Do animal companions increase in size? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Do animal companions increase in size? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Ecthelion
02-08-05, 05:16 AM I was wondering if animal companions increase in size when they gain HD? I was looking at the entry for wolf in the MM, and it said that if you created a 5HD wolf it would be Large, and I was wondering if an animal companion would grow to this size when it reached 5HD?
Kitsuna
02-08-05, 05:32 AM I do not think so, since your not advancing it before it's "creation". It's just growing stronger from the bond you share, not actually growing. To put it as one DM has said "You take it out of the normal advancement when it's an animal companion".
Ovistavin
02-09-05, 10:07 AM Here you go.

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.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ecthelion 02-08-05, 05:16 AM	I was wondering if animal companions increase in size when they gain HD? I was looking at the entry for wolf in the MM, and it said that if you created a 5HD wolf it would be Large, and I was wondering if an animal companion would grow to this size when it reached 5HD?
Kitsuna 02-08-05, 05:32 AM	I do not think so, since your not advancing it before it's "creation". It's just growing stronger from the bond you share, not actually growing. To put it as one DM has said "You take it out of the normal advancement when it's an animal companion".
Ovistavin 02-09-05, 10:07 AM	Here you go. 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.