Inuzuka build help

[lord4571]

so ive made a decent build for what it is but i need to know if im focusing to much one my animals and not my self. (this character vary well could go into epic levels aswell but only dealing with the first 20.)

-i want all 3 animal companions and for all 3 to be awesome or decent. the best way to do that is to take beastmaster up to level 8 and take the feats animal bond and companion training.
-the question i have is should i take these feats and level 8 in beastmaster? there is no other reason for me going beastmaster 8 if i dont need amazing tricks +4.
-animal bond and companion training to make my animals stronger but taking 2 normal feat slots.

the next thing is should i even take beastlord 3? sure it be cool to have a 3rd animal companion but it is also taking up a whole level just for that and the 3rd animal companion is at a -6 in terms of its level progression.

so far as it stands i reach level 16 with beastmaster 8, beastlord 3, and strong paragon 5.
the feats i currently got planned is animal bond, animal affinity, companion tranning, chunin, jounin, genin, genius ninja and of course the moujuu feat.

im just unsure if im making my pets to awsome and making my actual character weak or if im strong and my animals are just as strong

i got told by my gm that i know where point A is and i know where point B is (level 1-20) but im building to reach point C skipping B.

[SirShadow]

If you want your companions to be as strong as possible, you'll want that Amazing Tricks +4

[lord4571]

yep i know to make them strong i want that level. its more am i making my self weaker by doing so. amazing tricks +4 becomes less important if i dont take beastlord 3

[Dairius_Chi]

I say go full hog on the Beast Master build, the lowest companion might lag behind a bit or have a hard time hitting/surviving hits, but if nothing else they can float around to offer flanking or use Aid Another to help out if current foes are too high class for them.

Short of some special build someone had in mind, I don't see much reason to go down this path unless you're going for all 3 companions, with any accompanying feats. Those animals are as much a part of your sheet as your character is... they're just a bit easier to replace if you need to.

[lord4571]

do keep in mind last time i went full out i killed my whole team at like ecl 6-8. and when i say i did im not joking. they couldnt get me out of rage soon enough in an encounter agaisnt powerful foes and died by my hands.

i ripped the head of who my character "liked liked" off with my mouth at her throat.

when something like that happens you question it a bit

[ZeronosVega]

[lord4571]

currently my will save by the end wont be so good cuz strong and beastmaster and beastlord doesnt come with high will saves, but i did totally forget about that dc 20 - beastmaster levels. so thank you for that