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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 3142561" data-attributes="member: 5868">Using current 3.5 rules (say WOTC sources to bound the rules set, I guess), how would you go about building a &quot;Beastmaster&quot; character whose flexibility and abilities stem from multiple animals?&nbsp; Think the title character from the movie of the same name, if it helps -- martial power of the leopard, reconnaissance capabilities of the hawk, stealth of weasels.I've always felt that the animal companion rules changes from 3.0 to 3.5 have undermined the concept, since the druid can't have multiple animal companions (though she can train additional animals with the Handle Animal Skill, but they quickly become cannon fodder in D&amp;D).&nbsp; How far can 3.5 rules take you?&nbsp; (I'm specifically looking for alternatives to the &quot;just use the 3.0 druid/animal companion rules and MotW Beastmaster PrC&quot; answer, which is the obvious one.&nbsp; Assume the DM is going by 3.5 compatible rulebooks only.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 3142561, member: 5868"] Using current 3.5 rules (say WOTC sources to bound the rules set, I guess), how would you go about building a "Beastmaster" character whose flexibility and abilities stem from multiple animals? Think the title character from the movie of the same name, if it helps -- martial power of the leopard, reconnaissance capabilities of the hawk, stealth of weasels. I've always felt that the animal companion rules changes from 3.0 to 3.5 have undermined the concept, since the druid can't have multiple animal companions (though she can train additional animals with the Handle Animal Skill, but they quickly become cannon fodder in D&D). How far can 3.5 rules take you? (I'm specifically looking for alternatives to the "just use the 3.0 druid/animal companion rules and MotW Beastmaster PrC" answer, which is the obvious one. Assume the DM is going by 3.5 compatible rulebooks only.) [/QUOTE]

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