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In general, I would say that animal companion is a very powerful ability indeed. In my opinion, versions that cause your companion to 'level up' with you are almost too good, balanced only by the fact that there are things that are even more broken.[/QUOTE]
Response:
That depends entirely on the Animal Companion. If you are the Druid or the Hunter or Beastmaster Ranger where you get the AC at level 1 and it levels up with you, then yes, it is quite powerful. For example, having Pounce on a Lion or Tiger is awesome.
If you are the stock Ranger, it is not as powerful. I have a level 6 Ranger with about 60 hitpoints, and any CR relevant monster on the board can wipe the floor with my Cheetah that has 24 hitpoints and does only 1d2 + 2, and 2d4 +2. Having Trip (rather than Pounce) is not that helpful depending on the monster's CMD.
In general, I would say that animal companion is a very powerful ability indeed. In my opinion, versions that cause your companion to 'level up' with you are almost too good, balanced only by the fact that there are things that are even more broken.[/QUOTE]
Response:
That depends entirely on the Animal Companion. If you are the Druid or the Hunter or Beastmaster Ranger where you get the AC at level 1 and it levels up with you, then yes, it is quite powerful. For example, having Pounce on a Lion or Tiger is awesome.
If you are the stock Ranger, it is not as powerful. I have a level 6 Ranger with about 60 hitpoints, and any CR relevant monster on the board can wipe the floor with my Cheetah that has 24 hitpoints and does only 1d2 + 2, and 2d4 +2. Having Trip (rather than Pounce) is not that helpful depending on the monster's CMD.
