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Message: <blockquote data-quote="isoChron" data-source="post: 650322" data-attributes="member: 5927">Hm, doesn't it say that the animal to be bound has no other tie to anyone ? I don't have the books here but I think it's not possible to take an animal companion or a paladins mount as the windriders chosen mount.The 200XP-rule is plain silly in my little world. Just let the animal take own XP from actions and it will advance with time. Or better the DM tells you sometimes that your companion behaves somewhat more experienced tougher.But .... !!!!If you ever plan to awaken that animal don't advance it !As awakened animal (now magical beast) it gains ability points, HD and it's intelligent enough to take class-levels. So if your wolf (1HD) becomes awakened it is a 3HD Magical Beast. Now he can take a level as ranger or fighter and gets all benefits like a character at said level (feats, skillpoints, BAB, class abilities, savingthrows ...). And you can talk to him because he is able to speak one or more languages (No more speak with animals). If you advance an animal before awakening it just gets HD ... no skillpoints (animals don't become smarter...) and no feats (they also don't learn anything new) and no better defense or attack (ok, if they change their size category they get stronger or something). I never understood why a wolf become large in a short period of time just because a druid spend 200XP ...Just my 2 centsBye</blockquote>