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How would Asmodeus (or his kennel master, most likely) train a new litter of Nessian Hell Hound pups to do the things described or implied in their text in Bestiary 1?
They are outsiders and have an INT of 4, so the Handle Animal skill definitely does NOT apply in this case.
Regular Hell Hounds have an INT of 6, and the text makes it clear that they are not "pets." See the Fire Giant example in the Hell Hound text.
Are Nessian Hell Hounds more like pets because their INT is 4 instead of 6, or would they also consider themselves "allies" of their Master, assuming it wasn't Asmodeus?
I ask because the scenario I'm imagining is that, in return for some excellent service to Asmodeus, he gifted an Antipaladin Tyrant adherent a reward of several Nessian Hell Hound pups for him to use as guards for his lair/castle/stronghold, or whatever.
How would said Antipaladin train those pups to track enemies, attack intruders, and protect the stronghold in general?
Thanks.
Languages Infernal
You "train" them the same way you'd train any other minion. They are lawful evil, so they respect the chain of command fairly well. They aren't the smartest though, so you should have reasonable expectations of what they can and can't do.
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I would treat them as followers. Leadership (Vile leadership for an antipaladin) allows you to take a magical beast as a choort. The Hounds are outsiders, but they aren't that different.
The rules on how it works are thin, but there are a few posts with suggestions. Try searching for leadeschip.
If they were gifted as pups, it works as rearing an intelligent creature. Either he raises them himself, and then he is the father/pack leader figure, or he gives the job to a minion.
Either way, it is a lot of stuff that goes off-screen (unless you want to role-play it).
"When they were young, we did go hunting escaped slaves together."