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Check My Math? - Animal Companion
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<blockquote data-quote="Imagicka" data-source="post: 3321872" data-attributes="member: 4621"><p>Greetings...</p><p></p><p>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...</p><p></p><p>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: </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">So, at first level, the animal companion will know 7 tricks... <em>6 due to Handle Animal Tricks, and the Dog's INT is 2. Plus the additional trick due to Animal Companion.</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's HP is going to be (using just averages) 6 <em>(4+2)</em>. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Melee Attack is going to be +2 <em>(+1 due to BAB = Druid's Level , +1 STR bonus, +0 Dog's BAB)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AC should be 15 <em>(+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12[</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As well as the Link and Share Spells abilities.<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">At Second level, the animal companion gets 6 more average hit points, making the total 12.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tricks remain at 7. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Melee Attack is +3 <em>(+2 Druid's lvl, +1 STR bonus, +0 BAB)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AC is 15 <em>(+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12</em></li> </ul><p></p><p>Now at level three, the animal companion gets a few new things. <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+1 to STR and DEX, which ups both attribute bonuses, and AC</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BAB +5 <em>(+3 Drd's lvl, +2 STR)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">AC is 18 <em>(+1 size, +4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 15, flat-footed 14</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+2 HD, which becomes 3d8+3, and then makes the total average HPs 27 <em>(12+15)</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tricks become 8.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gains Evasion</li> </ul><p></p><p>At First level, shouldn't the A.C. have a melee of +4? (+2 Dog's Melee/STR, +1 Drd's Lvl, +1 Size)?</p><p></p><p>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?</p><p></p><p>Shouldn't the animal also get a HD bonus Feat? Such as Improved Natural Attack (Bite) or something like that?</p><p></p><p>So, what I would end up with is something like this:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imagicka, post: 3321872, member: 4621"] Greetings... 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: [LIST][*]So, at first level, the animal companion will know 7 tricks... [I]6 due to Handle Animal Tricks, and the Dog's INT is 2. Plus the additional trick due to Animal Companion.[/I] [*]It's HP is going to be (using just averages) 6 [I](4+2)[/I]. [*]Melee Attack is going to be +2 [I](+1 due to BAB = Druid's Level , +1 STR bonus, +0 Dog's BAB)[/I] [*]AC should be 15 [I](+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12[[/I] [*]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 [I](+2 Druid's lvl, +1 STR bonus, +0 BAB)[/I] [*]AC is 15 [I](+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12[/I][/list] Now at level three, the animal companion gets a few new things.[list][*]+1 to STR and DEX, which ups both attribute bonuses, and AC [*]BAB +5 [I](+3 Drd's lvl, +2 STR)[/I] [*]AC is 18 [I](+1 size, +4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 15, flat-footed 14[/I] [*]+2 HD, which becomes 3d8+3, and then makes the total average HPs 27 [I](12+15)[/I] [*]Tricks become 8. [*]Gains Evasion[/list] 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: [/QUOTE]
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