I'm playing a druid for the first time ever and we final earn some money. Where can I find a list of stats and prices for animal barding.
Also if anyone has any suggestions as to other things I should look into for my pet.
It is in core rule book, they give it as a modifier to the price of normal armor.
Barding, Medium Creature and Large Creature: Barding is a type of armor that covers the head, neck, chest, body, and possibly legs of a horse or other mount. Barding made of medium or heavy armor provides better protection than light barding, but at the expense of speed. Barding can be made of any of the armor types found on Table 6–6.
Armor for a horse (a Large nonhumanoid creature) costs four times as much as human armor (a Medium humanoid creature) and also weighs twice as much (see Table 6–8). If the barding is for a pony or other Medium mount, the cost is only double, and the weight is the same as for Medium armor worn by a humanoid. Medium or heavy barding slows a mount that wears it, as shown on the table below.
Flying mounts can’t fly in medium or heavy barding.
Removing and fitting barding takes five times as long as the figures given on Table 6–7. A barded animal cannot be used to carry any load other than a rider and normal saddlebags.
Since most animals do not have armor proficiency, you generally want a type of barding with no ACP. Masterwork Studded Leather to start, upgrading to Mithral Chain Shirt when you can afford it.
The only reason to give an animal armor proficiency is if you plan to go for medium or heavy barding.
So the barding takes the stats of normal human equlivant Armor and i just use that price times whatever chart says?
Also account for increased weight if appropriate. (if larger size)
Ok thanks that helps alot.
I also liked equipping an Amulet of Might Fists. It's expensive, but adds magic to natural attacks.
Animals can wear many of the same types of magical items players can, so long as it is reasonable to be capable of wearing it.
I know it's not Paizo's site, but http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#TOC-Magic-Items-Slots has a section on animals.
You also might want to look into the Animal Archive book from Paizo. They have feats and such for animals. One of them is Narrow Frame, which eliminates the attack and AC penalty for squeezing. Might be helpful as your animal companion grows in size.
I also liked equipping an Amulet of Might Fists. It's expensive, but adds magic to natural attacks.
Animals can wear many of the same types of magical items players can, so long as it is reasonable to be capable of wearing it.
I know it's not Paizo's site, but http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#TOC-Magic-Items-Slots has a section on animals.
If he is wearing an amulet does that stop him from getting à str boost item ie: like belt of str. I thought they wore them as collars.
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You also might want to look into the Animal Archive book from Paizo. They have feats and such for animals. One of them is Narrow Frame, which eliminates the attack and AC penalty for squeezing. Might be helpful as your animal companion grows in size.
I know he didn't say it does, but it's important to note that the Narrow Frame does not negate the movement penalty fore squeezing.
If he is wearing an amulet does that stop him from getting à str boost item ie: like belt of str. I thought they wore them as collars.I also liked equipping an Amulet of Might Fists. It's expensive, but adds magic to natural attacks.
Animals can wear many of the same types of magical items players can, so long as it is reasonable to be capable of wearing it.
I know it's not Paizo's site, but http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#TOC-Magic-Items-Slots has a section on animals.
No, a belt is a belt and a necklace is a necklace. If you're wrapping belts around your AC's neck take it up with your GM.
But can a companion wear a belt? I was under the idea it had to be a collar.
A belt would be the saddle assuming a saddled creature. Although an actual saddle would still be wearable, so long as it wasn't a magic saddle. After all, you could wear multiple belts, but only one magic applies.
Ok and magical enchanments on equipment ok?
But can a companion wear a belt? I was under the idea it had to be a collar.Do you have a citation for that?
I'm under the assumption they can pretty much where anything they have a slot for.
No I just kinda assumed that.
Well, play the belt as the collar, and the amulet as the tag on the collar.
Edymnion is right. Ultimately, it's mostly thematic. My understanding is that the chart as to what can wear what is in the Animal Archive book. But the end-all answer is GM discretion.
Me? I allow virtually anything, so long as you can describe it thematically. I allow rings on dogs if you want to give them ear tags/piercings. My view is that if you're paying for it, you're paying for it. The balance is there via the gp cost.
So the barding takes the stats of normal human equlivant Armor and i just use that price times whatever chart says?
Note- according to the craft skill, when making a masterwork item, the price added on is treated like it was a different item. And the bit on masterwork in the equipment section has similar rules.
As in- studded leather barding is (25x4)=100 for a large quadruped.
Masterwork studded leather barding is (25x4)+150= 250.
Not entirely sure if this holds true for special material items (Which might have their own rules). Still, it is nice for a basic low level set of armor for your animal companions (or yourself, if you like to stay in a particular form)
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Not entirely sure if this holds true for special material items (Which might have their own rules). Still, it is nice for a basic low level set of armor for your animal companions (or yourself, if you like to stay in a particular form)
Most special materials price armor according to class (Light, Medium, Heavy), so the cost for barding would be slightly higher because it's made for a odd shaped creature, like all armor would be, but the cost for say, Mithral, would be the same whether it's for a human or a horse.
Darkleaf Cloth, and Darkwood are the two exceptions I know of that cost according to weight, so a medium animal companion costs the same. A large animal companion costs more. I guess technically Griffon Mane could fall in the same category. There's a set price for light armor, but a by weight cost for everything else. It's a rough spun cloth, and the only cloth armors I know of are light armors, but if there's an exception somewhere, I guess technically it would cost more as well.
What about magic armor or barding? I have a wolly mammoth, and was looking at rhino hide for the extra charge damage.