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Message: <blockquote data-quote="demon_jr" data-source="post: 536813" data-attributes="member: 3480">I have been debating what type of familiar to get, if any, since I have 1 level of sorcerer, but am mostly a melee fighter.From a previous thread, most people have said the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, especially for someone like me who has only 1 level in sorcerer, which would only result in a 200xp loss on a failed save should my familiar die. Not that I would want to get my familiar killed!Far from it. My main dilemma in chosing the appropriate familiar is finding one that would fit my character concept. Abilities are an added bonus, but if I can't see my character walking around with that type of animal, then I won't get it.For instance, since my character is a melee type, I have 100 + hp. Many of the players within my group have said that I should pick the toad to get an even bigger boost in hp. Thing is, I don't see my character as walking around with a toad. Same for many of the common familiars on the list, such as owl, rat, etc.Although other famililars on the list are more in tune with my character concept, such as cat, weasel, etc. I then wonder about how to keep my familiar alive and how to prevent it from becoming a burden in my party.Although my DM has stated that he will not go out of his way to get the familiar killed, since it is a class ability, there will be times when the DM can not help but have something adverse happen to the familiar.The party Wizard has a Raven familiar, which can keep itself safe and out of trouble for the most part. I don't see myself picking up a flying familiar, but that makes me fear for it's safety since it doesn't have the advantage of flight like the Raven familiar has.However, I am starting to think that I should place my trust in the DM to not go out of his way to get the familiar killed and that I should not place my familiar in harms way.I have asked for a choice between non-standard familiars from the MM, either Wolf or the Riding Dog, since I feel it may fit in with my character conept. In my opinion, I feel that may not be too unbalancing for the campaign, but it's all up to the DM. If those are not acceptable, I might go with either a Cat or Weasel familiar.</blockquote>

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