Specialized

Specialized animal companions are more intelligent and engage in more complex behaviors. Most animal companions can have only one specialization. The first time an animal gains a specialization, it gains the following, in additional to any special benefits.

• Its proficiency rank for unarmed attacks increases to expert.
• Its proficiency ranks for saving throws and Perception increase to master.
• Increase its Dexterity modifier by 1 and its Intelligence modifier by 2.
• Its unarmed attack damage increases from two dice to three dice, and it increases its additional damage with unarmed attacks from 2 to 4 or from 3 to 6.
• The extra benefit of the specialization chosen.