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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cmanos" data-source="post: 1933017" data-attributes="member: 25472">Had a player playing a wizard whop thought all the typical familiars were stupid and wanted something cool.  He threw out that he wanbted to take some time and build a clockwork spider.  He was first level and didn't have any kind of 'build magical construct' skills, but, ya know...he spent a lot of IC time working on it, I sayd screw it and made it happen.  Thought it was a really cool idea.I'd definitely try and see if you can get a little more out of him.  Maybe pull him over to your place some night for a one on one run through of the evening.  Make him sneak his way up to the highest point, perhaps have to bluff his way past a couple city watch who don't think a shifty shifter belongs in that part of town.  Once he's there he starts making mouse sounds and imagining an owl and nothing happens....have him give you more.Also had a ranger PC ask, in character, some of the local hunters he grea up with if they had any new pups coming of age soon.  I said yeah and Savitar started playing with the pups, getting a feel for them, letting them get a feel for him.  He started working with them on his off time (granted there wasn't much off time), teaching them tricks.  Again...good roleplaying.  He wasn't at a level where he could get an animal companion yet, but he was doing the legwork before he got to that point.  He got his dog with a couple extra tricks for his work.</blockquote>

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