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Need some clarification regarding the Enhanced Companion Ranger Class Feature and the Magical Knack Trait from the Character Trait supplement. Enhanced Companion states that regarding the ranger's animal companion, the effective druid level is the ranger's level -2. The Magical Knack trait states that you can choose a caster class and gain a +2 trait bonus in that class. If I choose Druid class to add the +2, will that negate the -2 penalty for my animal companion, or will the -2 always be permanent because it is based off the ranger's level and not the druid level? Thanks for any help.
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Magical Knack increases your effective caster level for the chosen class by 2, not your effective class level. As such, you would still be stuck with an Animal companion at level-2 (not that that is complaint worthy).
Yeah, that's what I figured, just wanted to make sure. I ranger with a full Druid companion progression would be so awesome. Still much better than the useless wild empathy.
Is this alternate class feature still working this way in Pathfinder? I mean in 3.5 it was a huge increase for a ranger (especially in the higher levels)... but in PF the Ranger gets only 1 more level for his Companion. Will this be revised?
Yeah, that's what I figured, just wanted to make sure. I ranger with a full Druid companion progression would be so awesome. Still much better than the useless wild empathy.
You could use the Boon Companion Feat, which adds up to 4 levels to the Animal Companion (but no higher than your total level). That will cover the 3-level Ranger drop and will cover a one-level dip into an non-Animal Companion class.