Blackguard's fiendish servant

• Blackguard Character Level: The character level of the blackguard (his blackguard level plus his original class level).
• Bonus Hit Dice: These are extra d8 Hit Dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Extra Hit Dice improve the servant's base attack and base save bonuses, as normal.
• Natural Armor: This is a bonus to the servant's natural armor rating.
• Str Adj.: Add this figure to the servant's Strength score.
• Int: The servant's Intelligence score. (The fiendish servant is smarter than normal animals of its kind.)
• Improved Evasion: If the servant is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, it takes no damage on a successful saving throw and only half damage on a failed saving throw. Improved evasion is an extraordinary ability.
• Share Spells: At the blackguard's option, he may have any spell he casts on himself also affect his servant. The servant must be within 5 feet. If the spell has a duration other than instantaneous, the spell stops affecting the servant if it moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the servant again even if the servant returns to the blackguard before the duration expires. Additionally, the blackguard may cast a spell with a target of "You" on his servant (as a touch range spell) instead of on himself. The blackguard and the servant can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the servant's type (magical beast).
• Empathic Link: The blackguard has an empathic link with the servant out to a distance of up to one mile. The blackguard cannot see through the servant's eyes, but they can communicate telepathically. Even intelligent servants see the world differently from humans, so misunderstandings are always possible. This empathic link is a supernatural ability. Because of the empathic link between the servant and the blackguard, the blackguard has the same connection to a place or an item that the servant does.
• Share Saving Throws: The servant uses its own base save or the blackguard's, whichever is higher.
• Speak with Blackguard: The blackguard and servant can communicate verbally as if they were using a common language. Other creatures do not understand the communication without magical help.
• Blood Bond: The servant gains a +2 bonus to all attacks, checks, and saves if it witnesses the blackguard threatened or harmed. This bonus lasts as long as the threat is immediate and apparent.
• Spell Resistance: The servant's spell resistance equals the blackguard's level + 5. To affect the servant with a spell, a spellcaster must make a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) at least equal to the servant's spell resistance.

Paladin's mount

• Paladin Level: The level of the paladin. If the mount suffers a level drain, treat it as a mount of a lower-level paladin.
• Bonus HD: These are extra eight-sided (d8) Hit Dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Remember that extra Hit Dice improve the mount's base attack and base save bonuses.
• Natural Armor: The number listed here is an improvement to the mount's AC. It represents the preternatural toughness of a paladin's mount.
• Str Adj.: Add this figure to the mount's Strength score.
• Int: The mount's Intelligence score.
• Improved Evasion: If the mount 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 and half damage even if the saving throw fails. Improved evasion is an extraordinary ability.
• Share Spells: At the paladin's option, the paladin may have any spell cast on him or herself also affect her mount. The mount must be within 5 feet. If the spell has a duration other than instantaneous, the spell stops affecting the mount if it moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the mount again even if the mount returns to the paladin before the duration expires. Additionally, the paladin may cast a spell with a target of "You" on the mount (as a touch range spell) instead of on herself. The paladin and the mount can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the mount's type.
• Empathic Link: The paladin has an empathic link with the mount out to a distance of up to one mile. The paladin cannot see through the mount's eyes, but they can communicate telepathically. Even intelligent mounts see the world differently from humans, so misunderstandings are always possible. This is a supernatural ability.
• Because of the empathic link between the mount and the paladin, the paladin has the same connection to an item or place that the mount does, just as a master and his familiar.
• Share Saving Throws: The mount uses its own base save or the paladin's, whichever is higher.
• Command: The mount's command ability is a spell-like ability that it can use at will against other creatures of its kind with fewer Hit Dice than it has itself. The mount can use this ability once per day per two levels of its paladin, and the ability functions just like the spell command (for purposes of this spell, the mount can make itself be understood by any normal animal of its kind). Since this is a spell-like ability, the mount must make a Concentration check (DC 21) if it's being ridden at the time (as in combat). If the check fails, the ability does not work that time, but it still counts against the mount's daily uses.
• Spell Resistance: The mount's spell resistance equals the paladin's level + 5.

Druid & ranger animal companions

• "Attack": The animal attacks apparent enemies. The character may point to a particular creature to direct the animal to attack that creature. Normally, an animal will not attack unnatural creatures (though it will defend people, guard places, and protect characters against them). Teaching an animal to be willing to attack unnatural creatures counts as two tricks.
• "Come": The animal comes to the character, even if the animal normally would not do so (such as following the character onto a boat).
• "Defend": The animal defends the character (or is ready to defend the character if no threat is present).
• "Down": The animal breaks off from combat or otherwise backs down.
• "Fetch": The animal goes and gets something. The character must point out a specific object or the animal fetches some random object.
• "Guard": The animal stays in place and prevents others from approaching.
• "Heel": The animal follows the character closely, even to places where it normally wouldn't go.
• "Perform": The animal does a variety of simple tricks like sitting up, rolling over, roaring, and so on.
• "Protect": The animal follows a specific other character and protects him from danger (like "Defend," but for another character).
• "Seek": The animal moves into an area and looks around for anything unusual.
• "Stay": The animal stays in place waiting for the character to return. It does not challenge other creatures that come by, though it still defends itself if it needs to.
• "Track": The animal tracks the scent presented to it.

Sorcerer & wizards familiars

• Familiar Basics: Use the basic statistics for a creature of its type, but make these changes:
• Hit Dice: Treat as the master's character level (for effects related to Hit Dice). Use the familiar's normal total if it is higher.
• Hit Points: One-half the master's total, rounded down.
• Attacks: Use the master's base attack bonus. Use the familiar's Dexterity or Strength modifier, whichever is greater, to get the familiar's melee attack bonus with unarmed attacks. Damage equals that of a normal creature of that type.
• Saving Throws: The familiar uses the master's base saving throw bonuses if they're better than the familiar's.
• Skills: Use the normal skills for an animal of that type or the master's, whichever are better.
• Familiar Ability Descriptions: All familiars have special abilities (or impart abilities to their masters) depending on the level of the master. The abilities are cumulative.

• Natural Armor: This number improves the familiar's AC.
• Intelligence: The familiar's Intelligence score.
• Alertness: The presence of the familiar sharpens its master's senses. While the familiar is within arm's reach, the master gains Alertness.
• Improved Evasion: If the familiar is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, the familiar takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw and half damage even if the saving throw fails. Improved evasion is an extraordinary ability.
• Share Spells: At the master's option, he may have any spell he or she casts on themselves also affect a familiar. The familiar must be within 5 feet at the time. If the spell has a duration other than instantaneous, the spell stops affecting the familiar if it moves farther than 5 feet away. The spell's effect will not be restored even if the familiar returns to the master before the duration would otherwise have ended. Additionally, the master may cast a spell with a target of "You" on a familiar (as a Touch range spell) instead. The master and familiar can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the familiar's type.
• Empathic Link: The master has an empathic link with the familiar out to a distance of up to one mile. The master cannot see through the familiar's eyes, but the two of them can communicate telepathically. This is a supernatural ability.
• Because of the empathic link between the familiar and the master, the master has the same connection to an item or place that the familiar does. For instance, if his familiar has seen a room, a master can teleport into that room as if he has seen it too.
• Touch: If the master is 3rd level or higher, the familiar can deliver touch spells for the master. When the master casts a touch spell, the familiar can be designated as the "toucher." (The master and the familiar have to be in contact at the time of casting.) The familiar can then deliver the touch spell just as the master could. As normal, if the master casts another spell, the touch spell dissipates.
• Speak with Animals of Its Type: The familiar can communicate with animals of approximately the same type as itself (including dire variants). The communication is limited by the Intelligence of the conversing creatures.
• Speak with Master: The familiar and master can communicate verbally as if they were using a common language. Other creatures do not understand the communication with out magical help.
• Spell Resistance: If the master is 11th level or higher, the familiar gains spell resistance equal to the master's level + 5.
• Scry: If the master is 13th level or higher, the master may scry on the familiar (as if casting the spell scrying) once per day. This is a spell-like ability that requires no material components or focus.