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#1 orialchum May 07, 2015 0:11:22	My gm is going to be running a Planescape game and  said I could take a hamster for my Beastmaster Ranger. The only problem is what the best stats for such a creature would be. On one hand it should be appropriate for a hamster, but it should also be relevant for a beastmaster. Any suggestions?
#2 Razintarr May 07, 2015 22:33:26	A miniature gant space hamster is basically a hamster, I'd go with the stats of a rat for a rodent like that. But that doesn't make it an interesting choice for a beastmaster ranger.   I'm afraid your character got ripped off. What he's got there isn't a miniature giant space hamster. It's just a regular giant space hamster with a diminish spell cast on it. That magic will  wear off over time, so your characters giant space hamster will slowly grow back to it's giant size. Fortunately for a beastmaster ranger that means the critter will de-shrink at a rate equal to the size of the creature allowed by the ranger (or was that tied to challenge of the creature?). At medium size I'd say it can use the stats of a wolf (with abilities modified a bit) and at large size the stats of a bear.    Edit: Oops, read up on the beastmaster ranger. You never get to choose an animal higher than challenge rating 1/4 or bigger than medium. Rat stats it is.
#3 Kentus May 07, 2015 5:00:47	Small animal companions are convinient, since it's a feature for exploration. Just use the Rat's stat and don't worry about combat too much, until you get a chance to throw your own Boo at the eyes of a dragon. GO FOR THE EYES!!!
#4 jaappleton May 07, 2015 6:29:29	Don't listen to these people. It's a miniature giant space hamster. Key word being GIANT. Not miniature, throw that part out. Since its part giant, we're talking about a 24 Strength or so. :D
#5 SpedGuy May 07, 2015 6:37:03	I'd use find familiar (maybe through magic initiate) for my MGSH needs
#6 FunkySpunk May 07, 2015 19:29:05	Butt kicking, for Goodness!
#7 awaken_D_M_golem May 08, 2015 13:38:50	I got assigned a book in elementary school, where one of the dudes had a house with a door on each side and the doors were labled:   World's Shortest Tall Man World's Tallest Short Man World's Fattest Thin Man World's Thinnest Fat Man   (same guy answers the door) (the book also had an Ultraloth, even though it wasn't called that)
#8 WizardV May 08, 2015 18:15:33	Step 1: take any animal stats you want from the beasts available for the CR Step 2: call it a giant space hamster Step 3: have the DM also call it a giant space hamster and describe it in game as such.   There's no need to invent stats here at all, just reskin it.