| BreakingDruids |
I've joined a group that will begin meeting for the entirety of the next school year. The campaign will begin at level 1, but the DM has already laid out to us that unless we disband, the campaign WILL continue into the epic regions (PC's leveling into the 20's). As such, I've asked and my DM has already approved my playing a Druid with a Roc as a companion. Now, in the spirit of epic-campaigns, the DM has also decided that at 14th level, any animal companions will get another big boost identical to their level 4 or level 7 boost. i.e. at level 14 my Roc will be Huge sized, with a total of +16 str, +8 con, -4 dex to its initial stats. What I'm trying to find is a magical item that will CONTINUOUSLY grant my companion a size increase.
I've looked at the rules for custom magic items, and it appears I always have the option of having a continuous effect spell with grow animal (Druid 5, Ranger 4, grants animal +8 str, +4 con, -2 dex, increase one size category, +2 natural armor, lasts 1 min/caster level) at the price of 2000 x spell level x caster level x duration modifier (x2 for mins/level) . In other words, 180,000 gold to purchase, or 90,000 gold to make.
Does anyone know of a cheaper way to have an animal be permanently under the effect of this spell? Permanency does not effect grow animal, though perhaps a limited wish could make grow animal permanent.