Can fighters have animal companions?

A fighter can choose an animal companion from the following list: badger, bird, camel, dog, horse, or pony. This animal is a loyal companion that accompanies the fighter on her adventures as appropriate for its kind. If a fighter chooses bonded pet at 5th level, she gains a combat-ready animal companion.

How do I level up my animal companion?

Animal companions don’t gain XP or level up in the same way that players do. That said, they do gain hit dice (HD) as your Druid level goes up. Those are listed on the table for the Druid’s Animal Companion. Each HD is roughly equivalent to a level.

Do animal companions have class skills?

Animal companions can have ranks in any of the following skills: Acrobatics (Dex), Climb (Str), Escape Artist (Dex), Fly (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str). All of these skills are class skills for animal companions.

How do you use the animal companion?

You have to go to your Specializations & Talents icon next to your Character and Spellbook icons. Then at the top you choose the Talent Animal Companion instead of Dire Beast or Killer Instinct.

How do animal companions work Pathfinder 2e?

You need to Command your Animal Companion, then they spent an Action to take the Support action to activate their Support Benefit. Then, you (and it must be you) must successfully Strike a creature adjacent to your cat. After you do so, the target is Flat-Footed until the end of your next turn.

What classes can have an animal companion?

Standard classes with Animal Companion

Druid, the iconic AC class.
Rangers can get an AC via Hunter’s Bond, at lvl-3.
The Hunter from the ACG is a Druid-Ranger-Hybrid, with a uniquely strong focus on the animal companion.
Cleric, via Animal Domain (or it’s subdomains Feather and Fur), at lvl-3.