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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brown Jenkin" data-source="post: 542086" data-attributes="member: 2572">Your familiar has improved evasion so it saves for half or none on reflex saves which are most area effect spells. (except as noted circle of doom and horid wilting) Your familiar will in all likelyhood come out of this better than you.Unless your oppenent has something to fear from the familiar or some personal grudge with you, the familiar is much less likely to be attacked than you. If you are good at melee your opponent will not want to waste a round or two focusing on the non-threat while you pound on him. If you look like a caster you will be the target so you won't drop some fireball or something worse next round.Magic missle, Acid Arrow or other direct attack spell can be targeted at the familiar (if he sticks around instead of hides) but once again wouldn't it be better to target the more direct threats. Cone of cold is an area reflex spell covered in 1. while if Horrid Wilting is cast you have bigger problems than just your familiar.Why are you the being left behind? if your party abandons you to your fate once again you have a bigger problem than your familiar. Teleports also carry 50lbs a level so hopefully you can hitch a ride with someone. With Improved evasion and your high HPs, plus the fact that it can hide behind/on you for greater cover, unless your DM is vindictive against familiars I would not be too worried about it. The little buggers are tougher than you might think. They can be raised as well if they die, just like you.Now compare the risks to the benefits that they provide like scouting, spying, messenger service, and all kinds of other non-combat uses, and I will always opt to take a familiar whenever allowed.</blockquote>

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