True enough but does the spell use YOUR caster level? Does it use YOUR spell DC for saves? Nope. I've played a druid and played this ranger, both having companions; spells from ITEMS can't be shared.

Again, if BCM says differently I won't object, I've been away from DMing actively for a while.

I'm sure you will come up with other means to buff your companion, perhaps a look at the desert handbook, Sandstorm?, can help with the earth elemental.

I take your point, but the caster level of a spell is, I believe, determined at the time of preparation, not casting.  So, yes, a scroll can be prepared with a higher CL - but it will cost more.  Whereas the decision of whether to include the companion in the spell's effect seems more akin to a targeting choice - just like you can specify where the scroll-cast fireball should go, or whether your scroll-cast magic circle against evil is directed inward or outward - these are simply questions of targeting/application that are selected at the point of use.

But, like I said, I do see your side of the argument as well.

Was there a particular buff in Sandstorm that you were thinking of?  I looked at the spell lists there but didn't see anything that jumped out at me.  (And, for thematic reasons, I was looking much more closely at Frostburn and Stormwrack when designing Isigar's spell list and equipment...)

Um... No. A companion is not a targeting option.

Ah!  Happily, Rules of the Game has something directly on point:

"You decide when spells are shared. To share a spell, you must cast the spell and you must select yourself as its target. The spell must have a target entry; you cannot share effect and area spells. See Rules of the Game: Reading Spell Descriptions for a discussion of targets, effects, and areas. You can't share a spell with touch range unless you target yourself with the touch.

You and your animal companion can share a spell even if the spell normally does not affect animals. The shared spell does not have to be a divine spell; you can share any spell you cast yourself with your animal companion. You cannot share spell-like abilities or supernatural abilities, even if you can target them on yourself. You and your animal companion can share effects from magic items only if the effect is a spell that you can target on yourself. For example, you and your animal companion can share a barkskin spell cast from a wand, but cannot share the armor bonus from bracers of armor."

http://archive.wizards.com/def...p?x=dnd/rg/20070206a

That's pretty convenient, actually...

Wow, more powerful than I have used it thus far. That will make my druid even more dangerous.

Greeeeat, just what I need, more powerful opponents :P

So, I gather some of you want to face a dragon? ;-)

Ok, form a team and depending on numbers, etc, I'll pick a dragon, or do you want it to be black? In any case, you'll face it in the crossroads river.

I think it's Ayesha, Miarisha and Adamar in preparation for our in game dragon battle.

Ok, I'm setting you up against a juvenile black. It's hard but not impossible. Younger than that and it will not reflect the in-game challenge at all.

I hope I didn't speak out of turn for them. I thought that's what was being elided to.

No problem. I raised the idea, was still dithering on whether to get involved in the Arena or not. It should be fun. :)

Ironically, we postponed fighting the dragon in-game and came here to fight it in the Arena instead. :)

It'll be interesting to see what happens without our healer/buffer.

We'll, you will know some basic tactics at least, and it's risk-free. Both Elias and Thamol have taken a significant leap in utility and power with this last level-up, so their addition to the force will be felt (in-game).

So. I haven't fully done my level up. I'm a bad person. Favored Soul 8 would be much cooler than Malconvoker 1, but binding demons is somewhat relevant to us all right now and that's what I had initially wanted to do with him. Thoughts?

either way, I still have mass resist energy (20) and plenty of summons / heals.

That's not bad, add protection from evil to help with saves would be a good idea.

I think since I've been away from Eli for a bit, I'm going to go for more Favored Soul (level 12 I get to add temp HP to EVERYONE who is buffed by my spells) rather than summoning evil nasty beasts for great justice.

And yes, I've already got Magic Circle v Evil known.

I'm also a bit more familiar with divine spells since the last time Eli got new spells so I'm excited to play with more magic on him.

Given that Mia and Ayesha as well as Adamar when he uses magic, are quite mobile, Magic Circle vs Evil will not be enough - the spell should move with them. But that is only my opinion. Perhaps a potion can do the trick.

It's a touch-target spell that creates a 10ft emanation. So if a few people have it on them, it should help.

I think at level 6 I ditched the single target version in favor of Bless Water... so Eli could sell holy water... Because that's exactly what a devotee of Waukeen would think of doing :)

Eli can cast the area protection spell five times and still have enough juice to protect everyone from Acid... Buffing armies is pretty much the ONLY way he's at all better than a cleric :)

Elias, the fight is already underway and against a slightly inferior version of the dragon in the adventure. I suggest you study it this time around, bringing you in would be fun, but I would then have to re-assess the challenge.

Miarisha, in the fight against the dragon, is your Initiative count still 19, after you attacked (per your readied action) on the dragon's count when it appeared?

In principle, the initiative count changes with readied actions, but for the most part in the arena that rule has no consequence, and I'm not sure I want to enforce it in this case. It causes more trouble than necessary, while not changing anything really.

All, I've had some very busy days and have not forgot this, but please bear with me a little longer.

Lilianne, are the Eagles between the bats and yourself? You started in the wrong starting square and I'm having trouble figuring out where everyone is. Are the wolves in Eli's adjacent squares and if so did they pass within 5ft of the two bats?

Elias, the starting post said 'green or yellow areas', as you did not mention where you started nor where you ended, I assumed you started 'from the top' in the green box.

The eagles positions are in the post H11-13. Perhaps you can mention how high the bats are up in the air, the eagles should be the same.

Since I have no idea where Elias is standing, I cannot say if the wolves passed the bats on their way. *shrugs*

Bumping to keep this alive.