Giant spiders Animal Empathy-able?

[Pandip]

Spiders don't appear subject to AE, which seems strange considering that druids can wildshape into them and have them as companions.

[putrid_plum]

it's how they are classified in NWN I believe

[granny]

hard codded stuff. but any spider that happens to actually be a magical beast will be AE by you.

it would be nice if we got a perk for druids related specifically to vermin to get a feat called Vermin Friend, where he could deal with them crawlers.


... as it was done with h'balan undead in the past, I guess it would not be that hard to be turned unhostile to all populace of spiders accordingly to some perk.

[Pandip]

Can it at least be coded so that they scurry away from druid-types rather than fight them like other animals?

[Deception]

Yes, this'd be preferable seeing as we've no leopards/deers/badgers ambling about anymore.

[AllMYBudgies]

I've always felt that certain Druid concepts really would have a deeper connection with Spiders, even if it wasn't something available to all Druids.

It'd be neat if something could be implemented, perhaps similar to Granny's suggestion regarding a perk.

[granny]

http://dndtools.eu/feats/book-of-vile-darkness--37/verminfriend--3055/

[Disco]

We could have this insane druid, who hatch this GIANT spider and uses it to crush the city! Waite it already happened? Oh...

[Howlando]

I'd be for this, although messing with AI gives me headaches... so I'll let some other DM mess with this if anyone wants. And in the meantime I'd recommend stealth.