation, but it *does* define it as a Prototype Construct Companion.

What happens then, when you take the 4th level feat Advanced Construct Companion? Do both Companions advance? The feat only requires that you have a construct companion (of which you have 2).

Sure, the Construct Companions aren't the best mechanically, and until 4th level you'll be spending 2 of your actions every round commanding them, but in a game where action economy is king, this feels like a *really* good combination.

[Baarogue]

Dante Majiko wrote:

As an Inventor, whether as a base class or as a Dedication, you can make your innovation a Construct Companion. Then as a 1st level Feat, you can take Prototype Companion to gain a second one. The feat specifically calls out that it isn't an innovation, but it *does* define it as a Prototype Construct Companion.

What happens then, when you take the 4th level feat Advanced Construct Companion? Do both Companions advance? The feat only requires that you have a construct companion (of which you have 2).

Sure, the Construct Companions aren't the best mechanically, and until 4th level you'll be spending 2 of your actions every round commanding them, but in a game where action economy is king, this feels like a *really* good combination.

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Guns & Gears 32 wrote:

You can have only one construct companion at a time, and you can have either a construct companion or an animal companion, but not both.

[Dante Majiko]

*sad trombone noises*

Oh well. There goes my plans for an army of mechanical robot dogs to conquer the world with...