acommonjoe
2009-03-20, 10:35 PM
Hello all, I am getting involved in a 3.0 game and havent played in some time. I thought I would try something I have never done before, and play a druid. My question is on companions, and maybe I'm just a little thick. Why is that your total number of pets is 2 times your level. So at level 5 it would be 10hit die correct? Then it has a comment that you can really only sustain half your levels? Can some explain this to me really simply LOL i am just not getting it!
To give you some background ,the idea behind the character is to take a feat from the quentisentual druid book that increases the amount of hit die I have to choose pets. The feat adds 4HD to the total hit die you can have and can be repeatedly. I was going to play a human and we are starting at lvl 5. My first 2 feats would be improved animal companion trwice(may missname the feat. its in a friends book) at thrid level i will take point blank shot and work into precision shot when we hit sixth. with all that said i should now 18HD to play with? or would it really be 9.
I want to have a brown bear that i use as a tank/defense, and then a few wolves that are my attackers. i will also have a eagle that i use as a scout (spells that let me see though pets eyes). Even thought about taking a few mice as scavengers. (and yes i was a fan of beastmaster growing up lol). I want to use my pets in battle while i stand back with a bow, or use spells to heal party. (dm okeyed it since its not metal)
whats the final word on how manly pets are allowed. Help a new guy out?
To give you some background ,the idea behind the character is to take a feat from the quentisentual druid book that increases the amount of hit die I have to choose pets. The feat adds 4HD to the total hit die you can have and can be repeatedly. I was going to play a human and we are starting at lvl 5. My first 2 feats would be improved animal companion trwice(may missname the feat. its in a friends book) at thrid level i will take point blank shot and work into precision shot when we hit sixth. with all that said i should now 18HD to play with? or would it really be 9.
I want to have a brown bear that i use as a tank/defense, and then a few wolves that are my attackers. i will also have a eagle that i use as a scout (spells that let me see though pets eyes). Even thought about taking a few mice as scavengers. (and yes i was a fan of beastmaster growing up lol). I want to use my pets in battle while i stand back with a bow, or use spells to heal party. (dm okeyed it since its not metal)
whats the final word on how manly pets are allowed. Help a new guy out?