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#1 SDDNDGROUP Oct 14, 2013 20:33:12	So If I have a companion and I am playing DD& 3.5 edition and that companion has 6d12+6 and I have the Wild Cohort feat for my companion and I am a 7th Level character, does that mean my hit die go to 9d12+6?  Also, what else gets affected and exactly how much, if my hit die go up?  I am still learning how to play with a companion with a Wild Cohort Feat.  Thank you for your help.
#2 Slagger_the_Chuul Oct 15, 2013 7:20:46	Your own character's Hit Dice don't go up at all; the bonus HD in question are gained by your animal cohort.  And being a creature of the animal type, the cohort's Hit Die size would be d8, rather than d12. The exact benefits your animal cohort receives also depend on whether or not you've picked on of the base animal choices, or one of the more powerful alternative animals, because those more powerful choices reduce your effective level for working out the benefits.   For example, if your 7th-level character chooses a black bear (from the 4th-level list), his effective level is reduced by 3 for the purpose of determining the extra benefits the animal cohort receives.  So, the black bear would increase its Hit Dice and natural by 1 (to 4d8+8 and +3 natural armour), would gain one bonus trick, and would have the evasion ability.  If he'd instead chosen one of the base animal choices, like a riding dog, it would have the full benefits listed for being the cohort of a 7th-level character.