Multiple Animal Companions?

[Mark Montgomery 980]

If I say take a level of Cavalier.

Then three levels of wizard.

Take Eldritch Heritage - Sylvan.

Does that mean I have both the Cavaliers mount and the sylvan animal companion?

If yes, awesome.

If no, why?

[Nefreet]

No, because "Sylvan" is not a valid choice for Eldritch Heritage.

[Mark Montgomery 980]

Wow thats kinda lame.

Is there a way to get two animal companions? As say a wizard?

[Dusan Frolkovic]

There is a archetype for the ranger called Beastmaster (from the APG), that can have multiple smaller animal companions.

[GinoA]

The final answer is "Ask your GM". The most common approach (and how PFS does it) seems to be that you need to have a companion that is legal for both classes and the two classes stack for calculating your effective Druid level.

[Mark Montgomery 980]

So my DM doesnt see anythign wrong with me taking:

Eldritch Heritage - Sylvan

So if I then make my character thus:

1st level Cavalier
3 Levels Wizard

(Going towards Eldritch Knight)

I then would have a Animal Companion from Sylven Heritage and another animal companion from Cavalier?

Could I take Boon Companion TWICE to make them both my level?

Thanks in advance

[Bandw2]

you've already moved into house rule territory, ask your GM.

[Mark Montgomery 980]

Bandw2 wrote:

you've already moved into house rule territory, ask your GM.

I understand that.

Boon Companion does say you can take it multiple times for more then one animal companion or familiar.

My question is, with the ruling as it is written how do I get multiple animal companions if there all "As per Druid" rules?

[alexd1976]

Talk to your GM about using Leadership, he might allow that.

Multiple animal companions, as a wizard, at your level... not happening.

Boon Companion will bump them up to four levels, but they won't keep up once you gain higher levels.

[James Risner]

Mark Montgomery 980 wrote:

Could I take Boon Companion TWICE to make them both my level?

Not unless the feat says you can take it multiple times and what if any restrictions are on it when taken multiple times.

[alexd1976]

James Risner wrote:

Mark Montgomery 980 wrote:

Could I take Boon Companion TWICE to make them both my level?

Not unless the feat says you can take it multiple times and what if any restrictions are on it when taken multiple times.

It allows for it. You can take it more than once. Can't apply twice to one animal though.

[James Risner]

alexd1976 wrote:

It allows for it. You can take it more than once. Can't apply twice to one animal though.

Awesome.

Mostly I was pointing out that you can't take a feat unless the feat itself sets out rules on how it can be taken.

This feat says only on different animals, for example.

[Nefreet]

Given your houserules, you'd have two options that would remain within the spirit of the rules:

You could combine the levels of both Animal Companions, assuming they're on the same list (see the FAQs on combining Animal Companions from multiple classes). Horse and Camel, for example. You'd have one level from Cavalier and (character level minus 2) for Eldritch Heritage, making your total Animal Companion (character level minus 1).

If you instead wanted two companions, you could then take Boon Companion twice. This would mean, up until level 5, you'd have two Animal Companions that were each level 5. After that, your Cavalier Animal Companion gets left behind, permanently stuck at 5th, while your other would advance at your full character level.

Not a bad idea if you wanted a tougher than average Horse, for example, and an attack animal. But generally you'd be better off sticking with one fully advanced Companion.