Moujuu Aishou

Special Qualities

Animal Companion: The character begins play with an animal companion selected from the following list: Ape, Boar, Cheetah, Dog, Hawk, Hyena, Owl, Tiger, Wolf (stats available for some other creatures but these companions would be extremely rare)

The animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the character as he executes missions, offering aid in combat and non-combat situations as well as moral support when needed. As the character advances in level, the animal’s power increases as shown on the table below.

If the animal companion dies, a new one can be acquired, but will need to be trained continuously, 8 hours a day, for 2 days per total level or hit dice of the character (maximum 100 days). 

An animal companion still benefits the ability score increase every 4 hit dice it gains, and their chakra pools is like summon creatures. Furthermore, some companion may grow slower than others, and some faster, because they are either weaker or stronger than what is considered an average.

Term Definitions

Character Level: The character’s total level or hit dice.

Bonus HD: Extra hit dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal.

Remember that extra hit dice improves the animal companion’s base attack and base save bonuses. An animal companion’s base attack bonus is the same as that of an Agent of a level equal to the animal’s HD.

An animal companion has good Fortitude and Reflex saves (treat it as a character whose level equals the animal’s HD).

An animal companion gains 3 skill points per hit die, and an additional feat once every 3 hit die. It must meet the prerequisites normally.

An animal companion does not count towards the party's experience and does not gain experience as a cohort would—it simply gains in power as its master does. Natural Armor Adjustment: The number noted here is an improvement to the animal companion’s existing natural armor bonus.

Stat Boost: Animal Companions gain points every so often that can be assigned via training to increase physical Attributes.

Bonus Tricks: The value given in this column is the total number of “bonus” tricks that the animal knows in addition to any that the character might choose to teach it (refer to Handle Animal skill for details). These bonus tricks don’t require any training time or Handle Animal checks, and they don’t count against the normal limit of tricks known by the animal. A trick cannot be unlearned by the animal.

Link (Ex): The character may handle his animal companion as a free action, or push it as a move action, even if he doesn’t have any ranks in the Handle Animal skill. In addition, he gains a +4 circumstance bonus on all Handle Animal checks made regarding the animal companion.

Beastlord (Ex): This enables the animal companion to learn a jutsu technique the user may teach it. The animal companion can learn one technique per 5 level of the master, and it takes double the time for an animal to learn a technique. The animal companion's bonus to jutsu are equal to the character's ranks in the skill - 2 + the animal companion's bonus in the relevant ability score. The animal's companion Learn bonus is equal to its total hit dice.

Evasion (Ex): If an animal companion is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, it takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw.

Multiattack: The animal companion gains the Multiattack feat for free. Its penalty when using its secondary natural weapon is reduced from -5 to -2. If it does not have three or more natural attacks, the companion gains a second natural attack with its primary weapon, albeit at a -5 penalty.

Growth (Ex): When an animal gained sufficient experience over time with its master, its body also develops. Whenever the character attains a level where the animal companion gains this ability, the animal companion's size category permanently increases by one step. An animal companion cannot grow larger than Large size.

Devotion (Ex): An animal companion gains a +4 morale bonus on Will saves against mind-affecting technique and effects.

Speech (Ex): The animal companion is now able to express itself freely in the human tongue, using the language the user employs the most often only. As can be expected from an animal mind, the companion will not be as smart as your typical human, much less shinobi, but it can sell express itself freely and warn others from dangers.

Improved Evasion (Ex): When subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, an animal companion takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw and only half damage if the saving throw fails.

Epic Growth (Ex): The animal companion gains an additional size category, and is allowed growth to Huge size. The benefits of increasing from Large to Huge size are as follow: +8 size bonus to Strength, -2 size penalty to Dexterity, +4 size bonus to Constitution, fighting space and reach increment, +4 size bonus to Grapple checks, and a -4 size penalty to Hide checks.