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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Conaill" data-source="post: 2910269" data-attributes="member: 1264">So... we get:Awakened Magebred Clawfoot Fighter 1:Medium magical beast (augmented animal)Hit Dice: 4d8+1d10+15 (38 HP)Initiative: +4Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)Armor Class: 21 (+4 Dex, +7 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 17Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+10Attack: Talons +10 melee (1d8+6)Full Attack: Talons +10 melee (1d8+6) and 2 foreclaws +8 melee (1d3+3) and bite +8 melee (1d6+3)Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: -Special Qualities:  low-light vision, scent, darkvision 60'Saves: Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +2Abilities: Str 22, Dex 19, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12Skills: Hide +13, Jump +23, Listen +10, Spot +10, Survival +10, +6 skill points (total 51 ranks and racial bonuses)Feats: Run, multi-attack, two more featsLevel Adjustment: ?vs.Human Fighter 7Hit Dice: 7d10 (38 HP)Initiative: +1Speed: 20 ft. in full plate armor (4 squares); base speed 30 ft.Armor Class: 19 (+1 Dex, +8 full plate), touch 11, flat-footed 18Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+11Attack: Greatsword +11 melee (2d6+6)Full Attack: Greatsword +11/+6 melee (2d6+6)Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.Saves: Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +3Abilities: Str 18, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 11Skills: total 30 ranksFeats: 4 general + 4  FighterThese guys seem reasonably well matched (note that I gave the human Ftr a 28 pointbuy, plus one stat increase at Ftr4), but that's only because I gave the human full plate whereas the dino has to rely on its own thick skin.If you assume that in a world where Clawfeet are standard riding animals, barding for them should be failry easy to get at, it would be entirely fair to give the Clawfoot an extra +5 AC as well (+8 from plate barding, but Dex AC goes down by 3). In that, case, I think the Clawfoot would pull well ahead of the human Ftr7, with 6 more points of AC, plus better saves and skills, and longer Full Attack sequence (but a few less feats and lower damage per hit).Assuming your DM isn't an <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> about letting your clawfoot wear armor, I would put it at a minimum of ECL 7. If you DM lets the Clawfoot yield a weapon (Greatsword 2d6+9) and manipulate items (e.g. healing your PC by getting a potion out of its pack and feeding it to you), I would probably put it at ECL 8. (Keep in mind that manual dexterity is even more important for a cohort ECL!)</blockquote>

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