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An animal companion will follow you through thick and thin, will level up with you, and gains several perks as it grows. The animal companion levels with the ranger and gains its own feats as follows:
LEVEL 3 - Evasion
LEVEL 6 - Resistance
LEVEL 9 - Precise Strikes
LEVEL 15 - Stalwart
LEVEL 21 - Death Ward
The type of animal will determine its base stats and natural armor:
Str | Dex | Con | Int | Wis | Cha | Size | AC | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ape | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 7 | L | 2 |
badger | 10 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 10 | M | 4 |
bear | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6 | L | 4 |
bird | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 6 | S | 2 |
boar | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 4 | M | 12 |
camel | 18 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 4 | L | 2 |
cheetah | 12 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 6 | M | 2 |
crocodile | 15 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 2 | M | 8 |
dinosaur | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 14 | M | 2 |
dog | 13 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 6 | M | 4 |
fox | 9 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | S | 4 |
horse | 16 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 6 | L | 8 |
lion | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 10 | L | 2 |
snake | 15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 | L | 4 |
wolf | 13 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 6 | M | 4 |
The Animal Companion will hide if you use the hide_in_shadows
command, allowing you to effectively sneak about with your faithful friend.
The Animal Companion will allow you to use the sic
command, allowing you to command your companion to pounce on an enemy.
The Animal Companion can also be customized through several commands, which will allow you to change its description:
animal short [DESCRIPTION] - Changes the short description of the companion.
animal long [DESCRIPTION] - Changes the long description of the companion.
To have the animal companion follow you, use animal follow
.
If your animal companion dies, you'll have to wait for a while before summoning it again.
To command the animal companion, use <animal command ACTION>