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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack Simth" data-source="post: 2111619" data-attributes="member: 29252"><p>For the most part, it seems to be classified primarily by Hit Dice - things with 3 HD or less usually have no adjustment (badger 1, camel 3, dire rat 1, dog 1, riding dog 2, eagle 1, hawk 1, horse (light or heavy) 3, owl 1, pony 2, snake (Small 1 or Medium 2 viper) , or wolf 2); things on the -3 level list have 3-5 (big exception - large shark, at 7, but aquatic only); things on the -6 level list have higher HD; it would seem that the final HD of the Companion hovers around the same area pretty much regardless of which critter you go with - with maybe some adjustments for the other advantages lost, such as Natural AC, tricks, and Str/Dex bonuses (so that the Tyrrant Lizard King, while it has 18 HD, would have difficulty with a level-16 Druid's lowly wolf animal companion (at that point, the wolf has gained a size class, 10 extra HD, +12 natural armor (in addition to that coming from the size change....), +6 str/dex (again, in addition to the Str/Con boost from the size change), a whole bunch of tricks, and some nifty bonus feats, IN ADDITION TO the feats and skill points the companions get based on those bonus HD.</p></blockquote><p></p>