Buddies and Pets for 5E

I recently purchased the 5E Essentials Kit boxed set to play with my kids. It allows for the PCs to have sidekicks if you have a small party of only like 1 or 2 PCs. Provided are stat blocks and leveling rules for three sidekick types: Expert, Warrior, and Spellcaster.

I think this is a cool idea, but I wanted to provide more options, so here is the list I allowed them to choose from, which generally consists of CR 1/8 or 1/4 entries.

1. Aarakocra (MM 12)
2. Axe Beak (MM 317)
3. Blink Dog (MM 318)
4. Blood Hawk (MM 319)
5. Boar (MM 319) 
6. Bullywug (MM 35)
7. Camel (MM 320)
8. Constrictor Snake (MM 320)
9. Dretch (MM 57)
10. Duodrone (MM 225)
11. Flumph (MM 135)
12. Flying Snake (MM 322)
13. Giant Badger (MM 323)
14. Giant Bat (MM 323)
15. Giant Centipede (MM 323)
16. Giant Crab (MM 324)
17. Giant Frog (MM 325)
18. Giant Lizard (MM 326)
19. Giant Rat (MM 327)
20. Giant Weasel (MM 329)
21. Giant Wolf Spider (MM 330)
22. Goblin (MM 166)
23. Grimlock (MM 175)
24. Kenku (MM 194)
25. Kobold (MM 195)
26. Kuo-Toa (MM 199)
27. Manes (MM 60)
28. Mastiff (MM 332)
29. Monodrone (MM 224)
30. Needle Blight (MM 32)
31. Panther (MM 333) 
32. Pixie* (MM 253)
33. Poisonous Snake (MM 334)
34. Pony (MM 335)
35. Pseudodragon (MM 254)
36. Pteranodon (MM 80)
37. Riding Horse (MM 336) 
38. Skeleton (MM 272)
39. Slaad Tadpole (MM 276)
40. Smoke Mephit (MM 217)
41. Stirge (MM 284)
42. Wolf (MM 341)
43. Zombie (MM 316)

A mastiff and a blink dog were chosen.