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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cthulhu42" data-source="post: 7341307" data-attributes="member: 6792361">A little different than what you're talking about, but I'll add 2 cents here just for comparisons sake. I added a dog NPC to my campaign on a whim back when the PC's were pretty low level. They are 14th now, and he's still tagging along and still comes in very handy. He's alerted the party to numerous ambushes and his keen nose has tracked down some bad guys. But more than that, the party has grown quite attached to him and are very protective of their mascot. It's been a worthwhile addition for the roleplaying aspects alone. He was never much use in combat, although once in awhile I'll have him threaten an enemy so his rogue pal can get a sneak attack, but with only a handful of hit points and a meager bite attack, he's better off staying out of the way during fights. I would think that your wolf might get outclassed by the rest of the group pretty quickly unless you intend to level him up into a mega wolf as the party levels. Maybe adding things like pact tactics and trip as level features would be the way to go. At 1st level either of those abilities might be pretty powerful. At 5th level they might strike a better balance.</blockquote>