Announced! Cover image is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.

On my Christmas list!

Archetypes for.... Animals? Are we getting closer to the days of weapon archetypes?

I find this release intrigues me. I think I may have to get it.

Sounds cool, look forward to getting it to see how it stacks up to 4 Wind Fantasy Gamings book about cats, dogs, and horses.

I'm also really intrigued by this ...

Hopefully no Golarion equine types go unaccounted for...

Archetypes for.... Animals? Are we getting closer to the days of weapon archetypes?

I'd bet on class archetypes that grant companions.

I sense excitement ... Oops, that would be me waiting for thIs to release.

What a good idea.

Interesting, anyone can have animal companions and hopefully familiars.

Cheapy wrote:

Archetypes for.... Animals? Are we getting closer to the days of weapon archetypes?

I'd bet on class archetypes that grant companions.

yeah. im pretty sure of that

What a good idea.

That's a big part of why we had to take the Player Companion monthly—too many good ideas were lining up!

Laschoni wrote:

Cheapy wrote:

Archetypes for.... Animals? Are we getting closer to the days of weapon archetypes?

I'd bet on class archetypes that grant companions.

yeah. im pretty sure of that

You mean my Bear can't take the Lion archetype? :(

Shut up and take my money.

Seriously, I love having an animal companion for some odd reason, but I get tired of playing rangers and druids and I don't really like the way the summoner plays.

A rogue with an animal companion would be awesome! The street urchin with the loyal and uncanny canine, or the fighter who wrestled with and earned the respect of an enormous tiger in an arena...

Yes, I very much look forward to this book.

That's a big part of why we had to take the Player Companion monthly—too many good ideas were lining up!

I'm calling BS on that excuse. I'm certain the frequency is increased because you heard about the raise I got last month.

This sounds good. I just hope we get information, however brief, on various breeds of dogs, horses, and the like in this.

Since not all small cats are cheetahs, will this book offer some different abilities for different varieties of the standard animal companions? Say the difference between a cheetah, a lynx, and a mountain lion?

Another Christmas present to get!

OWOW!
I can't waitcant'waitcan't wait!
My prayers have been heard at last!

This sounds good. I just hope we get information, however brief, on various breeds of dogs, horses, and the like in this.

If you are looking for especially some differences to mundane breed differences you should also take a look at Phantasia Zoologica Volume 1 - Cats, Dogs, and Horses. It is a pretty good book with some variety to breeds and such by 4WFG, End and I both did reviews of it. In case you are curious about what all is in it and it fits what you are looking for.

Not to take away from this product, which I plan to get too. Just pointing out the 3pp one that covers some animals already out. So you don't have to wait till Dec. :)

Wonderful! Such a worthy edition to the line.

I really like how the Player Companion line's shaping up. Very cool stuff Paizo.

Animal Archive- I choose you!

Llama llama duck.

Excited about it, but fearing that the speciality of existing classes is lost/blurred/smeared all over every other class.
Every class can get an AC. Seriously? Will we see a companion about magical/divine healing and how your average BSF can get it too?

Ruyan.

I love this!

As much as I like what Paizo did to animal companion/mounts, I really wish I could build a non-Cavalier/Paladin with a mount that matters.

Yeah. Ever since I played Dragon Age Origins, I wanted to run a Fighter with decent war dog companion. Of course, there are ways to achieve something like that, such as Awaken in combination with Leadership, but you have to wait until 7th level. I love this idea.

Yesss! My elf bard/alchemist will be able to ride his oversized potiondrugged giant cat at last!!!

MerrikCale wrote:

Laschoni wrote:

Cheapy wrote:

Archetypes for.... Animals? Are we getting closer to the days of weapon archetypes?

I'd bet on class archetypes that grant companions.

yeah. im pretty sure of that

You mean my Bear can't take the Lion archetype? :(

Or the dog archetype? I want a polar bear dog! :D

Or the dog archetype? I want a polar bear dog! :D

And a flying bison, and a fire ferret.

+5

:)

Maybe we'll see a set of new stats for the bear. Something bigger then a koala bear.

So, a Player Companion book about companions for player characters.

Well played. 8^)

So, a Player Companion book about companions for player characters.

Well played. 8^)

I assure you that that book would be completely different from this book.

Please tell me this will let me play a Bard with an animal companion. No pard is complete without a savage attack Triceratops.

Very cool.

Arazyr wrote:

So, a Player Companion book about companions for player characters.

Well played. 8^)

I assure you that that book would be completely different from this book.

I don't think Companions of the Night is the image Paizo is trying to project, even though a legitimate bard archetype or two may fall under it.

So are there any new uses for the ride skill? (Works either way.)

Hopefully no Golarion equine types go unaccounted for...

You won't have to wait until this one for that. ;)

Archetypes for.... Animals? Are we getting closer to the days of weapon archetypes?

Cats and dogs, living together... mass hysteria!

Vic Wertz wrote:

That's a big part of why we had to take the Player Companion monthly—too many good ideas were lining up!

I'm calling BS on that excuse. I'm certain the frequency is increased because you heard about the raise I got last month.

You got a raise... Noted. ;)

Llama llama duck.

Ooooooh... might have to have stats for a llama. Patrick would LOVE that (his screen saver cycles through pictures of dogs, cats, and llamas).

I really like how the Player Companion line's shaping up. Very cool stuff Paizo.

Yay! Just wait till you see it! Varisia just landed on my desk earlier this week and Knights is about to go out the door and oh boy am I pleased with these. And the stuff I'm REALLY excited about is still on the horizon!

By the by, this is my FAVORITE mock-up cover EVAR.

I want a killer bunny! Monty Python and the Holy Grail style killer attack bunny! Need stats on that immediately Wes!!!

I had an inkling this was on its way. I remember scouring my Inner Sea World Guide to help out with horse breeds. I expect my name will be in the credits? :P

Looks pretty cool. I'll probably pick it up for the fluff, given that I dont know the first thing about horses and have trouble playing characters that do....

Edit:

Nukruh wrote:

Hopefully no Golarion equine types go unaccounted for...

You won't have to wait until this one for that. ;)

Welp! Time to pick up Knights!

By the by, this is my FAVORITE mock-up cover EVAR.

Where did that art come from anyway? It looks like a Golarion version of "Day of the Animals" to judge by the malevolent look on their faces.

Either that or the horse heard someone say that earth ponies are losers next to unicorns and pegasi and how he has to kick some sense into them.

WESLEY SPAM!

:O

Can the final art be more cute? Like a basket of kittens? Or Lem throwing a basket of kittens?