Animal Companion

*Type of feat: Class
*Prerequisite: Druid level 1, ranger level 4 or cleric with the Animal domain.
*Required for: Dinosaur Companion, Epic Animal Companion
*Specifics: An animal companion may be summoned (and unsummoned) by the character. An unsummoned companion can be recalled after a short cooldown time. If an animal companion is killed, it cannot be summoned again until the ranger or druid rests.
*Use: Selected.
Companion Level
Animal companion capabilities in NWN2 do NOT stack like they do in PnP. The highest level of animal companion is the animal that you receive. If obtain a new class that has an animal companion, you can change the type of animal that you receive, but you will not receive 2 (or more) companions. For example, a Druid 6 that has a Wolf companion and levels up in Ranger to level 4 will select a new companion. The selected companion's name and animal type will over-write the Wolf companion but its level will still be identical to that received by the Druid until the Ranger level surpasses the Druid level.
Ranger Companions
NWN2 gives Rangers Animal Companions at class level - 3. The Ranger's level is not adjusted in any other way to determine the level of the companion that they receive.
==Details==
The level progression of animal companions on Realms of Trinity has been greatly modified to allow the creatures to survive in a harsh high magic environement.
In addition to the existing progression, animal companions gain a significant bonus based on their owner's ranger and druid levels combined with epic animal companion and natural bond. Druid and ranger levels stack with each other.
The "caster level" is determined as such:
 Ranger level (-3) + Druid level + 3 Epic Animal Companion + 3 Natural Bond
This number is then used to calculate your "tiers":
 Tier = Caster Level / 5 + 1 Per Epic Relevel
Your tier will then be used to determine bonuses such as the BAB progression, vampiric regeneration, bonus damage dices, etc. There are additional bonuses for the dino and dragon companion only which are scaled according to your tier as well. Note that the tiers are capped at 11.