#D&D 5E PTERANODON FREE#

Giant Fire Beetle - It provides illumination, but beyond that questionable benefit, is no better than a housecat.

A good option under any circumstances, the Giant Crab becomes fantastic in a heavily coastal or otherwise aquatic themed campaign, where he can drag those without swim speeds into the briny depths and provide transport for PCs that need it underwater, so long as they can hold their breath. Blindsight in a good range, a swim speed, amphibious and automatic grapple on a hit. The highest AC value I'm currently aware of for Animal Companions. Compares unfavorably to the Giant Poisonous Snake. Giant Centipede - Climb speed, 30' Blindsight, decent damage due to poison.

As a result, with its terrible AC and mediocre to hit bonuses, not the strongest combat option. However, multiattack does not work with the Beastmaster's abilities. It and its smaller variant are the only companions with Burrow speeds I am aware of. If you want a frog or toad, grab a Giant Frog instead. For those who want a tiny Animal Companion, or a flying Animal Companion they don't intend to ride, by far the best option.ДЇrog - Can not attack. Less effective against enemies immune to poison damage. Has a flying speed, blindsight, a swim speed, and flyby attack prevent it from causing AoOs. Redeemed somewhat by great speed, but not enough to make it competitive with the other options available.Д®agle - Strictly worse than the Blood Hawk.ДЇlying Snake - Same AC as a Giant Poisonous Snake and great damage, due in large part to not allowing a save against its poison damage. Passable AC, but terrible to hit and damage. No redeeming qualities, except possibly killing Wizards with housecats to keep the tradition alive.Д¬rab - Amphibious, good Blindsight, but there is no reason I can think of you would ever choose this over the Giant Crab.Дeer- Potential mount. Otherwise it's strictly worse than the Wolf.Д¬at - Again, a better familiar than a mount. Has relentless, which starts off great and gets worse as you get higher in levels. Strictly better combat stats than the Vulture, but it can't be used as a mount, thus the lower ranking.Д«oar - Potential Mount. Otherwise there is no reason not to go with a Giant Badger over this that I'm aware of.Д«at - Makes a better familiar than Animal Companion, the blindsight is the best range of any creature and it does have a fly speed, so there is some theoretical use as a scout.Д«lood Hawk - Has Pack Tactics, and flies. Strictly worse than a Wolf other than the climb speed.Д«adger - In theory, if you need a tiny (and thus relatively easy to conceal) companion with a burrow speed, this is your pick.

#D&D 5E PTERANODON FREE#

If you are aware of a creature that qualifies (CR 1/4 or less, medium or smaller, beast) which is in a location other than the 'Misc Creatures' appendix, please feel free to point out what and where it is! I'll be updating this post as we go along.Д«aboon - Has a climb speed and pack tactics. This is very much a WIP and right now I'm just trying to get together all the options, so I can later add more meaningful analysis. The eventual concept is just that I want to put together a list of all options available to a Beastmaster for his animal companion, with some notes regarding their efficacy or lack thereof. So I didn't see a similar thread already, if there is one, awesome.

D&d 5e pteranodon