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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PersonWhoIsNotRob" data-source="post: 178746" data-attributes="member: 4459">Well, I am no expert but the wording in MoTW seems to indicate that the rings simply increase the maximum and do not limit the druid to use his extra bonus to 12 hd or lower animals. On page 37 of MoTW it clearly states "Regardless of the total hit dice of animal companions an adventureing character can have, none of them can exceed his or her own hit dice." Nowhere in this section, or any other, does the source material state that a 12 hd limit for bonus campanions gotten from rings of animal friendship exists. I find it very peculiar that the material would fail to point this out especially in page 36/7 of MoTW where it takes an entire paragraph explaining how the bonus from these rings work.Additionally, in the awakened animals section of MoTW (pg 37), an instance is explained where a druid could have an animal companion could exceed his own hd. Yet, there is no mention of any dynamic concerning a hit die max for animals gotten from rings of animal friendship. This lack of information is very telling. Clearly this points to these rings not imposing such a limit on the user. Furthermore, while I can understand the point of the magic level of the ring and the comparison to a wand, the fact that the effect of these rings stack (which is also explained in MoTW) clearly shows that such comparisons are flawed.Just my two cents.Rob</blockquote>