Where do some of the animal companion entries come from?

[burkoJames]

According to the Archives of Nythys and Hero Lab , a giant weasel is small from the first for levels before becoming the proper medium size. However, I own the Beastiary 4 and cant find the animal companion entry that lists the changes both the archives of nethys and hero lab have. Where does this come from?

Secondly, does this mean i cant ride my Cavalier mount until 4th level because my gnome cavalier's mount is small for the first few levels?

[dragonhunterq]

Giant Weasel: page 311 in my copy of bestiary 4, bottom of the first column to top of 2nd column.

With a standard Cavalier you can only choose a companion that is not a Pony or a Dog with your gm's express ok and it has to be suitable as a mount. A small companion doesn't fit the criteria unless you have animal archives and give it the undersized mount feat and your gm ok's it.

[burkoJames]

I have a PFS boon which expressly grants me the use of the Giant Weasel as a mount. The boon makes less and less sense given the inability to use it with more and more of the listed animals. (always sized wrong, at least to start).

[Nefreet]

You'll just be unable to ride it until it "grows up".

I think John Compton (the author of the boon) stated elsewhere that future versions of the boon would be changed or reworded to cause less confusion.

[JimmySC]

It simply means your cavalier would have to ride a pony or dog until level 4. There is a similar boon for an animal companion that's a reward for a Season 3 scenario for an animal that starts out Medium and grows Large at 4th level; I could not use that animal companion until level 4 as a Medium sized Cavalier.

[Nefreet]

I found John Compton's comment HERE.