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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2643811" data-attributes="member: 30035">I've been in groups that did it both ways. A GM I play with regularly allowed my ranger to have a dire wolf companion, but the GM ran the wolf most of the time. This worked well for me because it was my first D&amp;D game and I didn't know the rules. I had enough trouble remembering how to calculate what AC I hit (it was 2E). Currently, however, the same GM is running a 3.5 campaign in which my bard has a guard dog, and he allows me to run the dog because he has a GMPC to handle in addition to NPCs and monsters. In another game with a different GM, I have a druid/ranger who has a dog companion. The GM has never given me any trouble about letting me run the companion. In the past I was just running it as a pet, with no attacks or tricks, but just yesterday the GM gave me a new character sheet for the dog, with tricks and BAB calculated. So he obviously has no problem with the dog being able to add to our combat effectiveness, and even encouraged me to take Improved Trip for the dog. I think it's equally valid either way, although I might feel a bit frustrated if the GM ran the cohort/familiar/companion in a manner that was contrary to the way I envisioned the relationship. It's probably best discussed with the player in advance so there are no hard feelings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 2643811, member: 30035"] I've been in groups that did it both ways. A GM I play with regularly allowed my ranger to have a dire wolf companion, but the GM ran the wolf most of the time. This worked well for me because it was my first D&D game and I didn't know the rules. I had enough trouble remembering how to calculate what AC I hit (it was 2E). Currently, however, the same GM is running a 3.5 campaign in which my bard has a guard dog, and he allows me to run the dog because he has a GMPC to handle in addition to NPCs and monsters. In another game with a different GM, I have a druid/ranger who has a dog companion. The GM has never given me any trouble about letting me run the companion. In the past I was just running it as a pet, with no attacks or tricks, but just yesterday the GM gave me a new character sheet for the dog, with tricks and BAB calculated. So he obviously has no problem with the dog being able to add to our combat effectiveness, and even encouraged me to take Improved Trip for the dog. I think it's equally valid either way, although I might feel a bit frustrated if the GM ran the cohort/familiar/companion in a manner that was contrary to the way I envisioned the relationship. It's probably best discussed with the player in advance so there are no hard feelings. [/QUOTE]

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