Vermin Keeper Questions [Archive] - Wizards Community

Vermin Keeper Questions [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Shamgi
08-17-07, 02:34 AM I'm not much of a Druid fan, but this class really interests me both for the roleplaying and for the fun with the vermin. My two questions though are such:

What can I do with Handle Animal with Vermin since they don't have an Int score? I guess I can push them to do tricks, but besides my companion, I can't really seem to do much, or am I missing something?

Vermin seem fairly rare, and from the normal MM, pretty weak. Are there Vermin in the other MMs that are stronger? Is there anything worth talking my DM into letting me use the others for as companions rather than just picking a scorp/spider?
imakuni67
08-17-07, 12:30 PM There is that Vermin master PRC from Call of the Wild, don't know if that was ever reprinted in 3.5 format (maybe I should do that?). It increases the INT of your vermin I believe.
Shamgi
08-17-07, 03:07 PM My mistake. I got Vermin Keeper out of Underdark from the Forgotten Realms series of books, and as it wasn't mine, I do not recall if it is 3.0 or 3.5, but I assume it'd be the latter since there's a version in 3.0
Mojo_Rat
08-18-07, 02:46 AM If you can get access to it the new Drow of the Underdark book covers more in depth with using handle animal with Vermin. Also adds some new feats I think.
natzero
08-18-07, 09:57 AM you could play an urban druid and get a small animated object as your animal comp ;p

it is a 1d10 +10 for a 1st level HP

they pretty cool too, a rope or carpet can grapple and constrict ;p

heh animated object companion is cool enough to at least play test once.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Shamgi 08-17-07, 02:34 AM	I'm not much of a Druid fan, but this class really interests me both for the roleplaying and for the fun with the vermin. My two questions though are such: What can I do with Handle Animal with Vermin since they don't have an Int score? I guess I can push them to do tricks, but besides my companion, I can't really seem to do much, or am I missing something? Vermin seem fairly rare, and from the normal MM, pretty weak. Are there Vermin in the other MMs that are stronger? Is there anything worth talking my DM into letting me use the others for as companions rather than just picking a scorp/spider?
imakuni67 08-17-07, 12:30 PM	There is that Vermin master PRC from Call of the Wild, don't know if that was ever reprinted in 3.5 format (maybe I should do that?). It increases the INT of your vermin I believe.
Shamgi 08-17-07, 03:07 PM	My mistake. I got Vermin Keeper out of Underdark from the Forgotten Realms series of books, and as it wasn't mine, I do not recall if it is 3.0 or 3.5, but I assume it'd be the latter since there's a version in 3.0
Mojo_Rat 08-18-07, 02:46 AM	If you can get access to it the new Drow of the Underdark book covers more in depth with using handle animal with Vermin. Also adds some new feats I think.
natzero 08-18-07, 09:57 AM	you could play an urban druid and get a small animated object as your animal comp ;p it is a 1d10 +10 for a 1st level HP they pretty cool too, a rope or carpet can grapple and constrict ;p heh animated object companion is cool enough to at least play test once.