TheAuldGrump
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I love the look on the dwarf cleric's face as the raven disappears into 'hammer space' as soon as the wizard starts ignoring it again. I have seen that type of behavior as DM far too often, and sometimes wonder if that is where the paladin's Pokemount comes from.
Back when I actually got to play the GM used to wish that I ignored my familiar. A big, black, fluffy Angora cat named 'Floofy'. Once he started off the adventure by saying 'Your wizard is in his workshop, deep in serious study...' I pulled out a bit of string and bounced it up and down saying 'Get the string, get the string Floofy!' Other times it was 'Are you a cute little fluffy wuffums? Yes you are, yes you are!' I based the character off of one of my mother's friends. The familiar was based on a cat we once had, among its other odd behaviors - it would hide in the bathroom if the bath wa running, then jump in while the person was taking a bath. In the process going from fluffy black cat to purring wet rat. The only cat I have ever met who liked baths. It also went berserk over tomato sauce. Sweet, sweet cat.
On the other hand the DM never had anything to say when I told him 'My familiar is with me.' Since I made a reference to him every week. My wizard's familiar was his trademark item.
As a paladin I had a horse named Peony, if any of the other players made comments I told them that Roland's horse was named 'Butterfly'...
As good an explanaition as any for the prices in the rules...
The Auld Grump
Back when I actually got to play the GM used to wish that I ignored my familiar. A big, black, fluffy Angora cat named 'Floofy'. Once he started off the adventure by saying 'Your wizard is in his workshop, deep in serious study...' I pulled out a bit of string and bounced it up and down saying 'Get the string, get the string Floofy!' Other times it was 'Are you a cute little fluffy wuffums? Yes you are, yes you are!' I based the character off of one of my mother's friends. The familiar was based on a cat we once had, among its other odd behaviors - it would hide in the bathroom if the bath wa running, then jump in while the person was taking a bath. In the process going from fluffy black cat to purring wet rat. The only cat I have ever met who liked baths. It also went berserk over tomato sauce. Sweet, sweet cat.
On the other hand the DM never had anything to say when I told him 'My familiar is with me.' Since I made a reference to him every week. My wizard's familiar was his trademark item.
As a paladin I had a horse named Peony, if any of the other players made comments I told them that Roland's horse was named 'Butterfly'...
Len said:My DM thinks Rich Burlew is stealing from him.Here are two strips that appeared just after the same thing came up in our game:
http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript?SK=122
http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript?SK=140
As good an explanaition as any for the prices in the rules...
The Auld Grump
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