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I am looking at building a lunar oracle, but really want to try to optimize having my animal companion (Tiger) to be the very best she can be.
So far my thoughts are:
1. Choose Race Aasimar:
B. Take Favored Class Option: Increase HD significantly
C. Take Celestial Companion feat: Gives resistances, smite, adn dr to the animal companion.
2. Get a wand of Enlarge Person to use on Animal Companion through the shared spell feature.
3. Dip 1 level into Mammoth Rider to further increase the size of the companion.
4. Make sure to pickup an Amulet of Mighty Fists
5. Acquire appropriate armor for companion. With her stats I am thinking Mithral Parade Armor, but not sure.
Does anyone have any other suggestions such as magical items, feats, traits, etc. that might help me get the most out of an animal companion. Any and all help would be greatly apprecriated. The idea of an optomized tiger through spells that brings her to gargantuan status seems very appealing.
WARNING: Thread Necro...
I'm doing this with a half-elf oracle 18/barbarian 2 build. He takes barbarian at levels 2 and 5.
Half-elf gets the "+1/2 to ECL for a revelation" FCB as they qualify as elves for such.
Half-elves can also take the Ancient Lorekeeper archetype, so you can get Enlarge Person as an oracle spell, albeit a bit later on.
My only rage power is Ferocious Beast, which allows the tiger to rage with me. It costs a lot of rage rounds, though, so I take Extra Rage twice. [Still awaiting a ruling on whether or not I can shut off Ferocious Beast when I want to. RAW it appears to not be my choice.]
Fate's Favored trait increases the luck bonus of Divine Favor (and later, Divine Power) by +1. A +2 to attack and damage at 1st level is great for a tiger.
Bumping INT allows the tiger to take Outflank once the BAB hits +4. Also opens up other non-animal feats that strike your fancy.
For the amulet of mighty fists, I like Menacing.
Combat Reflexes serves well, given high DEX and increased reach.
Also, if you haven't seen this, it's a useful resource for what you're doing:
Abusing Animals
If you don't mind my asking, what is the lunar oracle from? Also, what is the Celestial Companion feat? I couldn't find either in Paizo's PRD.
Thanks!
Lunar mystery is from Blood of the Moon.
And I believe he meant Celestial Servant.
Wand of Enlarge Person will not work through shared spell. Has to be a spell from your actual animal companion class spell list (thus no enlarge person).... and has to be a spell you're actually casting (thus also, no wands)
That seems like a great guideline from a balance perspective, but what is the actual basis of that?
Sorceror Bloodline Arcana are ruled to modify casting of ALL spells,so why does Share Spell's modification of spell targets only apply to the spell LIST of the class granting it?
I'm even curious how the particular distinction of spell list would be made, as that seemingly allows a Druid multiclass to use Share Spell on spell slots/scrolls/wands of Cleric or even Arcane classes when the spell is also on the Druid list...?
Wand of Enlarge Person will not work through shared spell. Has to be a spell from your actual animal companion class spell list (thus no enlarge person)....
and has to be a spell you're actually casting (thus also, no wands)
What is the actual basis of that last part?
I assume you're basing that off the Share Spells rule:If you are using a Wand/Scroll made by a Druid, the spell IS coming from "a class that grants animal companion".
I guess there is ambiguity there in that not ALL Druids have Companions (vs. Domains),
but certainly if you yourself made the Scroll/Wand it came from you yourself, or you could seek out a scroll made by a Druid with a Companion.
Besides that, if you are using a Stave, you are even MORE SO casting the spell as it's using your Druid Caster Level, etc.
EDIT: Disregard the previous post, it was a double post/ in error (when this edit timed out when I lost power/network connection).
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I believe the intent is that the spells usable with Share Spells have to come from the class that grants the Animal Companion, though if so it is indeed poorly worded for the current game. When written, very few options were available for ACs, but now there are quite a few.
As for the no wands idea, I disagree with that as long as the wand spell fits the other restrictions.