Dire Bat Hit Points question


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I am building a 13th Level Beast Master Ranger archetype and will be using the Dire Bat as my animal companion under the level 10 effective level thingy. Sooooo my question is this:

According to the base Dire Bat stats of HP is 22. However, this is what else I found when searching...

"How do I determine hit points for my animal companion?

Animal companions receive average hit points per hit die. For d8, the average is 4.5. Multiply 4.5 times the number of hit dice your animal companion has and round down. Recalculate hit points for your companion each time it gains additional hit dice. After its hit points are calculated, add in appropriate bonuses from its Constitution modifier, feats, and so on."

So by that method, my Bat's HP would be 40 (9x4.5=40). Question is, do I add in the 22 HP also or does the 40 have to be the number I go with?

Grand Lodge

Animal companions are different from the normal type you find in the wild. As such, your companion has 9 HD so it has 9 x (4.5+ Con Mod) works out to 40 hp with a 10 Con (it should have at least a 13 Con though)

Grand Lodge

Pathfinder PF Special Edition, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

4.5 hit points per die, rounded down, plus con modifier. This is for all hit dice including first.

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