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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pbd" data-source="post: 2385712" data-attributes="member: 20567">Is a druid's animal companion viable at higher level?  I am currently playing a druid 11 with a tiger animal companion.  I don't want to switch companions everytime a new, more powerful companion comes along (that just seems a little munchkiny), but the companion advancement seems a little underpowered.A companion gets 2 additional HD every 3 druid levels, plus 2 natural armor bonus, and 1 point for str and dex.  With the tiger it is 6 levels offset so it is currently on the second tier of advancement (+2 hd, for a totla of 8 etc.).  It has 80 hp, while the other fighters in the party have >100.  its AC is 25 (pretty low) and it has a deplorable will save.  The only thing keeping it even close is that I rolled its stats and got a decent spread (oe 18 which went to dex) and have done well on hp (just tp get 80!); and have given it a amulet of NA +4 and bracers of armor +2.  It can dish ouit the damage pretty well, but I end up having to withdraw it from the fight or it goes down the 2nd or 3rd round.  Next level it will hit the next advancement tier and this should help some, but by 13th or 14th level, it is gonna be seriously underpowered again.  With the way things are going, I am planning on dismissing it; the druid just wouldn't sit by and let it be in damger like that. Basically, is it possible for a druid to keep the same companion for multiple levels and have it not become a liability/corpse?Any strategies are welcome; we are using straight core rules, but the DM may allow some reasonable houserules on certain things.Thanks,pbd</blockquote>

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