It's less that it makes Valerie good and more that it synergizes with her stats while giving her one of the best class features available. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. I recommend the Smilodon or Wolf companion by the by simply because it works great with the Beast Totem Powers as a theme. The most fitting for each mythical path to me is: For Azata: Ranger for Martial. You may need to use Magic Fang/Greater Magic Fang. ago I second this. This will leave you with an underlevelled wolf for a good while. Even as a druid with bull's strength, enlarge, magic fang etc. Like say in the early game, a group might be more 75% "defense" 25% "offense", then slowly more 50/50 in the mid game and maybe more like 25/75 in the late game. Animal Companion: Animal companions in Kingmaker tend to be significantly better than a domain. Aside from the funny dialogue that everyone knows about she is just insanely useful as a party member. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. Instead, it just give you the bestiary stats instead (which are much stronger). fair_toki • 2 yr. Aight, thanks. This at level 2 gives you an animal of level 2 and when gaining level 3 your animal is also gaining level 3. Use +Dex items to qualify for Improved and Greater TWF later on. It gets Pounce and 5 full-power natural attacks that each deal 1. The leopard will never be the best damage dealing pet, it his, however, one of the best AC tanks in the game and perfectly capable of tanking on core. This cool cat has a massive 21 Dexterity to begin with, three natural attacks, and a great 50-foot movement speed. Smilodons do deal the best damage. ). ago. I'm thinking about an sorceror-based arcane trickster, and I'd really like to have the animal. Demonslayer, for sure. Her lawful-to-a-fault personality may grate, but Valerie’s the single best damage-sponge of Pathfinder: Kingmaker’s companions. He hasn't come back after a few levels, so he's gone for good. You're probably thinking of Barkskin by the way, +2 AC from a creature's natural armor. The build depends if you want to maximize damage or if your sorcerer should primarily use buffs, summons and crowd control spells. I have restricted my party to 2 pets at the moment as I don't want to micro them all the time. Learn how to choose and train your animal companion in Pathfinder Kingmaker, a roleplaying game based on the Pathfinder. Net result full monk Flurry attack BAB (you get the same BAB as a pure monk with +18/+18/+13/+13/+8/+3 attacks per round. CHA-based: paladin, Bloodrider, Sylvan sorcerer, Oracle with. Additionally, an animal companion with only one natural attack receives iterative attacks at higher BAB, unlike with most natural attacks. Comparison of animal companions' effective size can be found here. Meaning, the druid is questing and the BBEG happens to crit the animal companion and kill it or the companion was performing a reasonable command and ended up dying. Beast tamer gets free summoning feats and a special song to buff summons. However, Paizo has issued a FAQ in regards to this, ruling that you cannot increase your Animal Companion level above your character level +1, so even though that 10th-level Sacred Huntsmaster has an effective druid level of 17, his animal companion is limited to 11th level (=10+1) due to the FAQ. Greybor and Sosiel can be but not as good. I've only played using an animal companion once (not counting Ekun's wolf), but the Mammoth has been great on Unfair. AC +6, Str/dex +3, and x2 ability score increase from being an animal companion. I hit level 4 and picked a companion and he never showed up, not can I find some sort of ability anywhere to summon it. I have been searching for a guide or info about the different choices, but all I see are PnP pathfinder guides which don't actually work the same as this videogame. Pathfinder: Kingmaker > General Discussions > Topic Details. Levels 2-7¶ 2nd-level¶. Earth: very weak domain, avoid. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. I don’t know what mysteries EA has, but P&P has massive gamechanger revelations like animal companions, Colour Spray that works on high-level characters, replacing dexterity with charisma, fast. I guess its worth it into the mid game too, for the lesser undead summons surviving an AOE hit. Difference is that wolf has 50, dog 40,and lizard 30 speed. Having an animal companion with a reasonably high Strength gives the team a lot of additional weight carrying capacity. Yes, it's correct. Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. Although at the moment the size only affects real-time-with-pause gameplay mode. Maybe not, but to me losing out on 6 levels of your animal companion is too many. Smilodons tend to be the best companions for straight damage, since they get five attacks and pounce. : ( I'm going to build a Wizard Legend. I have not played on Unfair, however I do know that pathing/space becomes an issue running 3 animal companions. This curious artifact, Pearl of Power, will appear in the 2. Sensei isnt one of the Strongest Monk Options. The three best categories I could imagine would be animals, fey and magical beasts. If you hate or completely. Hey peeps! Thanks to SlyxDog for this awesome suggestion (you guys should check him out on Twitch btw) I was so stoked to do this. NalimX • 2 yr. Ekundayo: Ranger in this game are very good and Ekun is definitely powerful. knife Master 3 - Weapon focus - kukri, finesse training -kukri. A new companion exclusive of the Devil Path kinda like Aivu but Lawful Evil and romanceable. 2nd Choose archery path Precise Shot. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Uhh no, you're talking about two separate things: the Boon Companion feat makes up for the -3 level penalty which rangers and Animal-domain casters take to their pets, as well as any non-pet levels you take on a pet class; e. Classes like casters and Alchemists do not use weapons so using it on them is useless too. Triceratops S: 2d6 gore with Powerful Charge, dinosaurs are cool. But still, you are getting the animal companion some other way and freeing up deity/domain slot. It now has -31/31 hitpoints and lies dead. ago • Edited 3 yr. They're basically the only two pets for meta-play. Rank 5: Mythical Beast --- This makes your animal companion more powerful. I picked animal domain this time. See their stats, feats, abilities, and benefits in this comprehensive guide. Beast tamer gets free summoning feats and a special song to buff summons. I had no issues running a bear over a wolf/boar. KingmakerAI - experimental mod that aims to enhance enemy ai and provides auto-buff options for player characters. Action economy matters. Love Wilson, though. You will be given a choice of several ranger subtypes. - naturally uses DEX for armor class. A Small Cat (like a cheetah or leopard) is a great tank and damage dealer/tripper. I’ve got Amiri as a straight caster Defender Druid with Boon companion and two levels of barb for uncanny dodge and bite and it’s great. Has a big advantage over playing casters in that it comes online immediately rather than slogging through the early game. For companion, I recommend Seelah with Horse at lvl 5, Daeran with Second mystery Mythic > animal and then picking animal companion as revelation and Sosiel with. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Dipped into the inquisitor archetype with an animal companion to share teamwork feats with my bear. Otherwise, keeping in mind that you'll have a serenrae good/fire and a groetus destruction/chaos cleric as companions, all of the choices are roughly the same. STR based animal companions are superior due to how buffing and how animal leveling works. The normal ranger is the one with the animal companion, which is a huge benefit in combat, especially if you choose one of the ones that Trips. Crane Style Feats and Mythic Beast on the pet owner. The counter to this is to get some animal companions to make the best use of the songs and really go all in for bard, don't multiclass. Dipping only one level in a companion class will leave you with a level one companion, who'd be pretty useless fast. On hard or. Animal companion never advances when you level up in classes that don't grant one. Hearty Purple Soup; Hunter's Roast; Owlbear Omelet; Thuvian ranger from Absalom. Ertwin. It gets an animal companion at level 4 or as well as spells (Up to 4th level). "If a character receives an animal companion from more than one source, her effective druid levels stack for the purposes of determining stats and abilities of the companion". . So even a fighter can get animal companions. That is, IF you go pure druid. Thanks, dallaspayn5. Have fun watching them destroy everything. Nature’s soul, animal ally, and boon companion I think. Generally speaking, cats in pathfinder were always the hands down best standard animal companion you could get. Inside the guide: Walkthough for the main campaign; Coverage of various locations, side quests and companion quests; Companion information; Racial information; Advanced Gameplay/Rules information First off, animal companions can take advantage of Crane feat chain's bonuses to AC from Defensive Fighting. Add Print Edition $49. The best way to increase survivability with a two-handed squishy character is by using 'H' hold to slow her down and/or a reach weapon and/or enlarge person spell so that she can attack from behind the tank. . Yeah animal companions have several extra HD and some extra AC compared to the tabletop which make them tankier than they otherwise would be. I'm fairly inexperienced in Pathfinder (played through about half of Kingmaker but never finished it), and am having trouble figuring out how to build my MC. Additional random fact: Wolves are the smallest in terms of occupied area, but are barely worse of stat wise than Dogs. Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. An animal companion's class skills are: Athletics, Mobility, Stealth, and. Askray184 Druid • 2 yr. Anyone else prefer pathfinder kingmaker atmosphere/charm more than WotR ?Two things, the charisma and the revelations. An animal companion with only one natural attack add 1. In an ambush, I lost my doggo to some rainbow-like magic attack. It also gains ferocity (I am not convinced ferocity works though, many, many things are bugged, even the giant centipede ;) ). ago. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • Best game I've ever played. So at the very least, I can confirm that map skill checks can be done by animal companions. Animal companions with multiple starting attacks, like the Bear's two claws, or the Smilodon's 5 attacks do not get more attacks as their Base Attack rises. Climb (Str): Too situational. ; Intimidate (Cha): The Ranger is not a Face. Some of the best subclasses in the game can't (normally*) get one. 83K Members. She can do rather well in a straight barbarian build. No buffs, and the first few levels will not advance your existing pet and will need boon companion to fix. Not to put down the original commenter, but the Faxtralife builds (and wiki) are notoriously bad for anything above. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. Type in Animal Companion. Probably dead on the ground somewhere and I didn't notice. Leopard has the edge in AC and comes with Trip, but only goes up to Medium-size so their trip isn't as good as Dog/Wolf. No "bard" or support/buff class is going to be one of the strongest options. konokonohamaru • 2 yr. She’s the best part of the Azata path. 3. Mystic Theurge- Trying to combine two different spellcasting classes is really really hard. Now, this assumes you have remained in a pet-granting class. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. But leopard gets it on basic skills, smilodon gets pounce (full attack on charges). In Search n Pick. Rangers and Druids get an animal companion, as well as a Sorcerer variant and Clerics with the Nature domain. NagiandKato. Aspect of the bear+aspect of the wolf give you a free trip attempt with increased combat manoeuvers. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. 1. Puts level ups into Dex. When faced with a foe or small. You have to lose individual power to get bard songs. one of the trip pets is pretty good too but cant remember which one it is, dog or wolf. There are 11 companions to recruit in Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and two extra if you have The Wildcards DLC installed. Next fight, he dissapeared forever. 3 natural attacks will put out more damage than most front line fighters, and adding trip to that is awesome. All you have to do is double click on the companion's little nameplate at the bottom and it'll expand, and you'll be able to level. Ah right, Animal Ally, which needs Nature Soul. Inside the guide: Walkthough for the main campaign; Coverage of various locations, side quests and companion quests; Companion information; Racial information; Advanced. Full-Plate. . A dedicated tank pet would get a fairly high Dex value. Companion Builds for Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous features the suggested builds for all possible companions in Pathfinder: WoTR. 4. Pathfinder is a tabletop RPG based off of the 3. The normal ranger is the one with the animal companion, which is a huge benefit in combat, especially if you choose one of the ones that Trips. I like the following personally:Fun stuff: nature mystery from extra revelation can get him an animal companion. You would like to take 17 levels in it for summon monster IX. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. Since the Titanoboa is mostly a Grappler with it's Grab and Constrict ability, you want to make it good at that. My first two I stopped because their domain powers didn't work. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. Because a 1 level dip would only give you a level 1 pet. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. IMO, nobility + animal are the two best domains now, since nobility + song likely gets you pretty close guarded hearth, and animal companions are still great. Armor of faith (+4 ac) divine caster. The games are similar to classic RPG games such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. A bard is great since you don't get any bard companion. In particular, they gain levels about 3/4 as fast as their master, so there will be occasions when you level but your pet does not. Yes, it's the same as the Druid options but your Ranger level is treated as Druid-3 for animal companion progression (though this is easily rectified with a feat). Smilodon is best DPS: 5 attacks per round + Pounce shreds. ago. I plan on playing a monster tactician of asmodeus. Animal Companions. I think the main difference is that the Animal Domain Animal would be 4 levels weaker than the standard animal companion without Companion Boon (I think that is the feat name) that races the AC +4 lvls. g. IMO, its up to the player to role play the loss of their companion resulting in any morale deficiency or change in play style. Sohei 11/Eldritch Archer 5/Warpriest of Erastil 4 for +3 APR and increased weapon damage dice. The Mastodon is the second tankiest pet (only beaten in this rega Originally posted by cabinboy69: the smilodon is always good but leopard is good too. Leopard is absurd because it gets free trip on bite and can qualify for fury's fall at level 1 as a bully which makes it's trip bonus absurd. Ekundayo: Either (1) Primal Companion Hunter or (2) Divine Hunter Paladin. Barding is a trap. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Naming Animal Companions? (2 posts) (2 posts) (2 posts) Redeem codeThe Pathfinder: Kingmaker guide includes a full walkthrough of the game’s main campaign, including various side quests, companion quests and strategies. If you multiclass, your compensated levels of boon companions will be needed elsewhere so take Companion instead of Animal domain. In practice speed difference is negligible because 1) You can charge, and 2)after the first turn, fights end up in a cluster fuck. I guess I'll. You won't want to take too many levels in anything that doesn't level up your animal companion, which can be limiting. Lich has a Lich Power to enhance your animal companion, and Azata, Aeon, and to a lesser extent Angel has powers about buffing all your allies. Yeah animal companions have several extra HD and some extra AC compared to the tabletop which make them tankier than they otherwise would be. Yes, it's correct. Pets level slower then the companions in this game. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. A total of 13 different animal companions are present in the game, each of them having their strengths and weaknesses. Using the most popular animal companion, a big cat, they start out with 13 str, and in the course of leveling up they gain +8 at level 7, an additional +6 spread throughout 18 levels, and there are +4 ability score increases that can also be applied to. 83K Members. The world of Pathfinder comes to 5E for the first time! From feral beasts to supernatural sprits from the realm of fey, the Kingmaker Adventure Path forces heroes to test their might against hundreds of foes—be they bandit lords, evil kings, or demigods. •. Whether this happens depends on the choices you make during the prologue when speaking to Jamandi Aldori. aoe heals, summon, buffs. After you finish Pathfinder: Kingmaker -- Pathfinder: Wrath of Righteousness which is the second in the series has Cavalier with Beast Rider subtype. Yes, taking the animal domain requires the feat boon companion, but beyond that its basically a free spell slot per level. I guess you could argue for plants as well, but there are just not enough of them in D&D to justify it. If you want a melee-effective druid with a max level animal companion then you would commonly take 5 mad dog levels, 3 or 6 sacred huntsman levels, 1-2 monk levels, and then druid the rest of the way. Going to make sure everyone takes 3 levels of Divine Huntmaster so they can get teamwork feats for the companions. For the first few companions, they can either join up with you right after the Prologue or a little later on. You can pull this off with humble bismuth btw lol. Nope. Ranger*: they are good at hitting stuff and get bonus cheat feats. hazelheron0451 • 1 yr. ). Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8), 2 claws (2d4), or spikes (ranged 1d6, 24 per 24 hours); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex -2, Con +4. 2 MB PDF). Once per day on command, this pearl enables the possessor to recall any one spell that they had prepared and then cast that day. With the exception of the Old Sycamore, which has a lot of cheap-armor-wearing kobolds and mites, there isn't a map you can't just loot in one pass if you have two animal companions on the team. Arsinoe (or that other abadar worshipping merchant) has a ring called "Red Salamander") which allows him to add some sweet evocation spells to his list. Also tripping ability of leopard is surprisingly good. It can also be done indefinitely unlike spells. Companion leveling guides. com Hi everybody, I'm at ranger level 4 and it's time to choose my animal companion. A little cat if you want a bit more AC, a big cat if you want more damage and the trip or grab to land more often. Pick at least 3inqui huntmaster to have a pure pet based class. Queen Abgail. Pick cleric with animal + whatever domain, pick companion boon. Great domain spells such as Barkskin, Stinking Cloud, Cloudkill, Chain Lightning, Slowing Mud, Elemental Swarm, and Sirroco. Rangers get one later, but the companion will be 4 levels behind which means you will want Boon Companion to boost it back up. Their stats at level 20 can be found here. Amiri is a Barbarian. If you are playing with respecs, I recommend having. Cavalier is pretty big on mounted. Skalds are one of the best supportive classes for melee parties in the game, I used one on my Unfair playthrough. With the exception of the Old Sycamore, which has a lot of cheap-armor-wearing kobolds and mites, there isn't a map you can't just loot in one pass if you have two animal companions on the team. The following classes receive animal companions: On lvl 1 in the class: Mad Dog Barbarian, Druid (except for Blight Druid). The pets name is Letho and has its own build page as well on the sheet. a Huge Wolf (Think "Game of Thrones" Dire Wolf) inching to tackle you. Anything with an animal companion is OP by default. . a 12 druid/1 fighter without boon companion has a level 12 animal companion. So a wild Deinonychus gets one secondary attack where the trained raptor gets 2 primary. Animal: A good compromise to get access to 1 extra spell par spell level and a animal companion with -3. It's not as tanky as the boar, but it's actually one of the tankier animal. Not counting smite stacks. Multiclassing NPC Companions. 2nd Choose archery path Precise Shot. splashing is the same as dipping. you cut it short of using cheats, this game favors STR builds. 5 Ruleset of Dungeons and Dragons. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the ranger on his adventures as appropriate for its kind. The leopard will never be the best damage dealing pet, it his, however, one of. Best. See screenshots, videos, and tips on how to use them effectively and optimize their stats. Date Posted: Sep 27, 2018 @ 7:35pm. As has been said, Druid is not the best martial BAB-wise, if I had to play. It's unfortunate because I intentionally avoided all spoilers and beta gameplay in hopes that the companions and their stories would shine like they did in Kingmaker, and I'm just. Dog/wolf are the best trippers. You have some very strong buffs as a druid for yourself and your animal companion, things like greater magic fang, wild growth etc. Light barding gives you a sweet +3 AC, but I have the Animal Companion feat and at level 8 I've just hit the dex cap for that armor. Using an Animal Companion with a melee ranger will take some effort, for sure. Already playing a druid in main campaign and not fond of pets, they are too cumbersome (though so efficient for the start!)Lann (leveled as a cleric or druid), Seelah, Daeran, and Sosiel can easily get animal companions. This frees you from restricting yourself to pet classes. The first trips and has awesome ac along with decent damage, the second has lots and lots of attacks per round with good damage. In this sense Horses and Wolves are probably the most suitable companions for a party which has a decent melee line already. I have seen my horse climb up ladders that require an athletics check. Showing 1 - 2 of 2 comments. Animal companion hit dice don’t scale the same way as PC hit dice do and if you can’t min-max their feats and give them magic items the damage sorely drops off. Seems like the armor is really only good up to medium, and then only if you're not doing things that give your companion more dex. Arueshalae (broken. <insert "Kung-fu Panda" joke here> But you need DEX 13 to take Dodge and INT 3 to take Improved Unarmed Strike. I created an earlier party build for Pathfinder: Kingmaker centered around an evil party, but after messing around I realized that this build works best with some tweaks that are only possible with a good alignment! It's a powerful build that combines use of Animal Companions and Teamwork feats. If you're playing a small race (halfing, gnome) then you can pick any of the companions that start at size medium and ride them from the start. 306. That will slow down your casting, but you get wild shape wolf by lvl 6 so all out melee Druid could get it all by lvl 14 without even needing to use Boon Companion. Good feats are Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Acomplished Sneak Attack, Metamagic: Empower Spell, Metamagic: Maximize. Rank 6-10: You can pick whatever you want here. I generally prefer leopard since it trips and remains medium. Str/dex/con buffs from most casters. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. A main tank melee MC actually could work well since you don't get Kingmaker Valerie type companion that is solely built for tank from the very start, meaning you could be the main tank and spec other melee companions for support and/or dps. Checking how, or if, any of. Blessing of the Faithful: +2 ranged Sacred Bonus to attacks, AC, damage, and skills for one round. On cohhcarnage’s twitch channel he has a spreadsheet with builds. It has obvious class abilities, is full BAB, gets an animal companion and casting as you level too, so it gradually introduces you to various game mechanics. The Pathfinder: Kingmaker guide includes a full walkthrough of the game’s main campaign, including various side quests, companion quests and strategies. 1K. 99. Sylvan sorcerer is probably one of the most powerful choices, as you get an animal companion, which helps early when arcane casters are weak. 170. A ranger who selects an animal companion can choose one from the list of available creatures. <insert "Kung-fu Panda" joke here> But you need DEX 13 to take Dodge and INT 3 to take Improved Unarmed Strike. Sylvian Sorcs give you more animal companions, tons of buffs, and excellent AoE and unavoidable damage (magic missiles etc). Leishon. Selecting your animal companion is an important choice, and can have major effects on how your character functions on the table. W: Tied for slowest pet. Jun 15, 2020 @ 8:10am. A better build is ZA 1/Beast Rider 1/Bloodrider 18. 2) WTF is with the idle animation spam loop for animal companions (sometimes indefiniate). But then later on her animal companion is useless and you just removed the only valid tank option without creating one. Sep 30, 2018 @ 9:52pm Some Animal companions aren't showing up I gave every member of my party (of 4) a leopard, but there are only 2 showing up. Horses are lame. Still, there's just something retarded about sending your animal companion in like Jon Snow sending his direwolf in at the head of the army against the white walkers. If there was an easy way within the bounds of the game, like a feat, a whole lot of builds would recommend it. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. So far I have: PC: Sylvan Sorceror - Leopard Druid (Defender) - Mastodon Cleric ( Eccl, Erastil, Animal/Community) ) Ranger (which might dip a bit of EA)Having just finished Baldurs Gate 3, I now turn my attention to Kingmaker. 2 Update, along with The Lord of Nothing DLC. Download the best games on Windows & Mac. 3 natural attacks will put out more damage than most front line fighters, and adding trip to that is awesome. This leads to some rather unintuitive side-effects: to use your example, a level 2 character with 1 Mad Dog/1 Ranger actually would have a level 2 pet, because 1 level in a pet class actually gives your pet 2 HD according to the 'Druid. Rangers get one later, but the companion will be 4 levels behind which means you will want Boon Companion to boost it back up. The reason it's called Ranger Bond is because, like the Wizard's Arcane Bond or the Paladin's Divine Bond, you have the option of either getting a companion or some other bonus. ago. Mad Dog 2 - Pack tactics (outflank now gives +6 to attack/trip attempts for you and your pet, lol) Gendarme - Cockatrice banner improved two weapon. Pathfinder: CRPG - Kingmaker & WotR. Tristian, full cleric - probably best companion in game. The animal companions you'll use are all. Since you tagged this Kingmaker, I'll ignore all the WotR-only features like mounted combat and presume you're playing without mods (which means no equipping items etc. Lann’s animal companion smilodon is named Shinobu after my real life cat Reply Salt-Combination-522 •. Full Animal Companions Elk/Bear (Elk for RP reasons. Not to put down the original commenter, but the Faxtralife builds (and wiki) are notoriously bad for anything above. There's only one dedicated Rogue among the available companions, and you won't even get to meet them until halfway through Chapter 3. Finarfin Nov 14, 2021 @ 7:01am. So at the very least, I can confirm that map skill checks can be done by animal companions. Beast Tamer and Monster Tactician are probably the best. However, if the druid constantly places the. All you have to do is double click on the companion's little nameplate at the bottom and it'll expand, and you'll be able to level. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • Seelah is the best. In terms of raw damage, the Smilodon is king - it has five attacks per round: one bite, and four claws. Join. Updated: 27 Jul 2022 18:03. The actual calculation for an animal's level seems to be roughly (0. So a ranger with a Bear, best case scenario, can get this: Hunt Prey, Command to Support, Twin Strike. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker • This curious artifact, Pearl of Power, will appear in the 2. # Solo Strider (Scaled Fist 1, Sylvan Sorcerer 19) Race: Human Starter Class: Sylvan Sorcerer Completion Level: 20 Alignment: Any Lawful Ability Scores: STR 7 DEX 18 CON 12 INT 10 WIS 7 CHA 19(24) Recommended Skills: Trickery, Lore (Nature), Persuasion / Use Magic Device Recommended Weapon: Mythslayer (Heavy Crossbow) Recommended. The best case scenario is if the Hunted Prey/target is already flanked by both the ranger and the animal companion. Not Suggested. r/Pathfinder_Kingmaker. steampowered. I'm guessing you don't know how to level up animal companions yet. Quit Horsing Around: The Nomad Archetype. It's a sad day when the literal Wild Mage isn't the most useless of the companions you added to a game. #1. Smilodon is, from my experience in WOTR and kingmaker, the best pet for simple and straightforward damage dealing and absorbing, having a LOT of moderately powerful. ago. The nature of the bond between the individual and their animal companion is particularly strong, advancing the capabilities.