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Klaus said:Slightly OT: IMC, the ranger just got his first spells (at 4th level), so he befriended a 2HD wolf. When he gets to 6th level and gets an extra HD worth of companions, he'd like to keep his wolf, so I'll advance the wolf to 3HD (by the time the wolf gets 4HD, it becomes Large). Is there any guidelines on that in MotW (beside the advancement ranges in the MM)? For instance, can the animal be taught new skills or something? Can it get, for instance, a level of Barbarian?
Well, you are aware that on page 46 in the DMG under the heading "ANIMAL COMPANIONS", that the text there describes the adventuring Ranger as being able to "maintain animal companionswhose Hit Dice total half the maximum (caster level for druid, half of caster level for a ranger)."
Emphasis was my own of course. This means that the ranger in your campaign can maintain a 1HD toad, and when he is 16th level, will be able to maintain a 4HD Dire Lamb...