I planned on dipping 2 levels into hunters and then straight ranger, and noticed they don't stack or work in tandem.
The way I was seeing and interpreting it is as though I would have 2 animal focuses going on me from 2 sources and 1 on my companion from Hunter then at 7th level ranger another for my companion.
Am I wrong? How would you deal with it?
Hunters Animal Focus (sorry phone was struggling to highlight it, so here is a link)
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/Hunter/#TOC-Animal-Focus-Su-
Wild Hunter Rangers Animal Focus
Animal Focus (Su)
At 1st level, as a swift action a wild hunter can take on the aspect of an animal, gaining a bonus or special ability based on the type of animal emulated. This functions as the hunter’s animal focus class feature, though this only applies to the wild hunter and not an animal companion (see shared focus, below). The wild hunter can use this ability for 1 minute per day per ranger level. This duration does not need to be consecutive, but it must be spent in 1-minute increments. He can only emulate one animal at a time.
This ability replaces all instances of the favored enemy class ability.
Shared Focus (Su)
At 7th level, a wild hunter can share his current animal focus with one creature appropriate to his hunter’s bond. If the wild hunter’s bond is with an animal companion, the companion automatically gains the benefits of the wild hunter’s current animal focus. If the wild hunter’s bond is with his companions, as a swift action he can select one bonded ally to gain the benefits of the hunter’s current animal focus; this lasts until the hunter’s bond ends, the animal focus ends for the wild hunter, or the wild hunter selects a different companion.
This ability replaces woodland stride and swift tracker.
Yup, if they don't say to stack the levels then they are two separate abilities.
Yup, if they don't say to stack the levels then they are two separate abilities.
Yea I wonder if it was intended or just overlooked. Hopefully if over looked we can an errata on it.
It's likely intentionally, MOST abilities don't have that wording, Channel being the prime example for this where things don't stack even though all of them are channeling like a cleric.