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I am a little confused. I was looking at the rules for creating an Animal Companion, and I would like to know if my thinking is right on this...
I'm am designing an Druid's Animal Companion. In particular, I have a 3rd level druid who's taken a dog as his animal companion. So... a typical dog is this:
Now at level three, the animal companion gets a few new things.
At First level, shouldn't the A.C. have a melee of +4? (+2 Dog's Melee/STR, +1 Drd's Lvl, +1 Size)?
Should I be factoring in the animal's size, and giving a +1 to Melee attack bonuses, thus making it +6 at lvl 3 for the druid?
Shouldn't the animal also get a HD bonus Feat? Such as Improved Natural Attack (Bite) or something like that?
So, what I would end up with is something like this:
I am a little confused. I was looking at the rules for creating an Animal Companion, and I would like to know if my thinking is right on this...
I'm am designing an Druid's Animal Companion. In particular, I have a 3rd level druid who's taken a dog as his animal companion. So... a typical dog is this:
SRD said:Dog
Size/Type: Small Animal
Hit Dice: 1d8+2 (6 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-3
Attack: Bite +2 melee (1d4+1)
Full Attack: Bite +2 melee (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft
Special Attacks: none
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +7, Listen +5, Spot +5, Survival +1*
Feats: Alertness, TrackB
Environment: Temperate plains
Organization: Solitary or pack (5-12)
Challenge Rating: 1/3
Alignment: Neutral
Advancement: --
Level Adjustment: --
- So, at first level, the animal companion will know 7 tricks... 6 due to Handle Animal Tricks, and the Dog's INT is 2. Plus the additional trick due to Animal Companion.
- It's HP is going to be (using just averages) 6 (4+2).
- Melee Attack is going to be +2 (+1 due to BAB = Druid's Level , +1 STR bonus, +0 Dog's BAB)
- AC should be 15 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12[
- As well as the Link and Share Spells abilities.
- At Second level, the animal companion gets 6 more average hit points, making the total 12.
- Tricks remain at 7.
- Melee Attack is +3 (+2 Druid's lvl, +1 STR bonus, +0 BAB)
- AC is 15 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12
Now at level three, the animal companion gets a few new things.
- +1 to STR and DEX, which ups both attribute bonuses, and AC
- BAB +5 (+3 Drd's lvl, +2 STR)
- AC is 18 (+1 size, +4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 15, flat-footed 14
- +2 HD, which becomes 3d8+3, and then makes the total average HPs 27 (12+15)
- Tricks become 8.
- Gains Evasion
At First level, shouldn't the A.C. have a melee of +4? (+2 Dog's Melee/STR, +1 Drd's Lvl, +1 Size)?
Should I be factoring in the animal's size, and giving a +1 to Melee attack bonuses, thus making it +6 at lvl 3 for the druid?
Shouldn't the animal also get a HD bonus Feat? Such as Improved Natural Attack (Bite) or something like that?
So, what I would end up with is something like this:
Dog (Animal Companion/3rd lvl Drd)
Size/Type: Small Animal (Magical Beast)
Hit Dice: 3d8+2 (27 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 18 (+1 size, +4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 15, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+0
Attack: Bite +5 melee (1d4+1) (+2 BAB, +3 STR, +1 Size)
Full Attack: Bite +5 melee (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft
Special Attacks: none
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +2
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Jump +7, Listen +5, Spot +5, Survival +1*
Feats: Alertness, TrackB
Environment: Temperate plains
Organization: Solitary or pack (5-12)
Challenge Rating: 1/3
Alignment: Neutral
Advancement: --
Level Adjustment: --