Druid animal companion options

[sylvanica]

Hey all!

I am in the process of making a new jungle druid (not a first-time RPGer, but just getting into PF Society!), and I want my animal companion to be a sloth. I see that the animal already exists in the bestiary, but it's not on the "table".

If I can, what are the rules for transforming it into an animal companion.

If I can't, why not? And is there no workaround? :(

Thanks so much in advance.

[The Great Rinaldo!]

The only animal companions are those in one of the rulebooks that have an "Animal Companion" special stat block. Sloth is not among those, sadly.

A concise list can be found in the PRD.

[sylvanica]

Sloths are available as familiars, however. I saw that blight druids can take on familiars; how is this possible? Can I have a familiar and an animal companion? Or a familiar if I take the other choice (namely, cleric domains?).

Thanks.

[Dylos]

Unless a sloth has a stat array for a companion, you cannot have a sloth as an animal companion. It is possible to obtain a familiar and an animal companion, however in PFS you can only have 1 combat pet at a time.

[Nefreet]

You can take a Sloth as a Familiar.

You can take a Giant Ground Sloth as an Animal Companion.

Edit: had wrong link for Sloth.

[sylvanica]

Thanks for all the quick responses. :)

Some druids who associate themselves with a domain, rather than attracting an animal companion, may gain a familiar associated with their animal domain.

--> links to "Faiths & Philosophies"

So, forgoing an animal companion, how would I get a familiar as a druid?

[BigNorseWolf]

Some druids who associate themselves with a domain, rather than attracting an animal companion, may gain a familiar associated with their animal domain.

Where is this out of?

The animal domain gives you a lower level animal companion, not a familiar. (and you can take boon companion to up the companions familiar back to normal and have a domain)

[sylvanica]

Oops, link: http://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Familiar#Druids

It isn't essential that the sloth be able to fight. Maybe I can try to make a wizard nature-y? I know it's a weird request, but hey. Haha.

[Tamec]

BigNorseWolf wrote:

Some druids who associate themselves with a domain, rather than attracting an animal companion, may gain a familiar associated with their animal domain.

Where is this out of?

The animal domain gives you a lower level animal companion, not a familiar. (and you can take boon companion to up the companions familiar back to normal and have a domain)

Eagle, Frog, and my favorite Monkey (can you say Aladdin?) Ultimate Magic

[Nefreet]

What that excerpt means, and what Tamec linked, is that some Druid Domains grant you a Familiar as one of their Domain powers.

I'm personally a fan of the Eagle Domain, because having a Hawk to deliver your touch spells is fun =).

[David Bowles]

Your character is new! It's not too late to change classes! :)

[Victor Zajic]

Megatherium Companions

Starting Statistics: Size Medium; Speed 40 ft., climb 10 ft.; AC +5 natural armor, Attack 2 claws (1d4); Ability Scores Str 9, Dex 14, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6; Special Qualities low-light vision, scent.

7th-Level Adv.: Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack 2 claws (1d6), Ability Scores Str +8, Dex –2, Con +4; Special Qualities rend (2 claws, 1d8).

A Megatherium is a giant ground sloth. Druids can take them as animal companions.