Has a big advantage over playing casters in that it comes online immediately rather than slogging through the early game. The build starts with combining Amiri's so-so early game damage with an Animal Companion to really make her shine. # Solo Strider (Scaled Fist 1, Sylvan Sorcerer 19) Race: Human Starter Class: Sylvan Sorcerer Completion Level: 20 Alignment: Any Lawful Ability Scores: STR 7 DEX 18 CON 12 INT 10 WIS 7 CHA 19(24) Recommended Skills: Trickery, Lore (Nature), Persuasion / Use Magic Device Recommended Weapon: Mythslayer (Heavy Crossbow) Recommended. Blur/permanent invi are pretty optional with all the above your pet will have more ac than everything else in game and reflex/fort save through the roof. Second, the two most recommended choices are a smilodon (5 attacks and pounce) or a leopard (3 attacks, trip attempt on a bite, and the highest of any animal companion). Have fun watching them destroy everything. look at the bottom of the owning companion portrait. This ability functions like the druid animal companion ability. It's worth noting that anything that starts small (like velociraptor) will only reach medium. It's less that it makes Valerie good and more that it synergizes with her stats while giving her one of the best class features available. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. Boars are at a light disadvantage because they start DEX 12 INT 2; whereas most pets have at least DEX 13. As far as I know, there's no way to uncap dex with the barding on. Good feats are Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Acomplished Sneak Attack, Metamagic: Empower Spell, Metamagic: Maximize. Pets level slower then the companions in this game. If you can convince the GM to allow hybrid classes, then Hunter would be a good choice. Ah right, Animal Ally, which needs Nature Soul. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. However, despite being the core component of the archetype, you still start with your animal companion 3 levels behind a druid. The animal companions you'll use are all. Even as a druid with bull's strength, enlarge, magic fang etc. Checking how, or if, any of. ago. Light barding gives you a sweet +3 AC, but I have the Animal Companion feat and at level 8 I've just hit the dex cap for that armor. Schutzengel Sep 24, 2018 @ 3:49am. You have to lose individual power to get bard songs. For a support cleric, I recommend an Ecclesitheurge of Erastil with the Animal and Community domains. Barkskin (+1-5ac) druids. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. <insert "Kung-fu Panda" joke here> But you need DEX 13 to take Dodge and INT 3 to take Improved Unarmed Strike. Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. 5 times their Strength score on damage rolls with that weapon. The counter to this is to get some animal companions to make the best use of the songs and really go all in for bard, don't multiclass. You're probably thinking of Barkskin by the way, +2 AC from a creature's natural armor. #2. All the Animal Companions tested got to level 9. Animal companions are extremely good. g. Ranged enemies usually try to snipe the character with the lowest AC. Magical fangs / acid maw / enlarge animals. Boar is a great tank. Join. Omg thank you. I'm considering buying Pathfinder Kingmaker from Steam summer Sale (which hopefully starts today). Tbf the big cats in the TT are by far the best animal companions and wild shapes because of that and pounce/rend. I made an entire party of Half-Orcs, each with some form of animal companion. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. The only negative is his pet choice, but Okbo (the dog) is still quite good at off-tanking when buffed. That is, IF you go pure druid. 83K Members. ago. Edit: they also all have a +4 to Con from an unnamed source, and the Elk and Wolf have +8 to Str from an unnamed source, whereas the Leopard has +4 to Str from an unnamed source. . If you're playing a small race (halfing, gnome) then you can pick any of the companions that start at size medium and ride them from the start. The world of Pathfinder comes to 5E for the first time! From feral beasts to supernatural sprits from the realm of fey, the Kingmaker Adventure Path forces heroes to test their might against hundreds of foes—be they bandit lords, evil kings, or demigods. Pure druid it's fine as long as you pay the. Pathfinders, one of the artists who worked with us on Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Sasha Forman, is fighting cancer now, and her insurance doesn’t cover the expensive medicine she needs. Learn how to choose and train your animal companion in Pathfinder Kingmaker, a roleplaying game based on the Pathfinder. I remember that most people favored either Leopard for trip/AC or Smilodon for dmg back then, but i don't know what changed in the game since then. A Character with effective druid level of 11 will have an animal companion of Hitdie 9 (level 9) You can use this spreadsheet to see what their stats are based on your character level. I've seen guides say the spell animal growth increases animal companion size but that doesnt seem to work. The biggest downside is logistics, namely a lot of maps aren't designed for a party of 12 so things can get VERY crowded very quickly. The normal ranger is the one with the animal companion, which is a huge benefit in combat, especially if you choose one of the ones that Trips. Animal Companion (Ex): This opens up the full animal companion list for rangers, which is nice since they get a fairly limited list by default. I tried 'Inspiring recovery' but my ranger does not want to cast it on its companion. Skald especially would buff your pet by giving it beast totem/guarded stance AC if needed. Pathfinder: Kingmaker > General Discussions > Topic Details. knife Master 3 - Weapon focus - kukri, finesse training -kukri. Although her signature weapon is a bastard sword, she will outgrow it quickly and there really aren’t very many good bastard swords in the early to mid-game. splashing is the same as dipping. It now has -31/31 hitpoints and lies dead. Sep 30, 2018 @ 9:52pm Some Animal companions aren't showing up I gave every member of my party (of 4) a leopard, but there are only 2 showing up. This only gets better when it gets its. An animal companion receives noPathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. The percentage values were estimated from the [mm] values but should almost exactly match the actual footprint. This arbitrary nerf hits such a build hard, and. A post on Reddit that analyzes the statistical power of different animal companions in Pathfinder Kingmaker based on speed, AC, damage, HP and BAB. There are 11 companions to recruit in Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and two extra if you have The Wildcards DLC installed. a 12 druid/1 fighter without boon companion has a level 12 animal companion. Weapon Finesse, Fury's Fall, Weapon Focus (Bite), Outflank, Dazzling Display, Shatter Defenses, Piranha Strike, Dodge, Tandem Trip (if there is another trip user in the party), Shake it off. You're absolutely right. 430. Nok-Nok: His stat are quite insane and he is strong. On cohhcarnage’s twitch channel he has a spreadsheet with builds. Get natural spell asap, boon companion if you picked animal domain. Now, this assumes you have remained in a pet-granting class. I also pictured paladin as the best class for a Baron, havent' been disappointed yet. Yes, it's the same as the Druid options but your Ranger level is treated as Druid-3 for animal companion progression (though this is easily rectified with a feat). Well if the Mad dog class works as it should, they all trip enemies up. However, if the druid constantly places the. 5. Pathfinder: Kingmaker > Bug Reports > Topic Details. If you want a melee-effective druid with a max level animal companion then you would commonly take 5 mad dog levels, 3 or 6 sacred huntsman levels, 1-2 monk levels, and then druid the rest of the way. That is normal. Skalds, Brown Fur Transmuters, Vivisectionists, Sword Saints, all don't get mounts. Maybe not, but to me losing out on 6 levels of your animal companion is too many. Note Medium Size on the 2 above is great for mapping mounted charge paths. Replaced Power(s): Speak with animals. Their stats at level 20 can be found here. A +3 weapon will act as cold iron/silver. Hunters are a hybrid of Druid and Ranger. 1. A post on Reddit that analyzes the statistical power of different animal companions in Pathfinder Kingmaker based on speed, AC, damage, HP and BAB. 2nd Choose archery path Precise Shot. I definitely know I want to play an animal companion-based class; originally I was thinking Druid, but after doing some reading I'm thinking Hunter makes more sense, as I like the idea of. I think Aivu might be my best companion. You need to take the feat boon companion otherwise your animal companion will lag behind other options. Cleric. Mad dog 1 (from this point forward ride your leopard to glory) Knife Master 1 - Boon Companion. . as the Pathfinder/Owlcat animal companions) Pillars 1+2: Useful. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. 1. It gets an animal companion at level 4 or as well as spells (Up to 4th level). So at the very least, I can confirm that map skill checks can be done by animal companions. From Canada. The animal companions you'll use are all. #2. With the exception of the Old Sycamore, which has a lot of cheap-armor-wearing kobolds and mites, there isn't a map you can't just loot in one pass if you have two animal companions on the team. Mad dog 1 (from this point forward ride your leopard to glory) Knife Master 1 - Boon Companion. In practice speed difference is negligible because 1) You can charge, and 2)after the first turn, fights end up in a cluster fuck. I wouldn't bother giving her an animal companion. AC +6, Str/dex +3, and x2 ability score increase from being an animal companion. 4. The Pathfinder: Kingmaker guide includes a full walkthrough of the game’s main campaign, including various side quests, companion quests and strategies. A few questions:Originally posted by cabinboy69: the smilodon is always good but leopard is good too. 7) Animal Companions. Difference is that wolf has 50, dog 40,and lizard 30 speed. Mad Dog 2 - Pack tactics (outflank now gives +6 to attack/trip attempts for you and your pet, lol) Gendarme - Cockatrice banner improved two weapon. Edstyles Oct 7, 2018 @ 2:07pm. Queen Abgail. They're basically the only two pets for meta-play. I guess its worth it into the mid game too, for the lesser undead summons surviving an AOE hit. Show more. A leopard animal companion in Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous. . For companion, I recommend Seelah with Horse at lvl 5, Daeran with Second mystery Mythic > animal and then picking animal companion as revelation and Sosiel with. Cleric. This isn't necessarily a very fun answer, but the way Pathfinder is, I could make a compelling argument that the top three classes are: Cleric. Probably light or medium. SageTegan • Mystic Theurge • 1 yr. Martialis Jun 10, 2020 @ 3:34pm. Jun 15, 2020 @ 8:10am. Cavalier is pretty big on mounted. Pathfinder: Kingmaker > General Discussions > Topic Details. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. I guess you could argue for plants as well, but there are just not enough of them in D&D to justify it. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the ranger on his adventures as appropriate for its kind. Add a Comment. Do note that classes that offer pet levels stack. - medium spellcasting class, +15/+10/+5 attack bonus. The leopard will never be the best damage dealing pet, it his, however, one of the best AC tanks in the game and perfectly capable of tanking on core. The lawful good thing hasn't been an issue at all so far. The leopard has been one of the best animal companions since the release of Pathfinder: Kingmaker and it's not hard to see why. Bear is good with the Thundering Claw of the Bear God scimitar that adds 1d10 damage to each animal companion attack. Any check that can be performed by a regular Companion can also be. KingmakerAI - experimental mod that aims to enhance enemy ai and provides auto-buff options for player characters. The leopard is known for his tankiness, yes. 2 extra STR is also negligible, especially if you make. If you buff him, too, he doesn't really fall that behind. Renwald99 •. While it might look like the single attackers are getting more pay-off by the end, they won't actually hit 3 attacks until they're level 15 which means you need to be at least 17. As for companion power, it depends on what you want. ZeroStarkiller Sep 29, 2018 @ 10:24pm. 83K Members. 4k is the patch listed). Still, there's just something retarded about sending your animal companion in like Jon Snow sending his direwolf in at the head of the army against the white walkers. The dog doesn't have to burn an action tripping. No buffs, and the first few levels will not advance your existing pet and will need boon companion to fix. Leopard and Velociraptor are Dex builds with pounce and weapon finesse. Showing 1 - 2 of 2 comments. Smilodon is the classic overly strong animal companion, particularly if you play in turn-based. Add Print Edition $49. Just trying to understand why people seem to say that animal companions suck at high levels. Join. I had a "death's door" message once about my animal companion. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. They biggest issue is that the main animal companion buff is str based and you have to take the size change to medium which is +str -dex. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. So even a fighter can get animal companions. Beast Tamer and Monster Tactician are probably the best. 7. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. I'm talking of course about its distinct lack of a mount. Unless I went Order of the Paw (or whatever the subtype cavalier for Halflings is). I think it is pet gets 3 levels for every 4 levels thier master gains. Aspect of the bear+aspect of the wolf give you a free trip attempt with increased combat manoeuvers. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Dog/wolf are the best trippers. Since you tagged this Kingmaker, I'll ignore all the WotR-only features like mounted combat and presume you're playing without mods (which means no equipping items etc. I think missing 1 level on it is fine, 2-3 is ok, but anything more and you're gimping your animal companion a little too much for my taste. We go Beast Rider so the pet isn't locked into being a Horse. Melanholic7. Rank 6-10: You can pick whatever you want here. i didn't play the game since late 2018 and wanted to give it another shot using a pet class. LucywiththeDiamonds • 5 yr. Thanks for this clear & concise answer. A ranger's animal companion shares his favored enemy and favored terrain. But 5 buffed attack is hard to pass up. Azata mythic path gives you a dragon as an additional animal companion. Call of the Wild Companion Builds. A +4 weapon will act as adamantine. Wilson is monstrous. Hunter: Base Class [ Full BAB 3/4 BAB, half caster] Inquisitor: Sacred Huntsmaster & Animal Domain [3/4 BAB, Half Caster, Skill monkey] Kineticist: No. If you really want to make your animal companion higher level there is a setting in toybox under party->pets->allow levels past 20, but it really isn't needed. Furthermore, it’s buffed by the hunters 2 animal foci with +4 con from Bear and +4 Str. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Camellia is your next best choice as a companion already set up to be a tank, but Woljif and Regill can also make great tanks if built correctly. Animal companions with multiple starting attacks, like the Bear's two claws, or the Smilodon's 5 attacks do not get more attacks as their Base Attack rises. you can have some powerful attacks. For the companions from the sequel, see Companions (WotR). ) Only avaliable if you go from Azata to Devil. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. Trappist Feb 28, 2021 @ 1:00pm. 3. The pet is very useful as it’s pretty tanky and does good damage AND trips. Soon you can afford masterwork studded leather barding (200g) for another +1 AC. Again to clarify this will effect deathtouched animal companions. has a level 13 animal companion. Dipped into the inquisitor archetype with an animal companion to share teamwork feats with my bear. Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8), 2 claws (2d4), or spikes (ranged 1d6, 24 per 24 hours); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex -2, Con +4. The best way to increase survivability with a two-handed squishy character is by using 'H' hold to slow her down and/or a reach weapon and/or enlarge person spell so that she can attack from behind the tank. Cleric: Animal Domain [Full Divine Caster] Druid: Base Class [Full Divine Caster] Fighter: No. If there was an easy way within the bounds of the game, like a feat, a whole lot of builds would recommend it. Level 11 character, boon companion, 8 levels of animal companion class. In parallel with a more "serious" play through I started another game on the side with the goal of having an army of animal companions tanking for a more range based party. PK:EE (2. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. Uhh no, you're talking about two separate things: the Boon Companion feat makes up for the -3 level penalty which rangers and Animal-domain casters take to their pets, as well as any non-pet levels you take on a pet class; e. : ( I'm going to build a Wizard Legend. You won't want to take too many levels in anything that doesn't level up your animal companion, which can be limiting. Ranger is a great class to learn. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. [TBH some of the smaller maps feel like they weren't designed for a party of 6. Lots of forest, swamp, and badlands. An animal companion receives no Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. IE Mad Dog 5 + Druid 5 will give you a pet equivalent to a single class level 10 Pet Class. Main Character Octavia is awesome, she's set to go into the arcane trickster and she's amazing as one, generally in terms of build, one of the best companions of the bunch. Summary. For example: Sorcerer->Arcane Rider->Sorcerer. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. But leopard gets it on basic skills, smilodon gets pounce (full attack on charges). Gemeciusz. 83K Members. Leishon. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. 430. With the exception of the Old Sycamore, which has a lot of cheap-armor-wearing kobolds and mites, there isn't a map you can't just loot in one pass if you have two animal companions on the team. Feats: 1st Two weapon fighting, Weapon Focus (Kukri). Lann and wenduag can be built as dex tanks if you just jump off their base classes since you get both. Focused on buffing and wild-shape. I completely forgot about spells. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. A Monster Tactician gets boosted summons and can still take animal domain for a pet. 0. Paladin and barbarian would be good too since they want to do a bunch of damage. Druid main character with a mastodon as animal companion and Linzi immediately multiclassed to sylvan sorcerer with an elk as animal companion are the only two obligatory elements in every party I try. High AC (particularly with a monk splash and/or DEX-based), high burst DPS via Spellstrike, good mix of arcane buffs. Classes like casters and Alchemists do not use weapons so using it on them is useless too. Awkward attempts at witty titles aside, there seems to be something wrong with the Nomad archetype. The domain however gives you a domain spell slot so you can cast an extra spell per level, but only the domain spell. It's unfortunate because I intentionally avoided all spoilers and beta gameplay in hopes that the companions and their stories would shine like they did in Kingmaker, and I'm just. A certain late game Fey has AC in the 60s. Add PDF $29. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. . Animal companions contribute to the party carrying weight so the Smilodon is also better at that. Also the as a Plumekith she will have Invisibility to cast on the Leopard sending it scouting around. Hey peeps! Thanks to SlyxDog for this awesome suggestion (you guys should check him out on Twitch btw) I was so stoked to do this. So a ranger with a Bear, best case scenario, can get this: Hunt Prey, Command to Support, Twin Strike. You should see a health bar you can click on to expand out the companion (of course NOT in overland travel mode). Hello, Pathfinders! We are delighted to announce that the Assassin class has been redesigned and upgraded in update 2. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. It's not as tanky as the boar, but it's actually one of the tankier animal. The build depends if you want to maximize damage or if your sorcerer should primarily use buffs, summons and crowd control spells. Animal companion hit dice don’t scale the same way as PC hit dice do and if you can’t min-max their feats and give them magic items the damage sorely drops off. An animal companion's class skills are: Athletics, Mobility, Stealth, and Perception. Even with boon companion it wouldn't be max lvl, technically I can skip it on ranger, but it leaves me with craphorse from sohei anyway. #7. She uses smilodon shape. NagiandKato. I'm currently playing as wizard-based elven arcane trickster, a great choice generally. A large, powerful omnivore, the grizzly bear inhabits many of the world's forested hills. Nope. Going to make sure everyone takes 3 levels of Divine Huntmaster so they can get teamwork feats for the companions. You can go with either 17 strength or 19 dexterity as your main stat, and lower numbers for other stats. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Tolerable support spell. Animal Companions. Either is better than mage armor and most pets max out around +4 or +5 Dex bonus. Some inquisitors create a strong bond with an animal companion, and they hunt and punish threats to the faith as an awe-inspiring duo. Hex: Onii-Chan Sep 30, 2018 @ 4:51am. She can heal better than anyone but Daeron. Before it happened, I had cast 'death ward', which is still active. The Kingmaker companions and stories had me much more interested and invested in my companions as characters, and I'm considering going 100% companionless in Wrath. The most fitting for each mythical path to me is: For Azata: Ranger for Martial. one of the trip pets is pretty good too but cant remember which one it is, dog or wolf. Some are useless to you. If you use the table top tweaks mod, you can spend 3 feats to get a pet. Leopard is the most tanky early game (also limited to small races or Reduce Person buffed characters - therefore mostly suitable for Dex focused riders). This leads to some rather unintuitive side-effects: to use your example, a level 2 character with 1 Mad Dog/1 Ranger actually would have a level 2 pet, because 1 level in a pet class actually gives your pet 2 HD according to the 'Druid. Generaly the best. Ah okay, that makes sense. Like say in the early game, a group might be more 75% "defense" 25% "offense", then slowly more 50/50 in the mid game and maybe more like 25/75 in the late game. Nature’s soul, animal ally, and boon companion I think. you cut it short of using cheats, this game favors STR builds. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. If you want dexterity you want three levels of rogue to get finesse training for it. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Her lawful-to-a-fault personality may grate, but Valerie’s the single best damage-sponge of Pathfinder: Kingmaker’s companions. Smilodon deals the most damage early. Thanks, sorry for being thick but does that mean choosing animal domain is actually a bad choice for a pure druid? #2. Do you want to know anything specific ? Are there. You might as well go for the Arcane Trickster prestige class instead. 0. Other suggested mods: Turn-Based mod. Bear is a creature in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. After that ranger all the way taking an animal companion (leopard or dog) and boon companion. Beast tamer gets free summoning feats and a special song to buff summons. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. 5 x STR with no -5 penalty. First off, animal companions can take advantage of Crane feat chain's bonuses to AC from Defensive Fighting. How do I see my Animal Companions Health without scrolling past to the right in the companion tabs? That is annoying to do in the middle of the…. If you are looking for a tanky animal companion, you really should strongly consider the mastodon. 99. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Naming Animal Companions? (2 posts) (2 posts) (2 posts) Redeem codeThe Pathfinder: Kingmaker guide includes a full walkthrough of the game’s main campaign, including various side quests, companion quests and strategies. Demonslayer, for sure. 2) WTF is with the idle animation spam loop for animal companions (sometimes indefiniate). On unfair, animal companion mounts is basically the only way for 97% of builds to have competitive AC. In all seriousness PnP Pathfinder 1E Animals are "close to IRL", What would you rather fight to the death: a Giant, 6ft poisonous, Centipede (and thats your "best" option to win the fight lol) a Monitor "Komodo Dragon" Lizard, with a sweeping tail, also poisonous. ago I second this. Pro: - Knockdown (Trip) of foes, mainly with low Fortitude (casters, very noticeable) - Animal Companions natural attacks are treated as light weapons and use DEX for attack. These include: Cavalier - Horse only; archetypes for dog/wolf (Cavalier of the Paw) and any (Beast Rider) Hunter - any Arcane Rider Magus - any (?), special ability only applies to. This can still be covered with boon companion so your pet isn't underleveled. I guess I'll. You can in fact equip medium and heavy armor and barding as well, if your animal companion takes the appropriate feats. Monster Tac gets a domain so can take animal domain and get a pet on top of his summons and gives his summons teamwork feats. I recommend the Smilodon or Wolf companion by the by simply because it works great with the Beast Totem Powers as a theme. Ekundayo: Either (1) Primal Companion Hunter or (2) Divine Hunter Paladin. Sensei isnt one of the Strongest Monk Options. A druid’s animal companion is a lot stronger so they can deal with being a front line combatant better. Just take a rest. I just started a game with Call of the Wild and the Respec mod, and am wondering what builds work well for the other companions with the freedom to re-design their build paths from scratch. Product Line Adventure Paths. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Arsinoe (or that other abadar worshipping merchant) has a ring called "Red Salamander") which allows him to add some sweet evocation spells to his list. 1. If you really want to make your animal companion higher level there is a setting in toybox under party->pets->allow levels past 20, but it really isn't needed. 99. Multiclassing NPC Companions. I hit level 4 and picked a companion and he never showed up, not can I find some sort of ability anywhere to summon it. I'm guessing that's as intended because of their natural size increase. I think the best class choices for animal companions builds are: Sacred Huntsman (Inquisitor): - AnC gets favoured enemy bonuses + teamwork feats. Most complete martial class with the highest attack bonuses, great feat progression, great skills, can simultaneously tank (thanks to animal companion), plus self-buffing. Druids by default scale their pets off of their own level. Pick cleric with animal + whatever domain, pick companion boon. Just bite em and boom tripped. Sacred Huntermaster potentially unlocks another domain/deity to use, but since as an inquisitor you don't get spells from domains, animal domain is the best anyway. The Area value represents the area that the footprint causes to obstruct. Carefully planning your companions' level progress to turn them into powerful allies in your adventure. A rare exception is the triceratops statue, which allows anyone to have an animal companion, that is leveled up with the -4 penalty as per usual for most classes who aren't primarily an animal companion class (paladin, ranger, cleric etc) Thanks for the info anyway mate.