Awakened Tree/Animal + Classes? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Awakened Tree/Animal + Classes? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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kyros_the_spawnslayer
09-23-06, 11:44 PM I looked over the druid's Awaken spell and it states it brings the target to humalike sentience. Now my question can such a tree or animal take levels of class, because some animals would be "scarey" like a T-Rex with a bunch of levels with fighter or something silly like a oak that is also a druid.
runestar
09-23-06, 11:49 PM YEs.:)Though their lack of appendages might limit their effectiveness in certain classes.:P
kyros_the_spawnslayer
09-23-06, 11:55 PM Ah okay then I was planing on having my new druid to awaken a deinonychus in lue of a animal companion. Then later on have the awaken dinosaur take some levels of rouge or ranger. And again to re interate I think a T-Rex would be just bad to fight if he had levels of fighter and had use of Power Attack when he tries to bite you. Another thing is do they retain their neutral alignment when they awaken, cause if so an awaken animal would have a tad bit of trouble in becoming a paladin.
Red Eyed Antipaladin
09-24-06, 12:45 AM something silly like a oak that is also a druid.

Funny you should say that... the highest level character in the Eberron campaign setting is an awakened greatpine, druid 20.
DragonRg6
09-24-06, 04:42 AM Although it probably should be an Oak - Pines don't have the same kind of ancient mysticism to them.

And they don't make such good shipbuilding timber, but I suppose that would be considered somewhat sacreligious amongst druids in Eberron.
supernerd8916
09-24-06, 09:17 AM Awakened T-Rex barbarian BBEG! XD

Professor T-Rex lol
supernerd8916
09-24-06, 09:23 AM Anyway,their are a couple of things worng with replacing your animal companion.

1: You realise, I hope, that awakened animals can't be animal companions? Just making sure.
2: Leading from the previous, why replace when you can have both?
3: The awakened creature is in no way obligated to do anything for you. If I was your DM, I'd probably take care of the problem by making the animal feel resentfull that you treat it like a slave, and revolt.
The_Shaman
09-24-06, 09:28 AM So aren't there some guidelines as to what importance you have for an awakened animal? IIRC you can't use wild empathy, and diplomacy requires a common language (not likely unless you use a spell)... which can make things hard :D .
kyros_the_spawnslayer
09-24-06, 01:28 PM Yes I know an awakened animal can't act as a companion, and as for having both I rather have only two things to worry about (the druid and the companion or the awakened animal), and so far I am not sure if I will either use the druid or a sorcerer depending if we have a healer of some sort in the group, either way the character is going to have a dinosaur-theme to it as it appears that dragons get a lot of attention. Now another question is that you have to recalculate the creatures stats from it turning into a magical beast?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
kyros_the_spawnslayer 09-23-06, 11:44 PM	I looked over the druid's Awaken spell and it states it brings the target to humalike sentience. Now my question can such a tree or animal take levels of class, because some animals would be "scarey" like a T-Rex with a bunch of levels with fighter or something silly like a oak that is also a druid.
runestar 09-23-06, 11:49 PM	YEs.:)Though their lack of appendages might limit their effectiveness in certain classes.:P
kyros_the_spawnslayer 09-23-06, 11:55 PM	Ah okay then I was planing on having my new druid to awaken a deinonychus in lue of a animal companion. Then later on have the awaken dinosaur take some levels of rouge or ranger. And again to re interate I think a T-Rex would be just bad to fight if he had levels of fighter and had use of Power Attack when he tries to bite you. Another thing is do they retain their neutral alignment when they awaken, cause if so an awaken animal would have a tad bit of trouble in becoming a paladin.
Red Eyed Antipaladin 09-24-06, 12:45 AM	something silly like a oak that is also a druid. Funny you should say that... the highest level character in the Eberron campaign setting is an awakened greatpine, druid 20.
DragonRg6 09-24-06, 04:42 AM	Although it probably should be an Oak - Pines don't have the same kind of ancient mysticism to them. And they don't make such good shipbuilding timber, but I suppose that would be considered somewhat sacreligious amongst druids in Eberron.
supernerd8916 09-24-06, 09:17 AM	Awakened T-Rex barbarian BBEG! XD Professor T-Rex lol
supernerd8916 09-24-06, 09:23 AM	Anyway,their are a couple of things worng with replacing your animal companion. 1: You realise, I hope, that awakened animals can't be animal companions? Just making sure. 2: Leading from the previous, why replace when you can have both? 3: The awakened creature is in no way obligated to do anything for you. If I was your DM, I'd probably take care of the problem by making the animal feel resentfull that you treat it like a slave, and revolt.
The_Shaman 09-24-06, 09:28 AM	So aren't there some guidelines as to what importance you have for an awakened animal? IIRC you can't use wild empathy, and diplomacy requires a common language (not likely unless you use a spell)... which can make things hard :D .
kyros_the_spawnslayer 09-24-06, 01:28 PM	Yes I know an awakened animal can't act as a companion, and as for having both I rather have only two things to worry about (the druid and the companion or the awakened animal), and so far I am not sure if I will either use the druid or a sorcerer depending if we have a healer of some sort in the group, either way the character is going to have a dinosaur-theme to it as it appears that dragons get a lot of attention. Now another question is that you have to recalculate the creatures stats from it turning into a magical beast?