Familiars?

[Oni]

Do we know anything about familiars in the new edition?

 

[Mort_Q]

As far as I know, they won't be in the first Player's Handbook.

 

[Blackeagle]

In one of the podcasts, someone on the design team mentioned that they were trying to come up with a solution for familiars and animal companions that wasn't just an easily forgotten skill bonus but that also doesn't effectively result in the player running two complete characters. My guess is we won't see them until PHB2.

 

[Oni]

I suppose that means wizards no longer have familiars, that's kind of disappointing I always liked the little critters.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I guarantee WHEN we see them the bonding process will be a ritual.

Personally I'm happy to see them go for now. I hope I will like them when they reappear.

Fitz

 

[samursus]

How about a Familiar as a feat... grants some sort of minor bonus (skill) and all allows a new Familiar centered Encounter power??? (or an at-will?)

 

[mach1.9pants]

All my PC wizards had the option of taking a 'magic-y' feat instead of a familiar (wpn focus- ray, item creation, still spell, etc). Not one had a familiar, they just are too fragile. Useful, yes, but they die. A lot.

 

[malraux]

Is there enough there to make familiars a PP?

 

[Family]

If you are a short a 5th and don't want to scale adventures: Assume racial stats of a human or halfling, throw on generic fluffy, scaley, furry outside, and add powers to flavour then serve.

 

[That One Guy]

What about a minion-like entity. Goes down after one hit, but isn't dead. The 'owner' can 'rez' it w/ using one of their own healing surges w/in 5 minutes of its fall.