Monte Carlo Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Do we know what the animal companions for rangers are yet? Given their melee focus I presume they'll be fairly big (a wolf, for example), plus I suppose you don't want to get eye-strain looking for your scorpion animal companion, 1 x 1 pixel big. Having said all that, can we have some unusual / exotic ranger pets? How about a flightless bird? (ever seen an Ostrich kick someone, wow they're vicious). Or a giant porcupine that fires quills? Or even, if you want to get really exotic, a sort of myconid or bio-vegetable companion. Could a God-like ranger be able to have a sort of spectral companion, animals imbued with souls? I hope you get my drift. Just not the usual panther / wolf trope. Edit - this was inspired by the musketeer / chicken picture in the weapons and armour thread. I just think taking a stiletto to tropes is cool - my conquistador / ranger with a long wheel-lock running around with a loyal attack-ostrich is where I need to go with this. So is a creepy godlike ranger with a soul-infused attack mushroom. Cheers MC Edited February 14, 2014 by Monte Carlo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSOCC Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I heard there were chickens... 2 Remember: Argue the point, not the person. Remain polite and constructive. Friendly forums have friendly debate. There's no shame in being wrong. If you don't have something to add, don't post for the sake of it. And don't be afraid to post thoughts you are uncertain about, that's what discussion is for.---Pet threads, everyone has them. I love imagining Gods, Monsters, Factions and Weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintlockJazz Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I want to have a dragon! Then ride it! While giggling like a schoolgirl! 2 "That rabbit's dynamite!" - King Arthur, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail "Space is big, really big." - Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoPaladin Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I think a raptor would be cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 ^ SoZ had one, it was very cool for the tribal ranger character that owned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Unless you mean raptor as in hunting hawk etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoPaladin Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 No I meant a dinosaur raptor. Though... elemental wolves could be cool... Frost Wolf Cinder Wolf Stone Wolf ... ..... Volt Wolf I guess an elemental golem in animal form now that I think about it o.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Maybe it's the very powerful meds I'm on right now, but the bio-fungal attack companion option is bitchin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoPaladin Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 A walking mushroom cat that shoots toxic spores from its ass does sound a little cool.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSOCC Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 A toxaxl, looks similar both to a lemur and to a weasel, has a prehensile tail, and is an expert at climbing trees and grasping objects. Right quick too. can be trained to sit on your shoulder and follow some commands.fairly long and thin enough to go into cramped spaces, Incontinent and unappreciated indoors because of this and its smell. 2 Remember: Argue the point, not the person. Remain polite and constructive. Friendly forums have friendly debate. There's no shame in being wrong. If you don't have something to add, don't post for the sake of it. And don't be afraid to post thoughts you are uncertain about, that's what discussion is for.---Pet threads, everyone has them. I love imagining Gods, Monsters, Factions and Weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messier-31 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I heard there were chickens... "Forsooth, methinks you are no ordinary talking chicken!" I think a raptor would be cool Yes, well, um, no. AFAIK Eternity is not going to be a sugary high-fantasy like "World of Warcraft". It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoPaladin Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I heard there were chickens... "Forsooth, methinks you are no ordinary talking chicken!" I think a raptor would be cool Yes, well, um, no. AFAIK Eternity is not going to be a sugary high-fantasy like "World of Warcraft". I am aware.... a man can dream though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 A great Ape might be nice, but thinking of something more unique what about a man or woman? Are Homo Sapiens somehow unsuitable as companions? Morte as the Nameless One's familiar was a fine companion, perhaps Poe might do something similar. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I just want a bear, or maybe something that flies like a hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) From the known bestiary, I would like to have the cat in front of galawain,(see cropped picture of galawain below ) I think it's called Staelgar and an (adra) beetle as animal companions. Edited February 14, 2014 by Prometheus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yonjuro Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 ....Or a giant porcupine that fires quills? ..... Good idea. That could be a good companion for a melee focused ranger if they end up implementing that option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xienzi Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 A fox would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknoman2 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 No I meant a dinosaur raptor. Though... elemental wolves could be cool... Frost Wolf Cinder Wolf Stone Wolf ... ..... Volt Wolf I guess an elemental golem in animal form now that I think about it o.O volt wolf = pikachu The words freedom and liberty, are diminishing the true meaning of the abstract concept they try to explain. The true nature of freedom is such, that the human mind is unable to comprehend it, so we make a cage and name it freedom in order to give a tangible meaning to what we dont understand, just as our ancestors made gods like Thor or Zeus to explain thunder. -Teknoman2- What? You thought it was a quote from some well known wise guy from the past? Stupidity leads to willful ignorance - willful ignorance leads to hope - hope leads to sex - and that is how a new generation of fools is born! We are hardcore role players... When we go to bed with a girl, we roll a D20 to see if we hit the target and a D6 to see how much penetration damage we did. Modern democracy is: the sheep voting for which dog will be the shepherd's right hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm still voting for honeybadger. Of course, it would probably break free of the game code's constraints and somehow become the antagonist of the main plot. At the very least, it would ignore all commands in combat, and have a chance to simply slaughter your own party at any moment, just because it felt like it. It would kill its own Ranger master, and still live on somehow. 6 Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoPaladin Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm still voting for honeybadger. Of course, it would probably break free of the game code's constraints and somehow become the antagonist of the main plot. At the very least, it would ignore all commands in combat, and have a chance to simply slaughter your own party at any moment, just because it felt like it. It would kill its own Ranger master, and still live on somehow. Honey Badger dont care 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lephys Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 The "supernatural event" our main character witnesses at the beginning of the PoE story is actually just a honey badger caring. 4 Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'd still like a gelatinous cube pet ... that's not Ranger-ry enough tho, I suppose. ...I'd still like a cat-influenced companion. Doesn't have to be a huge panther. Could be an ocelot. or Puss N Boots. A talking cat with attitude that would bicker with my Ranger every time it's summoned. Yes, that's what I want. I'm not into birds as pets ... but if I have to have one, could it be something like a vulture, instead of the usual hawk/eagle? “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woldan Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Can I have my star-nosed mole now? 2 I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Winter Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 A talking cat with attitude that would bicker with my Ranger every time it's summoned. I don't think ranger companions are 'summoned' - I think they're permanently there. +1 for honeybadger. A Cassowary would be fun for a flightless bird with slashing damage All cassowaries are usually shy birds of the deep forest, adept at disappearing long before a human knows they are there. Sounds good for a ranger companion A claw is on each second finger. A cassowary's three-toed feet have sharp claws. The second toe, the inner one in the medial position, sports a dagger-like claw that is 125 millimetres (5 in) long. This claw is particularly fearsome since cassowaries sometimes kick humans and animals with their enormously powerful legs. Cassowaries can run up to 50 km/h (31 mph) through the dense forest. They can jump up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) and they are good swimmers, crossing wide rivers and swimming in the sea as well. Yep - it'll do. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Casts Nature's Terror* , *Casts Firebug* , *Casts Rot-Skulls* , *Casts Garden of Life* *Spirit-shifts to cat form* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManifestedISO Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Do they have to be living companions, what's wrong with questing to affect the release of a lich's undead ostrich, or ... ostri-lich. A fiercely loyal companion, it would be. Might even have its own ossuary inside the skull of a cassowary. 4 All Stop. On Screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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