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[scriver]

If you're going for a sniper, wouldn't it be best to pick a nesting animal?

[GiglameshDespair]

I named my animal companion Swiftfoot, despite being a bird.

A bird.

Named Swiftfoot.

It was a bit of a snap decision at the end of the session, there are other options that might have been more interesting but I figured at the time that a flying creature would have the most utility. I didn't want to pick something so cliche, but the subset of animal companions available to a ranger is almost all cliches. No giant termites or sniper cactus for me.

I'm sure I'll grow to love him, once I have the required in-character downtime to teach him the tricks he's actually capable of.

It makes sense if you make the bird a ostrich, but then it becomes strange if it can fly...

[itisnotlogical]

An ostrich, particularly one that I could ride, would be dope. He's just an eagle though, and our fighter gets to keep lording is brand-new warhorse over the rest of us.

[Iduno]

An ostrich, particularly one that I could ride, would be dope.

Like on atari?

Edit: I couldn't find a single good picture of the Joust Ostrich.

[scriver]

An ostrich, particularly one that I could ride, would be dope. He's just an eagle though, and our fighter gets to keep lording is brand-new warhorse over the rest of us.

A battle-trained ostrich is just a horny emu

(eagles are the best birds though. You could always rename it )

_{call it "I will fucking order it to claw your horse's eyes out if you don't shut up, Fighterguy"}

[pikachu17]

An ostrich, particularly one that I could ride, would be dope.

Like on atari?

Edit: I couldn't find a single good picture of the Joust Ostrich.

This count as good?

[Kagus]

Is that a motherfucking Joust reference

[Iduno]

An ostrich, particularly one that I could ride, would be dope.

Like on atari?

Edit: I couldn't find a single good picture of the Joust Ostrich.

This count as good?

That's the stuff.

[Egan_BW]

What determines if a creature is able to use a weapon or not? If you had a primate animal companion, could it use a bow or scimitar?

[pikachu17]

What determines if a creature is able to use a weapon or not? If you had a primate animal companion, could it use a bow or scimitar?

I don't think 5e RAW has anything on this, so probably the GM determines it.

[delphonso]

I think that was a powerful 3.5 build - monkey familiar with a short sword.

[scriver]

I want a Halfling Paladin with an Ostritch mount

What determines if a creature is able to use a weapon or not? If you had a primate animal companion, could it use a bow or scimitar?

I don't think it would be too unrealistic for a monkey to wear a bow

[Kagus]

I don't think it would be too unrealistic for a monkey to wear a bow

Now that's some haute fucking couture...

[Rolan7]

I think that was a powerful 3.5 build - monkey familiar with a short sword.

I was trying to work in a Journey To The West reference, but got distracted by the idea of a monkey with an immovable rod.  I think there was a prestige class about aerial movement with immovable rods, but a monkey would practically have that naturally.

Anyway yeah monk (druid with Vow of Poverty?) with staff-wielding monkey companion, decked out in artifacts that make him a combat powerhouse.

[scriver]

A monkey with two immovable rods, just monkey swinging his way across the sky