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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 131432" data-attributes="member: 177">The trick, Pielorinho is probably in noticing that there's a conflict between the PHB and the DMG on animal companions...The PHB claims a druid can have up to twice their level in hit dice of companions, and gives the example of a 1st level druid with a wolf companion.The DMG claims (on pg 46) that this is under optimal conditions - for a druid that stays in a particular area, not for your usual PC adventuring druid.  By the DMG, your usual adventuring druid cannot maintain the CR1 wolf as a companion, but instead can only keep a 1 HD creature, like a badger - which are typically CR 1/2.So, there are two types of druids - One has twice the HD in companions.  Obviously, these two aren't the same challenge.  Should you not give more XP for the tougher one?I submit that the case where you say an NPC's CR = level only holds for adventuring druids.  For "landed" druids, who can maintin the full HD of creatures, you need to consider them as either higher CR or otherwise modify the XP award, as detailed in the DMG (around pg 167).</blockquote>