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elemental companion?? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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hotgeekgrrrl
04-26-07, 04:17 AM So I'm picking up D&D after nearly 15 years of not playing it and I'm building my character now, and elven druid, and have decided to go the route of elemental(fire) companion instead of an animal companion, as described in complete mage, my question is it doesn't mention anything about the stats of an elemental companion, just what is needed, is there somwhere where the stats are mentioned?? Another book maybe or anyone who can tell me how I can figure out the stats??

Brooklynne
allenchan
04-26-07, 04:28 AM You can find it in the regular Monster Manual, and also online in the System Reference Document (SRD) at www.d20srd.org
Cromag
04-26-07, 05:17 PM yup, just the standard elemental stats -I believe it starts as small.

I'd probably go with air or earth as they aren't really strong enough to be a front line fighter like a normal animal companion, but have wonderful utility (except for fire sadly :( )
runestar
04-27-07, 01:02 AM I am looking at the elemental companion entry as shown on the wotc site and it kinda has me confused. Namely, the article does not quite seem complete.

Do you still get the bonuses from the animal companion advancement table in the PHB? Like its special abilities such as evasion. What about the extra HD as your druid advances in lv. What happens if/when your druid reaches epic lvs?

Was this clarified in CM itself?:confused:
allenchan
04-27-07, 07:05 PM I am looking at the elemental companion entry as shown on the wotc site and it kinda has me confused. Namely, the article does not quite seem complete.

Do you still get the bonuses from the animal companion advancement table in the PHB? Like its special abilities such as evasion. What about the extra HD as your druid advances in lv. What happens if/when your druid reaches epic lvs?

Was this clarified in CM itself?:confused:

Yup, CM itself is quite clear on the matter of what it does and does not get. You also have the choice of it increasing in size as per the MM elementals, or gaining extra HD and DR.
runestar
04-27-07, 10:51 PM Yup, CM itself is quite clear on the matter of what it does and does not get. You also have the choice of it increasing in size as per the MM elementals, or gaining extra HD and DR.
So you mean an epic druid is stuck with a large elemental?:weep:
Elemental Companion

Every druid reveres nature, but some pay more respect to the fundamental building blocks of the natural world than to its flora and fauna. By forgoing her bond with the animal kingdom, a druid can instead take on an elemental creature as her companion.

Class: Druid.

Level: 1st.

Special Requirement: Knowledge (the planes) 1 rank, Speak Language (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan)

Replaces: You do not gain an animal companion, nor do you gain wild empathy.

Benefit: You gain the companionship of a Small elemental (air, earth, fire, or water; your choice).You must speak the language of your chosen elemental companion (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan, respectively).

Your elemental companion has the normal statistics of an elemental of its kind. It does not gain any extra HD, natural armor adjustment, Strength or Dexterity adjustment, or extra tricks (it is intelligent enough to follow your spoken commands and thus needs no tricks). It gains all other special abilities normally granted to an animal companion, with the exception of Multiattack.

At 4th level, your elemental grows into a Medium elemental of the same kind. Its statistics change appropriately.

At 10th level, you can choose for your elemental companion to grow to a Large elemental of the same kind, with the appropriate changes to its statistics. If you choose for your elemental to remain Medium, it instead gains 2 HD, +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, and damage reduction 5/--.

At 16th level, you can choose for your elemental companion to grow to a Huge elemental of the same kind, with the appropriate changes to its statistics. If you choose for your elemental to remain at its current size, it instead gains an additional +4 HD, +4 Strength, +4 Constitution, and damage reduction 5/--. All these benefits stack with existing statistics except for the damage reduction.
I guess the trend is that it increases by 1 size category every 6 druid lvs.
TheAnthroDM
04-28-07, 02:38 AM I guess the trend is that it increases by 1 size category every 6 druid lvs.
To the best of my knowledge you are no allowed to post information on Elemental Companions. Therefore please remove that section of the post.
TMX
04-28-07, 03:11 AM To the best of my knowledge you are no allowed to post information on Elemental Companions. Therefore please remove that section of the post.

Hmm? Why would that be, normally the mods sticky a topic if a discussion is currently banned, or is this some rule I have missed?
runestar
04-28-07, 07:58 AM The stats are provided FOC here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20061010a).:)

You didn't think I would be so free as to recreate the article word for word online, did you?

Anyways, back to my original question. What features exactly does the elemental companion get and miss?:)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
hotgeekgrrrl 04-26-07, 04:17 AM	So I'm picking up D&D after nearly 15 years of not playing it and I'm building my character now, and elven druid, and have decided to go the route of elemental(fire) companion instead of an animal companion, as described in complete mage, my question is it doesn't mention anything about the stats of an elemental companion, just what is needed, is there somwhere where the stats are mentioned?? Another book maybe or anyone who can tell me how I can figure out the stats?? Brooklynne
allenchan 04-26-07, 04:28 AM	You can find it in the regular Monster Manual, and also online in the System Reference Document (SRD) at www.d20srd.org
Cromag 04-26-07, 05:17 PM	yup, just the standard elemental stats -I believe it starts as small. I'd probably go with air or earth as they aren't really strong enough to be a front line fighter like a normal animal companion, but have wonderful utility (except for fire sadly :( )
runestar 04-27-07, 01:02 AM	I am looking at the elemental companion entry as shown on the wotc site and it kinda has me confused. Namely, the article does not quite seem complete. Do you still get the bonuses from the animal companion advancement table in the PHB? Like its special abilities such as evasion. What about the extra HD as your druid advances in lv. What happens if/when your druid reaches epic lvs? Was this clarified in CM itself?:confused:
allenchan 04-27-07, 07:05 PM	I am looking at the elemental companion entry as shown on the wotc site and it kinda has me confused. Namely, the article does not quite seem complete. Do you still get the bonuses from the animal companion advancement table in the PHB? Like its special abilities such as evasion. What about the extra HD as your druid advances in lv. What happens if/when your druid reaches epic lvs? Was this clarified in CM itself?:confused: Yup, CM itself is quite clear on the matter of what it does and does not get. You also have the choice of it increasing in size as per the MM elementals, or gaining extra HD and DR.
runestar 04-27-07, 10:51 PM	Yup, CM itself is quite clear on the matter of what it does and does not get. You also have the choice of it increasing in size as per the MM elementals, or gaining extra HD and DR. So you mean an epic druid is stuck with a large elemental?:weep: Elemental Companion Every druid reveres nature, but some pay more respect to the fundamental building blocks of the natural world than to its flora and fauna. By forgoing her bond with the animal kingdom, a druid can instead take on an elemental creature as her companion. Class: Druid. Level: 1st. Special Requirement: Knowledge (the planes) 1 rank, Speak Language (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan) Replaces: You do not gain an animal companion, nor do you gain wild empathy. Benefit: You gain the companionship of a Small elemental (air, earth, fire, or water; your choice).You must speak the language of your chosen elemental companion (Auran, Terran, Ignan, or Aquan, respectively). Your elemental companion has the normal statistics of an elemental of its kind. It does not gain any extra HD, natural armor adjustment, Strength or Dexterity adjustment, or extra tricks (it is intelligent enough to follow your spoken commands and thus needs no tricks). It gains all other special abilities normally granted to an animal companion, with the exception of Multiattack. At 4th level, your elemental grows into a Medium elemental of the same kind. Its statistics change appropriately. At 10th level, you can choose for your elemental companion to grow to a Large elemental of the same kind, with the appropriate changes to its statistics. If you choose for your elemental to remain Medium, it instead gains 2 HD, +2 Strength, +2 Constitution, and damage reduction 5/--. At 16th level, you can choose for your elemental companion to grow to a Huge elemental of the same kind, with the appropriate changes to its statistics. If you choose for your elemental to remain at its current size, it instead gains an additional +4 HD, +4 Strength, +4 Constitution, and damage reduction 5/--. All these benefits stack with existing statistics except for the damage reduction. I guess the trend is that it increases by 1 size category every 6 druid lvs.
TheAnthroDM 04-28-07, 02:38 AM	I guess the trend is that it increases by 1 size category every 6 druid lvs. To the best of my knowledge you are no allowed to post information on Elemental Companions. Therefore please remove that section of the post.
TMX 04-28-07, 03:11 AM	To the best of my knowledge you are no allowed to post information on Elemental Companions. Therefore please remove that section of the post. Hmm? Why would that be, normally the mods sticky a topic if a discussion is currently banned, or is this some rule I have missed?
runestar 04-28-07, 07:58 AM	The stats are provided FOC here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20061010a).:) You didn't think I would be so free as to recreate the article word for word online, did you? Anyways, back to my original question. What features exactly does the elemental companion get and miss?:)