Multiclassing NPC Companions. That is, IF you go pure druid. A main tank melee MC actually could work well since you don't get Kingmaker Valerie type companion that is solely built for tank from the very start, meaning you could be the main tank and spec other melee companions for support and/or dps. 3. this group is kinda for the lul, but they are pretty powerfully cutting through everything I come across. 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. Boon companion gives you up to 4 levels, beyond that they will stop leveling if you take classes without animal companion progression. If you're playing on normal, erastil animal/community is best. Various classes and archetypes are able to acquire an animal companion, an additional companion who will increase in power as the character takes additional levels in classes that have access to animal companions. Anyone else prefer pathfinder kingmaker atmosphere/charm more than WotR ?Two things, the charisma and the revelations. The dog doesn't have to burn an action tripping. you cut it short of using cheats, this game favors STR builds. 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. Horses are lame. If you are looking for a tanky animal companion, you really should strongly consider the mastodon. There is a ring (the the character wears not the companion that enhances animal companions by +2 Strength and +2 Dexterity in the game which I have. Do many people add an additional class to the companions or basically just allow them to completely level up in their default class? I was thinking of giving Ekundayo a second class, but I'm just not sure, with a max level. Literally every single guide, build post etc I've seen recommends Erastil as your animal domain deity choice over Gozreh. Companion Builds for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous features the suggested builds for all possible companions in Pathfinder: WoTR. Not maxed animal companion - makes any sense? As title says. You need to take the feat boon companion otherwise your animal companion will lag behind other options. Lacking Shield spell, so should be a 2-hander guy to sit as far from danger as possible. Animal companions don't count against your party size limit so six PCs + six pets is certainly doable. 5 times their Strength score on damage rolls with that weapon. Valerie - full Feyspeaker, with leopard companion, all stats in CHA. Showing 1 - 2 of 2 comments. Companion leveling guides. Sure horsie has HP, you can move fast (but mobility doesn't play much in this game) and get a full attack, but there are better animal companions for that than what a paladin provides, and mounted really works best for a mobility focused build - like a mounted archer or mobility build, none of which really work in a crpg like this particularly. Finarfin Nov 14, 2021 @ 7:01am. For the two I mentioned the AC is the main feature and rather strong. Love Wilson, though. Seems like it would be the best option for me to download respec mod, based on comments. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. NamelessOne Feb 28, 2021 @ 1:05pm. Though, won't that give you a level 5 boar at best? I'd swear there was another feat you could take that gives you a companion at -3 class level if you have enough nature ranks. You have to lose individual power to get bard songs. Druids in general can either go blasty or go fighty. Carefully planning your companions' level progress to turn them into powerful allies in your adventure. Other suggested mods: Turn-Based mod. Pathfinder Kingmaker Companion Guide is also available as: A 128-page PDF (includes single-file and file-per-chapter versions) The Kingmaker Companion Guide is sanctioned for use in Pathfinder Society Organized Play. Martialis Jun 10, 2020 @ 3:34pm. It gets an animal companion at level 4 or as well as spells (Up to 4th level). Demonslayer, for sure. I suggest have at least 2 characters with animal companion to protect your frontline damage dealers. as the Pathfinder/Owlcat animal companions) Pillars 1+2: Useful. Because a 1 level dip would only give you a level 1 pet. Knife Master 2 - Two Weapon fighting. I guess I'll. The rules for running this Adventure and Chronicle sheet are available as a free download (2. This arbitrary nerf hits such a build hard, and. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. All the Animal Companions tested got to level 9. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. The Boar Shaman is perhaps the worst of the animal shaman archetypes. 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. Make sure you're on Features. A bard is great since you don't get any bard companion. In this sense Horses and Wolves are probably the most suitable companions for a party which has a decent melee line already. Races Unleashed - more player races. Animal domain gives a pet at class level 4 with a -3 level penalty, so you need to take Boon Companion to scale it up to its full potential. There aren't any options in Kingmaker that dish out top-tier melee DPS while also giving you an animal companion, but I'd argue your best bet for overall party utility would be a melee sylvan. Having an animal companion with a reasonably high Strength gives the team a lot of additional weight carrying capacity. My third cleric. 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. Right from the start of level 1 it will have 19 AC (10 + 5 dex + 1 natural armor + 1 small size + 2 armor bonus leather barding). I have not played on Unfair, however I do know that pathing/space becomes an issue running 3 animal companions. Greybor and Sosiel can be but not as good. Animal companion never advances when you level up in classes that don't grant one. Also the as a Plumekith she will have Invisibility to cast on the Leopard sending it scouting around. Class skills and skill ranks are not affected by archetypes. I created an earlier party build for Pathfinder: Kingmaker centered around an evil party, but after messing around I realized that this build works best with some tweaks that are only possible with a good alignment! It's a powerful build that combines use of Animal Companions and Teamwork feats. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. Before it happened, I had cast 'death ward', which is still active. Cavalier is pretty big on mounted. Mystic Theurge- Trying to combine two different spellcasting classes is really really hard. Companion leveling guides. Archetype: I'd go with Vanilla barbarian. So no matter what you're after, you're covered. It also requires a necklace slot for the dex to damage. 3) Shared spells would be nice, but I can live without them. has a level 13 animal companion. The animal companion does in fact do fine without it, and casters are feat-heavy classes with limited feats 6 YogoshKeks • 2 yr. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. Animal Companion: Animal companions in Kingmaker tend to be significantly better than a domain. It also requires a necklace slot for the dex to damage. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. The best case scenario is if the Hunted Prey/target is already flanked by both the ranger and the animal companion. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. After you finish Pathfinder: Kingmaker -- Pathfinder: Wrath of Righteousness which is the second in the series has Cavalier with Beast Rider subtype. A class that provides an ANIMAL COMPANION will level up that ANIMAL COMPANION when you put levels in that class (Druid, Ranger, Sacred Huntmaster Inquisitor, Sylvan Sorcerer, maybe some others I don't know about). 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. And frankly, it feels like animal companions are relatively more powerful in Kingmaker than they are. Nope. You can in fact equip medium and heavy armor and barding as well, if your animal companion takes the appropriate feats. Welcome to our Pathfinder: Kingmaker walkthrough guide. Originally posted by Flip:If you start as a class without animal companion, at level 2 multiclass to a class with animal companion, at level 3 get back to your original class somehow your animal is also levels up. Just trying to understand why people seem to say that animal companions suck at high levels. 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 highest CHA animal in kingmaker is the smilodon with 10, the second highest is mastodon with 7 I think. 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. A Monster Tactician gets boosted summons and can still take animal domain for a pet. ago. ago. OP only took one level of cavalier. This ability functions like the druid animal companion ability. who is a Barbarian that gains a Animal Companion who they work in tandem with. No "bard" or support/buff class is going to be one of the strongest options. Smilodon is the classic overly strong animal companion, particularly if you play in turn-based. 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 best case scenario is if the Hunted Prey/target is already flanked by both the ranger and the animal companion. Yes, taking the animal domain requires the feat boon companion, but beyond that its basically a free spell slot per level. You may need to use Magic Fang/Greater Magic Fang. Jun 15, 2020 @ 8:10am. Sensei isnt one of the Strongest Monk Options. splashing is the same as dipping. 83K Members. You won't want to take too many levels in anything that doesn't level up your animal companion, which can be limiting. Dog/Wolf has trip which can be useful. #1. brassi77: I'm on my third try of this game. Your gave a cleric and a dps/tank that is stronger than most npc you get. Skald especially would buff your pet by giving it beast totem/guarded stance AC if needed. If you buff him, too, he doesn't really fall that behind. steampowered. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. Awkward attempts at witty titles aside, there seems to be something wrong with the Nomad archetype. Lacking Shield spell, so should be a 2-hander guy to sit as far from danger as possible. Cleric. T. Inside the guide: Walkthough for the main campaign; Coverage of various locations, side quests and companion quests; Companion information; Racial information; Advanced. 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. a Huge Wolf (Think "Game of Thrones" Dire Wolf) inching to tackle you. I see: Extra Evolution (Feat with prerequisites: Eidolon class feature) Evolution Surge, Lesser (a spell targeting "Your Eidolon")Tbh though, you may have a tough time with this build on core difficulty. Smilodons do deal the best damage. Kinda sad now my first successful play through is over. Unless I went Order of the Paw (or whatever the subtype cavalier for Halflings is). 1K. 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. 75x the character's level)+1, capped to the character's level. I tried 'Inspiring recovery' but my ranger does not want to cast it on its companion. The most fitting for each mythical path to me is: For Azata: Ranger for Martial. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Rank 5: Mythical Beast --- This makes your animal companion more powerful. Feats: 1st Two weapon fighting, Weapon Focus (Kukri). Per page: 15 30 50. The first page below is for custom main characters, the second for mercenaries (hired adventurers), and the third and beyond, companions. Shoot and touch as well as heavy cc. 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. The Rhino is a really nice mount if you want to get into melee. I personally skip abundant spells, and go for defensive abilities like Rupture Restraints and Mythic Resolve. Wilson is monstrous. So a ranger with a Bear, best case scenario, can get this: Hunt Prey, Command to Support, Twin Strike. Just bite em and boom tripped. ZeroStarkiller Sep 29, 2018 @ 10:24pm. - Animal companions: Leopard for his small size (that is very important) Smilodon for dps Elk is good overall Bear is nice and fun with scimitar - The best weapon to pick if your front line is full with summons and animal companions, then it's probably a reach weapon like the glaive or a fauchard. Then there's another nature revelation that lets him add his CHA to all allied animals saves. Next fight, he dissapeared forever. #2. • 11 days ago. Her Tower Shield can weather an onslaught of enemy blows, and. Introduction to Animal Companions in Pathfinder KingmakerFavored Class - racial favored class bonuses and traits. Has a big advantage over playing casters in that it comes online immediately rather than slogging through the early game. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as. knife Master 3 - Weapon focus - kukri, finesse training -kukri. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the ranger on his adventures as appropriate for its kind. Bear is good with the Thundering Claw of the Bear God scimitar that adds 1d10 damage to each animal companion attack. 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). Leopard is the most tanky early game (also limited to small races or Reduce Person buffed characters - therefore mostly suitable for Dex focused riders). An animal companion is an animal chosen by a druid, a sacred huntsmaster inquisitor, a mad dog barbarian, a cleric / inquisitor with animal domain, a ranger or a Sylvan sorcerer as an adventuring aide. leopard and similodon are the best animal choices over all. at 3rd level take a level of rogue and add the extra skill points to mobility. 3 natural attacks will put out more damage than most front line fighters, and adding trip to that is awesome. I'm fairly inexperienced in Pathfinder (played through about half of Kingmaker but never finished it), and am having trouble figuring out how to build my MC. They can also disengage with the Acrobatics Ability. High AC (particularly with a monk splash and/or DEX-based), high burst DPS via Spellstrike, good mix of arcane buffs. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. Comparison of animal companions' effective size can be found here. : ( I'm going to build a Wizard Legend. Start with dodge, then at level 5 start picking the crane style feats. ago. The domain however gives you a domain spell slot so you can cast an extra spell per level, but only the domain spell. I'm considering buying Pathfinder Kingmaker from Steam summer Sale (which hopefully starts today). After that ranger all the way taking an animal companion (leopard or dog) and boon companion. She can heal better than anyone but Daeron. 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. This cool cat has a massive 21 Dexterity to begin with, three natural attacks, and a great 50-foot movement speed. Some of the best subclasses in the game can't (normally*) get one. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. (Level 4) Druid for Spellcaster (Level 1) For Angel: Paladin for Martial (Level 4) (Horse only) Cleric with Animal Dominion (Level 4 or any level you get impossible domain animal mythical ability) Arkantos-of-alantis1 • 2 yr. After that ranger all the way taking an animal companion (leopard or dog) and boon companion. WIS-based builds have a lot more options: hunter, ranger, druid, Wildland Shaman*, Animal domain <cleric|Inquisitor>. ). steampowered. Tolerable support spell. ago. Levels 2-7¶ 2nd-level¶. I'd probably say PF:Kingmaker did the best job. PK:EE (2. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. NamelessOne Feb 28, 2021 @ 1:05pm. Smilodon has significantly more damage potential, but the Leopard trips and I believe it is slightly tankier while still having decent damage output. Tristian, full cleric - probably best companion in game. 5) The ability to pick fur/scale color a bit wouldn't go unloved. Boar is tanky and strong. High AC (particularly with a monk splash and/or DEX-based), high burst DPS via Spellstrike, good mix of arcane buffs. . The build depends if you want to maximize damage or if your sorcerer should primarily use buffs, summons and crowd control spells. If you want an INT-based melee/caster with an animal companion, I think Arcane Rider is your only option. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. Ranged enemies usually try to snipe the character with the lowest AC. I ran a party with a Longspear wielding MT of Gozreh, an Erastil Animal/Community domain cleric and a druid. He will get Bloodrage. And a +5 weapon will act as alignment based and can overcome most DR. Ranger is a great class to learn. 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. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. Sorcerer is another one to consider. Pick at least 3inqui huntmaster to have a pure pet based class. Levels 2-7¶ 2nd-level¶. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • Best date ever! r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. Not to put down the original commenter, but the Faxtralife builds (and wiki) are notoriously bad for anything above. Meaning, the druid is questing and the BBEG happens to crit the animal companion and kill it or the companion was performing a reasonable command and ended up dying. ★ ARCANE ON TWITCH ARCANE ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE ON YT BECOME A. I completely forgot about spells. ago I second this. The actual calculation for an animal's level seems to be roughly (0. Armor of faith (+4 ac) divine caster. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. 0. I'm talking of course about its distinct lack of a mount. 7) Animal Companions. From what I heard aeon bane activates with inquisitor bane, plus you can get a animal companion. The animal companions only advance when you take another level in the class that gave it to you. 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. 1 action to move the Animal Companion and use the Support Ability 1 action to Twin Strike You already need 4 actions to be able to attack twice in the most classical situation. beast shape I (animals only): You get Wild Shape for. Aeon enhances your summons and both Angel and Azata give our amazing party buffs that can include your animal companion. A character’s effective druid level for determining the abilities of her animal companion (based on Table 3–8 on page 52 of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook) cannot increase her animal companion’s Hit Dice above her actual character level + 1. you can have some powerful attacks. So even a fighter can get animal companions. KingmakerAI - experimental mod that aims to enhance enemy ai and provides auto-buff options for player characters. Predator’s Grace (Su): Very situational, but better than Speak with Animals. Get outflank as your other warriors. On hard or. Azata mythic path gives you a dragon as an additional animal companion. Pathfinder: Kingmaker > General Discussions > Topic Details. Maybe not, but to me losing out on 6 levels of your animal companion is too many. 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. 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. Lets rephrase my answer: Hunter or sacred huntsmaster are the best classes for having a strong animal companion. Smilodon deals the most damage early. Download the best games on Windows & Mac. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. 21. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. Aspect of the bear+aspect of the wolf give you a free trip attempt with increased combat manoeuvers. 83K Members. Boars are at a light disadvantage because they start DEX 12 INT 2; whereas most pets have at least DEX 13. 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. Amiri is a Barbarian. KingmakerAI - experimental mod that aims to enhance enemy ai and provides auto-buff options for player characters. Also the music no longer plays in the. 248. In an ambush, I lost my doggo to some rainbow-like magic attack. 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. Smilodon deals the most damage early. The spells she picks are purely about increasing her damage. "RPGBOT" Kamstra June 5, 2021 Introduction Animal companions are a key component of druids and rangers, and through archetypes can be components of. All animal companions are OP in Kingmaker but I agree on leopard or smilodon, also dog or wolf. Feats: 1st Two weapon fighting, Weapon Focus (Kukri). for having anyone qualify, not just someone who also has the feat. 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. This makes options like sylvan sorcerers and animal-domain. The Horse has the. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Learn how to choose and train your animal companion in Pathfinder Kingmaker, a roleplaying game based on the Pathfinder system. Against DR 20 or something, a dog might be most damage, too. "If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining stats and abilities of the companion". Best wishes and good. I still won't make a Druid, but at least now I know how their animals are better. I think the reason the domain option didn't work is that animal domain gives you the companion at level 1 of the class that gives you the domain, and Skald doesn't get a domain. If you can convince the GM to allow hybrid classes, then Hunter would be a good choice. For leopards I take the feats in the following order: 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. Particularly if the class they are tied to is taken to 20. 2nd Choose archery path Precise Shot. When faced with a foe or small. While the animal companion will probably be stronger than a normal animal its combat ability may not be up to being a front line combatant. Blessing of the Faithful: +2 ranged Sacred Bonus to attacks, AC, damage, and skills for one round. Summary. . Boars are at a light disadvantage because they start DEX 12 INT 2; whereas most pets have at least DEX 13. The Level 1-6 footprint used by most Animal Companions, measured at 50mm, is the reference value / 100% in the table below. Animal companions are extremely good. The two animals are amazing both as tanks and damage dealers, so the rest of the party can be whatever. It's a gigantic thing with a large footprint that could make. No "bard" or support/buff class is going to be one of the strongest options. 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. I recommend the Smilodon or Wolf companion by the by simply because it works great with the Beast Totem Powers as a theme. The nature of the bond between the individual and their animal companion is particularly strong, advancing the capabilities. 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. 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. You will be given a choice of several ranger subtypes. Animal companions very good. If you want an INT-based melee/caster with an animal companion, I think Arcane Rider is your only option. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Having an animal companion with a reasonably high Strength gives the team a lot of additional weight carrying capacity. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Since the Titanoboa is mostly a Grappler with it's Grab and Constrict ability, you want to make it good at that. Ah okay, that makes sense. So far I have: PC: Sylvan Sorceror - Leopard Druid (Defender) - Mastodon Cleric ( Eccl, Erastil, Animal/Community) ) Ranger (which might dip a bit of EA)Having just finished Baldurs Gate 3, I now turn my attention to Kingmaker. Her family organized a gofundme campaign to help her, and you can donate using the link in the post or spread the word. 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. Boar is a great tank. So at the very least, I can confirm that map skill checks can be done by animal companions. You might as well go for the Arcane Trickster prestige class instead. An animal companion receives no Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Date Posted: Sep 27, 2018 @ 7:35pm. This gives your pet Spell Resistance, DR and smite. ago. I'm theorycrafting a build where i take 5 levels of fighter, 1 level bloodrager, 1 sohei and 10-13 demonslayer, eventually dip more somewhere. Introduction to Animal Companions in Pathfinder KingmakerFavored Class - racial favored class bonuses and traits. ; Handle Animal (Cha): Helpful for training and handling your animal companion, but you likely won’t need to maximize it. A certain late game Fey has AC in the 60s. Renwald99 •. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. I plan on playing a monster tactician of asmodeus. Even a level 7 'resurrection' spell cannot be applied. Will be restarting that game I guess. 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. Take four classes with animal companion and choose four smilodons. Any check that can be performed by a regular Companion can also be. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Queen Abgail. Even as a druid with bull's strength, enlarge, magic fang etc. The most fitting for each mythical path to me is: For Azata: Ranger for Martial. But then later on her animal companion is useless and you just removed the only valid tank option without creating one. Gemeciusz. So no matter what you're after, you're covered. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. This survey presents details about DLCs that we haven't asked you about before. Join. Net result full monk Flurry attack BAB (you get the same BAB as a pure monk with +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+3 attacks per round. Hex: Onii-Chan Sep 27, 2018 @ 7:35pm. • 11 days ago. ago. one of the trip pets is pretty good too but cant remember which one it is, dog or wolf. Is this just the bonuses and penalties from when they went up in size? But I thought Leopard's Dex wasn't supposed to go down. i didn't play the game since late 2018 and wanted to give it another shot using a pet class. 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. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Magic user: can cast. How do you spent the last 5 character levels is up to you. Companions animal companions seem to sometime not spawn, specially when leveling at Oleg. To my knowledge, the following companions trip on attack: Dog with bite. So the animal companion is just plain better than the wild version. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. ago. •. There are a few edge cases where others were better for specific builds or mobility options (Giant Mantis has three forms of movement including flight), but generally big cat is the go-to combat unit. He was way better than the horse and centipede. I think the best class choices for animal companions builds are: Sacred Huntsman (Inquisitor): - AnC gets favoured enemy bonuses + teamwork feats. Inquisitor, Sorcerer, or Barbarian seemed to make no difference to animal stats other than shared teamwork feats. The percentage values were estimated from the [mm] values but should almost exactly match the actual footprint. Should have a bard for good hope (+2 to almost anything). It’s a shame Amiri didn’t start out as a Mad Dog, but there are two alternatives we can use to get an animal companion - Inquisitor (Sacred. Keep in mind that without boon companion your animal companion is going to be somewhat weak. Full Animal Companions Elk/Bear (Elk for RP reasons. 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 companions are the best tanks in the game because making tanky companions/merch takes a lot of feat investment that you might want for other purposes. Nature Bond: Boars are some of the worst animal companions, but your domain list is pretty good. It's a feat tax and also a stat tax because the dex animal companions also have inherent buffs to str and debuffs to dex. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Wolf and Dog have the trip for great cc. •. Between Dex belts, Mythic Beast and just putting your level ups into Dex you should be hitting WAAY higher Dex than that. Overview. Ekundayo: Either (1) Primal Companion Hunter or (2) Divine Hunter Paladin. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. That, and dog has 2 more STR. She’s crass, direct, and loves a good fight. 2nd Choose archery path Precise Shot. konokonohamaru • 2 yr. Maybe a Barbarian could be an option here. I picked animal domain this time.