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[Araph]

I haz a few question about ranger animal companions. According to the list of alternate animal companions, I should be able to gain a tiger as a companion at level fourteen, right? Second, how do you go about getting an animal companion? There can't really be a random tiger that appears from nowhere.

[Skyrunner]

Well... the Ranger's thing says it's like the Druid's thing. The Druid says they pray for 24 hours and *poof*.

I doubt that's how rangers do it.

I'd say you tame an animal and then do a minor ritual to bond it. I think Dorfland might be a good place to gain a companion. Skeletal Carp? Elephant? _{(it seems Rangers have 1/2 the level of druids, so elephants won't work - they are CR 7 like the Dire Bear, and both come from the 13th level or above list...)} Or maybe a more mundane companion.


Anyways, it's either 'a wizard did it', or 'you tame an animal.'

[Araph]

I'm hoping their can be a see-unique-tiger-grargh-me-catch-it thingy. Having an animal just miraculously become a companion just seems so... cheaty.

On a semi-related note, is there a problem with using a tiger as a mount?

[Skyrunner]

Being a mount unsuitable for riding, you get -5 to Ride.

Also, it's thunder n lightning here! D: Internet was knocked out from 8:30~10:01... damned Comcast!

[SeriousConcentrate]

I hate storms for that reason. (._.) ARAPH! PUT ALLLLL THE POINTS IN RIDE!!! (And get a dire tiger instead of a plain tiger. :3)

[Araph]

(And get a dire tiger instead of a plain tiger. :3)

Oh, if only I could... DAMN YOU, HALF-LEVEL ANIMAL COMPANIONS! If only I could get them at the same levels druids can.

Being a mount unsuitable for riding, you get -5 to Ride.

Is that affected at all by having an exotic saddle fit for a tiger?

Barring that helping, is there a Riding Proficiency (Cat) feat or something? :3

[Skyrunner]

Military saddle = +2
Handle Animal 5 ranks = +2
If you are 13th level, your max skill level is 12 w/o Dex.
The highest DC you'll need to pass is either 15 (spur) or 20 (fast mount/dismount).
So... 50/50 chance roughly of failing a DC20 check. I think Skill Focus gives +3 to Ride. Dex bonuses apply. Also, if you take a wartiger, the highest dc needed is 15- autosuccess.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Hmm. Rudra has Permanency and I think he also has Enlarge Person. Could he, perhaps, combine the two on Araph's plain tiger? :3

[Skyrunner]

If you enlarge a tiger, I don't think Araph can even ride it...

In other news, I'm in the thunderstorm of my life.

Also, @SerCon, please specify what kind of robe? >.> Up to +3 enchantments can be bought here, an soon if you either hire an enchanter or get to a big city better enhantments available.

@Shoruke - I don't have the least inking of idea of what you're trying to do I wonder if they even sell bowls worth a year's wages...

[Shoruke]

I don't generally pay much attention to heavy-melee or Mounted-Combat-Based stuff when I'm trawling through books... there's always Skill Focus, to give you +3 to a skill. Or, depending on Skyrunner's tolerance of homebrew stuff, the Saddle of Riding.

And yes, I do have Permanency and Enlarge Person in my spellbook. I've even cast both of them in this campaign! (shocker; a lot of a wizard's spells actually go unused)

[The Fool]

If you really want there is a feat in Complete Adventurer that grants +4 effective levels (so it's like you were 8 levels higher) for an animal companion. This means that you can have your dire tiger at the cost of a feat.

[SeriousConcentrate]

I was kind of hoping Shoruke or Fool or somebody who has a good grasp of magical robes might suggest some enchantments up to +3 to get. ^^^; I mean I'll buy a straight +3 if there isn't anything...

[Shoruke]

There's a couple in Sandstorm; on that casts Skin of the Cactus (I think it hurts people who attack you), one that gives you Full Concealment up to 10 rounds in a day...
The Robe of Stars might be a bit beyond a small town's price level, but it lets you hide in the Astral Realm (handy if you've got a lot of Summon Monster spells; you can summon your mooks and then hide while they fight for you), +1 luck bonus to saves (so basically it stacks with everything, luck bonuses are rare), and it comes with a set of six +5 non-reusable shurikens (which you are proficient with while wearing the robe).

[SeriousConcentrate]

OK, I'll look in Sandstorm. Also, what's your opinion on Retaliation (+2 Bonus; anytime Anya takes 10+ damage, armor automatically deals 1d6 damage to attacker. If attack puts Anya at -1 to -9 HP, attack does 3d6) or Roaring (+3 bonus; non-magical projectiles that deal less than 10 damage points on their damage roll do no damage, and the projectile is then immediately fired back at the attacker; additionally, +4 to Initiative)? Can those be applied to robes?

[Shoruke]

Retaliation doesn't look to great to me, unless we get utterly swarmed with 1HD goblins.
And if we DO get swarmed with 1HD goblins, well, that's why I bring two castings of Firebrand everyday. It is an ENTIRE BATTLEFIELD OF FIREBALL.
Also, wards.

Roaring looks okay... the ability to deflect lame-people projectiles isn't worth much, but sometimes fights are decided by who wins initiative, especially in high-level fights involving casters. (High-level wizard duels tend to be "whoever wins initiative doesn't get Disintegrated".)
Put those two abilities together, and yeah, that's a pretty cool robe actually.