Should have told me, I could have helped you work around it. Heck, Handle Animal allows you to train a lion. (DC 20 to rear it from birth) You can theoretically raise an infinite number of animals this way, but none of them would get the buffs your animal companion have... which is good, because that would be terribly unbalanced.<br/><br/>Also.. Bilbo didn't start the campaign with the ring of power- he acquired it. For such an item so crucial to the plot, I'd waive a level requirement.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;">...Which I plan to do for certain items.</span><br/><br/>That blurb on the honeywine thing is a bit outdated. Multiple magical effects on a single item are allowed, but they do increase the cost significantly- which I believe that one should go over. (1.5x cost for the less expensive effect)<br/><br/>...Though I'm still on the fence about that one.