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<blockquote data-quote="Mirrorrorrim" data-source="post: 9232049" data-attributes="member: 7040132"><p>When I was younger, I agreed with you. But after losing lots of mundane pets in games throughout the years (it's a matter of when, not if), that tangible effect was a 100% prescripted misery, and it is recurring misery if you keep getting more mundane pets. Every mortal animal companion dies, and if it was part of the character design, that can ruin the character.</p><p></p><p>As the PCS advance and fight ever more dangerous foes, their animal companions (and humanoid NPCs) will not survive any encounter where the party gets hit by AoEs like breath weapons. It gets even worse for younger players who are attached to their pets. Oh your party has a pet wolf named Fangus Rex and a pet black bear named Winston von Ursius the 3rd? Meet Crixix and Roardarq, a mated pair of Chimeras. Good luck keeping both pets alive. Oh, picked up more pets to replace them? Meet Vermithornarcissios, the Young Green Dragon. Good luck, again.</p><p></p><p>Having a beloved animal companion die It is a valid experience to have at least once. But again and again? Ugh, no thanks. For "Good" heroes, it's animal cruelty to bring them to a fight against monsters that can step on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mirrorrorrim, post: 9232049, member: 7040132"] When I was younger, I agreed with you. But after losing lots of mundane pets in games throughout the years (it's a matter of when, not if), that tangible effect was a 100% prescripted misery, and it is recurring misery if you keep getting more mundane pets. Every mortal animal companion dies, and if it was part of the character design, that can ruin the character. As the PCS advance and fight ever more dangerous foes, their animal companions (and humanoid NPCs) will not survive any encounter where the party gets hit by AoEs like breath weapons. It gets even worse for younger players who are attached to their pets. Oh your party has a pet wolf named Fangus Rex and a pet black bear named Winston von Ursius the 3rd? Meet Crixix and Roardarq, a mated pair of Chimeras. Good luck keeping both pets alive. Oh, picked up more pets to replace them? Meet Vermithornarcissios, the Young Green Dragon. Good luck, again. Having a beloved animal companion die It is a valid experience to have at least once. But again and again? Ugh, no thanks. For "Good" heroes, it's animal cruelty to bring them to a fight against monsters that can step on them. [/QUOTE]
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