Can an animal companion wear armor, and if so, where are the rules for this? The companion is a Cat, Small, (Cheetah, Leopard).
Can an animal companion wear armor, and if so, where are the rules for this? The companion is a Cat, Small, (Cheetah, Leopard).
Yes.
There's no rule that says they can't, and only implications that they can.
Animals would be 'untrained' and take penalties accordingly (so stick to leather/studded) OR they may take Proficiency in the Armour (it's on their allowed Feat list).
The Armour would either be Barding (for horses etc) or in your case, bought from Table 6-8 and basically be 2xCost 1/2Wt.
As a SIDE note, we had this in our campaign as well, and the deal was that a Druid wouldn't do it (taking the animal well away from its natural 'state') but a Ranger might.
Thanks for the info. I figured they could, but didn't know the rules for it.
You should also look at the feats available to an animal companion, in the druid description pages. It lists Armor Proficiency (light, medium, heavy).
I would require any player who wanted their animal companion to wear armor to have the companion take the necessary feats.
I didn't see the Armor proficiency feats; thanks to all for the input.
And of course, you can always use the free bonus Animal Companion / Ranger Tracking sheet over at koboldquarterly.com to keep your animal companion details organized ...
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Where do I find this at koboldquarterly.com? I mean, what links do I follow?
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Where do I find this at koboldquarterly.com? I mean, what links do I follow?And of course, you can always use the free bonus Animal Companion / Ranger Tracking sheet over at koboldquarterly.com to keep your animal companion details organized ...
Sorry, shameless plug ... :)
Just head over to koboldquarterly.com and then click on the Articles link on the left. Scroll down maybe 5 or 6 articles and you're there.
Or you could just buy a PDF copy of issue 11 (the one with the Spell-less Ranger). The PDF includes the Animal Companion / Ranger Tracking sheet I designed to go along with the article.
Hope that helps!