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Old_One 10-22-04, 03:32 PM	Ok so the druid in a campagin I DM has just hit 9th lvl and his Wolf got another 2 hd. Under the wolfs progresion in MM this gives him enough hd to advance to large size. My question is does animal compagnions get size incresments? If they do does he also get all the modifications a medium creature gets when I as a DM advance it a size (+8str etc)? I don't want to nerf the druid but having a large wolf wich also has improved natural atack feat (2d6 damage+ 1.5 str) seams a bit over powering?
Egres 10-22-04, 06:06 PM	Ok so the druid in a campagin I DM has just hit 9th lvl and his Wolf got another 2 hd. Under the wolfs progresion in MM this gives him enough hd to advance to large size. My question is does animal compagnions get size incresments? If they do does he also get all the modifications a medium creature gets when I as a DM advance it a size (+8str etc)? I don't want to nerf the druid but having a large wolf wich also has improved natural atack feat (2d6 damage+ 1.5 str) seams a bit over powering? From the main 3.5 FAQ: When you add Hit Dice to a druid’s (or ranger’s) animal companion as the master’s level goes up, does the animal get any bigger? For instance, when a druid has a wolf companion, the wolf starts out with the standard 2 Hit Dice and is size Medium. By the time the druid is 3rd level, the wolf has 2 bonus Hit Dice. According to the wolf entry in the Monster Manual, an “advanced” wolf with 4 Hit Dice would be Large. Is the example companion wolf also Large? An animal companion doesn’t get bigger when it adds extra Hit Dice for the master’s levels. The advancement entries for creatures, and the rules for advancing monsters, refer to unusually powerful specimens that are simply tougher (and perhaps bigger) than normal for their kinds.
Old_One 10-25-04, 02:33 AM	Thanks and sory for not checking the documentation before posting :blush: