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#1 TheBDU Aug 14, 2014 12:19:28

So in the PH it states that an intelligent creature acts on its own.  At what threshold is a creature considered intelligent?  I believe that in older editions a beast with an intelligence of 2 and under was considered an animal and unintelligent.  One example is the elephant.  Its intelligence used to be a 2 and fit into these parameters.  However, in 5th edition it has an intelligence of 3.  An elephant is DEFINITELY an animal.   Another thing I was wondering is how does a creatre react if you let it control itself.  Let's take the warhorse for an example.  It is a domesticated unintelligent creature that you CAN directly control.  This, however, means that you cannot use its abilities such as charge and hoof attack.  If i were to relinquish control to the warhorse, it could use actions such as charge and hooves, but what would it actually do?  Would it run from combat?  If I had speak with animals could i coerce it into attacking my target with a persuasion check?   Any and all help would be appreciated.