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3.5 Animal Companion and Templetes?

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#1
deviknyte
Jan 06, 2010 23:44:52 How do Templetes affect animal companions? Can I not apply temples to animal companions? Does it increase the level I can get them at?
#2
jgumbyrx
Jan 07, 2010 0:55:40
How do Templetes affect animal companions? Can I not apply temples to animal companions? Does it increase the level I can get them at?

sorry -- no templated animal companions. end of story.
#3
ancestral_dwarf
Jan 07, 2010 7:14:29 Alternatively you could try to convince your DM that you can train your AC with handle animal. IIRC the warbeast template (MM 2 of MM 3, can't remember) explicitly states the DC for that. I'd say that the warbeast template puts an (extra) -1 or possibly -2 modifier to your effective druid level for determining the companion bonusses.
#4
deviknyte
Jan 12, 2010 18:14:59 Could I make my animal companion a warbeast after I got it?
#5
jgumbyrx
Jan 12, 2010 22:41:36
Could I make my animal companion a warbeast after I got it?

I have allowed this in my games, but added a -3 penalty to effective druid level (just like the animals on the advanced list).
of course, this is all houserule territory -- just like anything other than a simple, ordinary, average animal. feel free to try to house rule whatever you want -- variation is good.
#6
ancestral_dwarf
Jan 13, 2010 7:58:39 Hey Jgumbyrx how did you come up with the -3 effective druid level modifier. Pretty soon I need to convince my DM to allow my druid to train my AC. Personally I was more inclined to propose a -2 penalty, but that's not really based on anything.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 deviknyte Jan 06, 2010 23:44:52	How do Templetes affect animal companions? Can I not apply temples to animal companions? Does it increase the level I can get them at?
#2 jgumbyrx Jan 07, 2010 0:55:40	How do Templetes affect animal companions? Can I not apply temples to animal companions? Does it increase the level I can get them at? sorry -- no templated animal companions. end of story.
#3 ancestral_dwarf Jan 07, 2010 7:14:29	Alternatively you could try to convince your DM that you can train your AC with handle animal. IIRC the warbeast template (MM 2 of MM 3, can't remember) explicitly states the DC for that. I'd say that the warbeast template puts an (extra) -1 or possibly -2 modifier to your effective druid level for determining the companion bonusses.
#4 deviknyte Jan 12, 2010 18:14:59	Could I make my animal companion a warbeast after I got it?
#5 jgumbyrx Jan 12, 2010 22:41:36	Could I make my animal companion a warbeast after I got it? I have allowed this in my games, but added a -3 penalty to effective druid level (just like the animals on the advanced list). of course, this is all houserule territory -- just like anything other than a simple, ordinary, average animal. feel free to try to house rule whatever you want -- variation is good.
#6 ancestral_dwarf Jan 13, 2010 7:58:39	Hey Jgumbyrx how did you come up with the -3 effective druid level modifier. Pretty soon I need to convince my DM to allow my druid to train my AC. Personally I was more inclined to propose a -2 penalty, but that's not really based on anything.