Brown bear (animal companion)
From NWNWiki
Large and strong, brown bears are feared by many. Never to be underestimated for the unwary can lose a head beneath the claws of one of these powerful animals. This massive carnivore is a powerful ally with many hit points and deadly attacks.
[edit] Statistics
Race: animal
Alignment: true neutral
Armor class: 15
Hit points: 25 to 366
Attack bonus: +2 to +41/+36/+31
Damage:
at level 1: 1d8+3 / 1d8+3 / 2d8+3 (claw/claw/bite creature weapons)
at level 40: 2d12+17 / 2d12+17 / 2d20+17 (claw/claw/bite creature weapons)
Hit dice (level): 1 to 40
Challenge rating: 2 to 26
| Abilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| strength | 16 to 35 | |
| dexterity | 13 | |
| constitution | 17 | |
| intelligence | 3 | |
| wisdom | 12 | |
| charisma | 6 | |
| Saves | ||
|---|---|---|
| fortitude | 5 to 25 | |
| reflex | 3 to 23 | |
| will | 1 to 17 | |
Skills: listen 4 (plus ability modifier)
Feats: weapon proficiency (creature), toughness (at level 25)
Blueprint: nw_ac_bear01 to nw_ac_bear40 (‡)
[edit] Special abilities
A brown bear animal companion's natural attacks (claws and bite) increase in base damage and enhancement bonus as levels are gained.
| master level | base damage | enhancement bonus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1d8/1d8/2d8 | |
| 8 | 2d6/2d6/2d10 | |
| 21 | 2d6/2d6/2d10 | +1 |
| 25 | 2d8/2d8/2d12 | +2 |
| 30 | 2d8/2d8/2d12 | +3 |
| 35 | 2d10/2d10/3d12 | +4 |
| 40 | 2d12/2d12/2d20 | +5 |
[edit] Notes
- The brown bear animal companion's strength increases rapidly, but only in the pre-epic levels. Specifically, strength increases by one for each level obtained up to level 20, then does not increase after that.
- This animal companion's skills do not improve as level increases.
