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• #Dnd 3.0 class shaman update#

In 3.5, the druid’s system for obtaining an animal companion was overhauled, and animal friendship ceased to be a spell. In 3.0, both druid and shaman used the same system for obtaining an animal companion, based on the animal friendship spell. The shaman can also cast animal friendship in play (see the spell description in the Player’s Handbook). (While the shaman is 1st level, this particular animal is loyal enough to stay with him, even though an adventuring shaman usually can only maintain animal friends whose Hit Dice total up to his level.) Alternatively, the shaman may have more than one animal companion provided the animals’ total Hit Dice don’t exceed 2. This animal is one that the shaman has befriended with the spell animal friendship. Oriental Adventures, Īnimal Companion: A 1st-level shaman may begin play with an animal companion. Hence, the name of the prestige class was Ratling Shaman.

It had a shaman as a prestige class, and is for Ratlings. This book did not have a shaman as a core class. Information from Books Rokugan Campaign Setting, I would allow the player to have the same Animal Companion as a Druid. Giving, say, a bonus to Handle Animal and allow you gather animals in that fashion would be the least favorable, but if he is an absolute adamant about not giving the other options, giving a bonus in power similar to a Rogue's Trap Sense, would still be something which would be better than nothing. Give some sort of bonus to Handle Animal. This option is if the DM wants to keep it literal to the text, however is extremely limiting because of the spell is no longer "a thing.") If he allowed it to be cast anyway, your Animal Companions, although numerous, would be extremely weak, and would serve merely as mooks to stand in your enemies way - which may or may not be too bad of a thing. Keep it the way it is (ensuring your animal companion will be This option would only be good if your DM wants the Druid's and the Ranger's Animal Companion unique to them - without costing you a feat. This option gives the player an Animal Companion, but is slightly weaker than the Druid's and the Ranger's, therefore being a little more unique.

This suggestion comes into play strictly by the original wording of ".can't have more than two hit dice." Once again, if a DM only wants a Druid to have the most powerful Animal Companion, and if he wants to keep the hit dice limitation, then allowing it to function as a familiar would at least give it some survivability and some other perks such as allowing it to deliver spells. Ranger's Animal Companions being the same as a Druid's, only weaker, still gives a decent Animal Companion. If a DM thinks allowing only a Druid should have the most powerful Animal Companion, then the Ranger is the runner-up. Make it the same as a Ranger's Animal Companion. If the DM doesn't want to make it the same as the Druid's Animal Companion, like the DM should, the DM can houserule some other possibilities, such as: To call it like you see it, make the Animal Companion 3.0 be an Animal Companion 3.5.

#Dnd 3.0 class shaman update#

Times and mechanics were updated for one (the druid), but not the other (the shaman) because WoTC didn't update Oriental Adventures at all, a third party did in the form of Legend of the Five Rings. This option is superior to any other houserule the DM may come up with, simply due to the mechanics of the time matching the classes of the time. This option would correctly capture the possible intent of the original Animal Companion. This makes the most sense functionally since Oriental Adventures 3.0 became Legend of the Five Rings rather than Oriental Adventures 3.5.

Make it the same as a Druid's Animal Companion. With 3.5, the spell Animal Friendship was removed and the Animal Companion that druids enjoy now are what they became. In 3.0 the Shaman and the Druid had the exact same type of animal companion. The Animal Companion wasn't 'updated' in Dragon Magazine.