Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Malcaor 08-07-07, 11:49 PM	I have already posted about the Norse campaign I am going to run. I am building an epic druid with one of the players atthe moment. Reading the part about epic druids it said, "The druid may have a maximum number of animal companions equal to twice her class level." Does this mean he can have 40 dire bears? This is the first time I have run a campaign at epic level, so how does that work.
mtrpcic 08-08-07, 12:03 AM	Get 20 males and 20 females and just start pumping out an army of dire bears.
Malcaor 08-08-07, 12:14 AM	I'm adding that into my singature.
Nephlite 08-08-07, 12:23 AM	I have already posted about the Norse campaign I am going to run. I am building an epic druid with one of the players atthe moment. Reading the part about epic druids it said, "The druid may have a maximum number of animal companions equal to twice her class level." Does this mean he can have 40 dire bears? This is the first time I have run a campaign at epic level, so how does that work. Epic level handbook is not 3.5. It was never updated/reprinted for 3.5. They never got around to it. WotC is lazy. So ignore that reference. In 3.0, you can have animal companions equal to your HD (eacgh of there HD stacks for total) instead of 1 strong one.
Malcaor 08-08-07, 12:28 AM	Ok thank you.
mtrpcic 08-08-07, 12:36 AM	Epic level handbook is not 3.5. It was never updated/reprinted for 3.5. They never got around to it. WotC is lazy. So ignore that reference. In 3.0, you can have animal companions equal to your HD (eacgh of there HD stacks for total) instead of 1 strong one. That makes no sense. If she can have animal companions equally double her class level (40), but their total HD can equal her hit die (20). What the heck, .5 HD per companion? Makes no sense.
Nephlite 08-08-07, 12:41 AM	That makes no sense. If she can have animal companions equally double her class level (40), but their total HD can equal her hit die (20). What the heck, .5 HD per companion? Makes no sense. Ah, but you forget Epic allows double as a benefit. So 40 HDtotal is limit in Epic. But you gets 40 1 HD friends at Epic? They'd die in an instant of any serious threat.
NASCAR_1080i 08-08-07, 12:49 AM	Cats only have 1/2 of a hit die each an army of forty cats would be wicked awesome ... or at least comical and a nightmare of dice rolls Edit: maybe some mass invis cheese might be appropriate here
mtrpcic 08-08-07, 01:58 AM	Cats only have 1/2 of a hit die each an army of forty cats would be wicked awesome ... or at least comical and a nightmare of dice rolls Edit: maybe some mass invis cheese might be appropriate here You could use the 40 cats to mask your scent using that fowl cat ****.
Infernostrider 08-08-07, 06:37 AM	80 cats >< read all posts!
DMDrugar 08-08-07, 07:01 AM	Regardless, I'd rather have one massive Dire Elephant decked out with enchants than 80 cats. Not that 80 trained, intelligent killer cats can't solve a city-wide rodent problem in 30 minutes, mind you.
_Jayne_Cobb_ 08-08-07, 12:12 PM	Get 20 males and 20 females and just start pumping out an army of dire bears. Get 20 males and 20 females together and the pumping will take care of itself.
snakeman830 08-08-07, 12:45 PM	Epic level handbook is not 3.5. It was never updated/reprinted for 3.5. They never got around to it. WotC is lazy. So ignore that reference. In 3.0, you can have animal companions equal to your HD (eacgh of there HD stacks for total) instead of 1 strong one. Unfortunately, what he's refrencing is the 3.5 DMG. End of chapter 6, in the Epic Characters section.
DraconsNighthawk 08-08-07, 01:38 PM	Well if you use the time travel spell, go back in time to before 3.5, get 40 3.0 cats, come back to our time, you can own towns within seconds. With an army of normal cats.
heffroncm 08-08-07, 01:40 PM	This was fixed in the official errata. Linky! http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20040125a
Iskitim 08-08-07, 01:50 PM	This was fixed in the official errata. Much sadness. I really liked the idea of a druid with a team of bear cavalry.