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Generic_PC
2007-10-06, 04:46 PM
Natural Bond (page 111 in Complete Adventurer) is a feat that increases your effective druid level for Hit dice, extra tricks, special abilities, and other abilities that your animal companion gets.
My question is, if you get a more powerful animal companion such as a Dire Bear would this feat still increase your druid level for other things?
Starbuck_II
2007-10-06, 07:05 PM
Natural Bond (page 111 in Complete Adventurer) is a feat that increases your effective druid level for Hit dice, extra tricks, special abilities, and other abilities that your animal companion gets.
My question is, if you get a more powerful animal companion such as a Dire Bear would this feat still increase your druid level for other things?
Natural Bond would cancel up to bonus lost from a high level Companion, yes.
Dire Bear: -12 adjustment
+3 Natural bond
=
-9 Adjustment.
Generic_PC
2007-10-09, 03:28 PM
Thanks, knowing that will help a lot in the campaign I'm in.:smallsmile:
Yeril
2007-10-09, 03:44 PM
Remember, Natural bond doesn't increase your total druid level above your total level!
a level 18 druid with this feat isnt a level 21 druid for animal companion.
however
a level 15 druid/level 3 fighter is a level 18 druid.
But a level 16 druid/level 2 fighter is also a level 18 druid.
Great feat for multiclassing, or rangers :smallsmile: .
Shas aia Toriia
2007-10-09, 03:54 PM
Also good for making a -12 druid into a -9 for animal companions. Though I don't reccomend this feat myself.
Tor the Fallen
2007-10-09, 03:56 PM
Does Natural Bond increase druid level for wildshaping?
Benejeseret
2007-10-09, 05:31 PM
Lets compare formula
(druid base level)+(other class levels) = total class levels
(druid base level)+natural bond = or < total class levels
Thus: natural bond = or < (other classs levels)
Natural bond cannot raise druid level above total class level. BUT most people are mis-understanding druid level and animal ajustments.
(animal 'level') = druid base levels+natural bond-animal adjustment
So under this a level 6 druid natural bonded cannot have a lvl 6 wolverine with a -3 adjustment. A level 3 druid / 3 fighter natural bonded can have a lvl 6 pony or a lvl3 wolverine
WHY? Well, rearrange the equation and see.
(animal 'level') + animal adjustment = druid base level + natural bond
replace from above equations and:
(animal 'level') + animal adjustment = or < total class levels
Sooooo, the level adjustment is indeed a LEVEL ADJUSTMENT is this case just like a template or race adjustment. It has NO effect on your druid level directly. You are not a -3 druid, it is a +3 animal.
It is there to suppliment cross-classing. If DM's allow it to boost level adjustment animals for straight druids so be it....but DM's beware, as this is not as it is written and is a ploy to munckin out an already powerful class.
Throw in beastmaster prc dip for a further +3 and the companion is now far and above the party. It is just not right.
Does Natural Bond increase druid level for wildshaping?
No, Only for Animal Companion
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