How to determine amount of hit dice and levels on an animal companion over Effective druid level 20?

[Dustyboy]

Anyone know any of the formulae used for this?

I've found a way to boost myself up pretty high, as part of a cheese build (Effective druid level 82).

I just wanted to figure out what the adjusted stats would be

[Cheapy]

20s the cap. You can retrofit the values to find a formula, but tables meant to be extended are denoted as such.

[Rynjin]

Technically impossibru I believe, but just quick and dirty math...

HD: .7*level+2 (round up)

BaB = 3/4 BaB (Rogue, Bard, Magus, etc. BaB adjusted for the weird HD increases).

Saves: Fort = Good, Ref = Good, Will = Bad (Essentially, Ranger progression)

Good progression is 2+1/2 level, Bad progression is 1/3 level.

Skills: +1 per HD.

Feats: As normal (at every odd HD).

Natural Armor Bonus: 3/4 HD.

Str/Dex Bonus: 1/3 level

Bonus Tricks: Roughly 1/3 level.

[Dustyboy]

so I should take the hit and 1 dip druid to have five decent companions?

[karossii]

How exactly are you getting effective level of 82?

I can see 33, but that is about as far as I can see it.

[Pupsocket]

33? I can do better.

Assuming level 20:
4 levels of not having an animal companion, Animal Ally feat: 16 levels.
6 levels cavalier, Horse Master feat: 20 levels.
5 levels Paladin, dodgy reading of the Horse Master feat: 20 levels.

[Paladin of Baha-who?]

That would be a house rule or homebrew, so this is really the wrong part of the forums to ask. That said, Ryjin is about right.

[Rhatahema]

Yeah, I wouldn't count on playing this. I think it's clear that Animal Ally wasn't intended to work the way it does, and it would indeed be a dodgy reading of Horse Master to try to multiply the effective levels it grants. I would settle for less dubious tricks and make due with 30 something HD of animal companions.

[Dustyboy]

Bahhh humbug :(

But i was gonna give the horse improved grapple and armor spikes

[Horselord]

What about the Elf/Aasimar's favoured class bonus on a Nature Oracle's Bonded Mount?

Character level 12, AC level 28

Animal Companion progression is straight-forward for most of the table.

HD = (AC level +2)x3/4 (round down) or
HD = equivalent of druid BAB for a druid 2 levels higher than the AC

Use the rules for animals in the bestiary.
BAB = 3/4 HD
Fort = 1/2 HD +2
Ref = 1/2 HD +2
Will = 1/3 HD
Skills = HD (unless Int = 10+)
Feats at every odd HD (same as everything with an Int score)
Ability Score Increase at every 4 HD (same as everything)

The rest
Natural Armor Bonus = 2x[1/3 AC level, rounded down]
Bonus Tricks = AC level/3 +1
Str/Dex bonus = AC level/3

All fractions are to be rounded down. All values are exact.