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Scott Viverito wrote:

Neat....

Also consider dogs and horses get along ok, but most horses/ponys avoid wolves and run in fear from most others on the list. So a penalty(decreasing the longer the animals in question have been around) to animal based skill checks as well as ok the townfolk might understand the lion is safe but understanding and belief are two different things...and besides what sane inkeeper will allow a lion in the commonroom(scares away business) while a traveller and a dog(even a big dog) is more normal....

I think it all depends on what kind of game you're playing. If you're running a game set on the steppe's (and lets be honest this is the single most underdocumented and unlikely to be played campaign setting) then, if all combat is mounted, a horse animal companion starts looking pretty good.

On the other hand in the 3.5 city game I'm playing in the most useful animal we've come across is a blood hound.

Glad I finally found a thread that discusses this topic, and I want to ask more specifically about the Bear. It is smaller then the wolf, has lower strength, con, and natural armor then the wolf, not to mention the lack of a trip. He makes up for it with a full attack of claws, but he is also slower and has smaller damage dice due to his size. From a roleplaying aspect, and a combat vs non-combat perspective, my question is how is it balanced? I understand the practical applications of a dog as a less fearsome creature, and in a city setting, extremely useful, and the idea of a camel or horse doubling as a mount. What about the bear? Smaller, less robust, and not as strong as the wolf. Is there something I'm missing here?

Thanks in Advance!

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