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Question about Druids and Animal Companions. Sorry for the length.
So for a starting companion of a Large cat, for a druid of 9th level.
Cat, Big
Starting Statistics
Size Medium; Speed 40 ft.; AC +1 natural armor; Attack bite (1d6), 2 claws (1d4); Ability Scores Str 13, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10; Special Attacks rake (1d4); Special Qualities low-light vision, scent.
7th-Level Advancement
Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8), 2 claws (1d6); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex –2, Con +4; Special Attacks grab, pounce, rake (1d6).
So the Ending stats for your animal companion would be the below?
Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8), 2 claws (1d6); Ability Scores Str 21, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10; Special Attacks grab, pounce, rake (1d6).
Special Qualities low-light vision, scent.
Druid Level 9 bonus’s to their animal companion.
HD: 8 BAB: +6 Fort: +6 Ref: +6 Will: +2
Skills: 8
Feats: 4
Natural Armor Bonus: +6
Str & Dex bonus of : +3
Bonus Tricks: 4
Ability modifiers: (2) +1 ability score increases that can be used for any stat.
So the Ending stats for your animal companion would be the below?
Size Large; AC +8 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8), 2 claws (1d6); Ability Scores Str 24, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 3, Wis 15, Cha 10; Special Attacks grab, pounce, rake (1d6).
Special Qualities low-light vision, scent.
Fido the snow panther
N Large Animal
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +8 natural, –1 size)
hp 68 (8d8+32)
Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +13 (1d8+7 plus grab), 2 claws +13 (1d6+7)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks pounce, rake (2 claws +13, 1d6+7)
Feats: 4 feats.. have not dived down into this yet.
Tricks: 4 +???
Also the pet is intelligent enough to follow basic instructions I believe.
Do I have these stats correct? Am I missing anything?
Thank you for the review.. I had completely forgotten about the size adjustment to hit. I have adjusted the AC, the Flatfooted, the natural as well as the Melee bite and Claw.
Fido the snow panther
N Large Animal
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 13, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +9 natural, –1 size)
hp 68 (8d8+32)
Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +12 (1d8+7 plus grab), 2 claws +12 (1d6+7)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks pounce, rake (2 claws +12, 1d6+7)
Feats: 4 feats.. have not dived down into this yet.
Tricks: 4 +???
Also the pet is intelligent enough to follow basic instructions I believe.
Thank you for the review.. I had completely forgotten about the size adjustment to hit. I have adjusted the AC, the Flatfooted, the natural as well as the Melee bite and Claw.
Fido the snow panther
N Large Animal
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 13, flat-footed 18 (+4 Dex, +9 natural, –1 size)
hp 68 (8d8+32)
Fort +10, Ref +10, Will +4
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +12 (1d8+7 plus grab), 2 claws +12 (1d6+7)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks pounce, rake (2 claws +12, 1d6+7)
Feats: 4 feats.. have not dived down into this yet.
Tricks: 4 +???
Also the pet is intelligent enough to follow basic instructions I believe.
No more intelligent than any other animal. You have to use Handle Animal to get them to do what you want. Which is easier for the druid to do with their companion, as they get a +4 bonus on the check.
Looks like he used his ability increases in INT and CON. INT3 should be able to follow commands without being trained from what I read...
Falxu - No you still need Handle Animal, there's a FAQ. My personal take and what I believe the devs are getting at is that even if you raise the INT, it gets the mechanical benefits, but it's still an animal. You can't get the benefit of Awaken animal spell just by add 1 point of INT.
Falxu - No you still need Handle Animal, there's a FAQ.
Link? I don't see such a FAQ.
As far as I understand it, Int 3 isn't what lets an AC understand language - Int 3 is what allows the AC to place skill points anywhere you want, including Linguistics, which training then allows the AC to learn one language (of your choice) that it can then understand.
Because of the Linguistics rank.
Not because of the Int 3.
Falxu - No you still need Handle Animal, there's a FAQ.Link? I don't see such a FAQ.
While I'll admit- for consistency's sake, its placement is wonky, but it is literally the second result when I googled "pathfinder animal companion 3 int". And it comes up very, very quickly in any rules forum you search for on this topic.
Animals remain as animals. So they need handle animal. Knowing language is useful since it lets you give more specific commands ("Go look for Timmy"), but it still needs guidance.
Anyway, handle animal is usually not that huge of a problem. With various bonuses given to you, you might be able to just ignore it completely around level 8 or so.
This is why my T-Rex just uses the heads of BBEG's hollowed out as taxidermied head-puppets and I buy her jackets and hats. I just let her do her thing and we get along -the occasional Handle Animal check is nice, but I treat her better than my party. That INT bump lets her do Perform (Other) as puppeteer, and I use my Perform (Orator) to add narration to her performances. Between her roars, my narration, and two puppets at a time, we can have a pretty good Classical Dialogue to entertain crowds.
Falxu - No you still need Handle Animal, there's a FAQ.Link? I don't see such a FAQ.While I'll admit- for consistency's sake, its placement is wonky, but it is literally the second result when I googled "pathfinder animal companion 3 int". And it comes up very, very quickly in any rules forum you search for on this topic.
Animals remain as animals. So they need handle animal. Knowing language is useful since it lets you give more specific commands ("Go look for Timmy"), but it still needs guidance.
Anyway, handle animal is usually not that huge of a problem. With various bonuses given to you, you might be able to just ignore it completely around level 8 or so.
Apparently my Google doesn't like me as much as yours likes you. :/
Ty for link. :)