Ranger Companions

[RGillespie94]

Hello, one of my players announced over our chat that he's intending to give his Ranger, of the Beast Master archetype, a Tyrannosaurus companion. I'm not 100% on what he needs to do to get to that point, and would appreciate someone walking me through the process his character would have to take.

[CBDunkerson]

He doesn't need to do anything special. He gets the Tyrannosaurus companion just like any other critter he might choose.

However, note that the stats for a tyrannosaurus companion are much weaker than those for a standard tyrannosaurus. Basically, he's getting a juvenile / mini dinosaur which is roughly equal in power to a bear or other more 'standard' animal companion.

[666bender]

well.... dino's in cites should be played with care by Dm's .
i for one, would NEVER allow a trex not in a cage into a city.
in our games, the strongest AC are horses, dogs wolves and small cats, bears and boars. (dog+horse the most) .
all the rest? good luck playing in a real world. the ranger need to invest a lot in skills, carry companion spells and more to allow such a oddity to exist.

[Rysky]

Getting the least hassle from some guards doesn't really make something the "strongest".

[Fuzzy-Wuzzy]

Ranger companions function like druid companions, and

Druid wrote:

If a druid releases her companion from service, she may gain a new one by performing a ceremony requiring 24 uninterrupted hours of prayer in the environment where the new companion typically lives. This ceremony can also replace an animal companion that has perished.

I would assume it is also the right thing for a beast master wishing to add to his collection.

So, he may need to go to dino territory, though he doesn't need to go out and find one as it will come to him. At your discretion he might be able to find one in a zoo or something and take it as his companion (should still require the 24 hrs of prayer to form the bond) after buying/stealing it from the owner.