What kind of animal would this be?

[Aaron Mayhew]

This came up at the game today, and I wanted some other input before this combo starts showng up at the weekly game. Spoiler for We Be Goblins Too.

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Does the owlbear animal companion count as a bird for the human only Huntmaster feat. Also, if you give it the celestial template using the aasimar Celestial Companion feat, does its hitdice change to reflect its new nature as amagical beast?

[Purple Fluffy CatBunnyGnome]

hrmm.... not sure if there is technically a right answer...

my inclination would be to say no it's not a bird, as it's size/type descriptor is Large Magical Beast...

And how are they getting the owlbear as an animal companion?

[Aaron Mayhew]

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It's one of the rewards on the chronicle for we be goblins too. You can get an owlbear animal companion, similar to how you get the axebeak companion, that uses the modified stats of a bear.

[Purple Fluffy CatBunnyGnome]

Aaron Mayhew wrote:

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Ahh ... I had not seen the chronicle....

[Paz]

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Does the owlbear animal companion count as a bird for the human only Huntmaster feat.

No, as it's not the bird animal companion.

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Also, if you give it the celestial template using the aasimar Celestial Companion feat, does its hitdice change to reflect its new nature as amagical beast?

It looks like it works like awaken, which does not change the hit dice.