Animated Familiars. I had a Dwarven wizard that would not take on a familiar until he could make his own "Pet Rock". I figured that he would have to be 15th level (only ever got to 8th) before he could do it, but nothing else would satisfy. 15th level is the required level to make intelligent items. I just really felt that it was in character. Perhaps even Figurine of Wonderous power familiars.
What familiars would you like to see stat'd?
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The Kender
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Animated Spellbook(I've done this before. And he can't be lit on fire, either! Animated Objects are not effected by elemental damage, are they?)
Penguin(My Gnome Sorcerer had a Penguin Familiar)
In your book, do you think you could write a little better description on what familiars accually do? I've never really understood. Are they just little critters for magic users to talk to to prevent them from going crazy from reading so much? That was the purpose of the animated spell book at least. He was kinda funny. His face was the cover. I playing & dming(We are short players) I ruled that he could not deliver touch attacks. I did give him +20 to hide checks when in a library, though.
-Artimus
Penguin(My Gnome Sorcerer had a Penguin Familiar)
In your book, do you think you could write a little better description on what familiars accually do? I've never really understood. Are they just little critters for magic users to talk to to prevent them from going crazy from reading so much? That was the purpose of the animated spell book at least. He was kinda funny. His face was the cover. I playing & dming(We are short players) I ruled that he could not deliver touch attacks. I did give him +20 to hide checks when in a library, though.
-Artimus
Ferret
Explorer
Giant fire beetle, Baboon, Porpoise, Stirge, Krenshar, Lemure, Grig, animated objects, Boar, Badger, Giant Praying mantis, Thoqqua, Wolverine, Worg, Giant eagle, Giant owl, Grick, Hell hound, Shadow, Wraith, Yeth hound, Displacer Beast, Ettercap, Polar bear, Ravid, Roc, Sea lion, Shadow mastiff, Shambling mound, Winterwolf, Digester, Will o' wisp, Dragone, Nagas(all), Behir, Young white/black/green and Very young Brass/blue/copper/bronze/red/gold,(all at cr 4, after 70years of loyal service the mage conks it just as they start going past cr 13) or from birth...
And what about a feat?
Bend/Change familiars will/persective
You change the perspective of your familliar/Bend it to your will
Prerequest: +4 Cha Not picked familiar yet, level 2
Benifit:You can change they alignment of your familiar 1 space, now a lawful Good mage could move the alignment of a familiar from Chaotic good to netral good and take that as a familiar.
And what about a feat?
Bend/Change familiars will/persective
You change the perspective of your familliar/Bend it to your will
Prerequest: +4 Cha Not picked familiar yet, level 2
Benifit:You can change they alignment of your familiar 1 space, now a lawful Good mage could move the alignment of a familiar from Chaotic good to netral good and take that as a familiar.
Oni
First Post
I'll second shadow mastiff. Imagine if you will your in the forgotten realms and you've stumbled across a Shadovar dig, as you turn to flee out from the shadows steps a dusky, murk enshrounded man with a huge demonic doglike creature at his side.
This is a great idea, thankyou Ferret for mentioning the shadow mastiff. A shade shadow adept will more than likely be doing their best to magically maintain the conditions that both they and a shadow mastiff would function optimally in, and not only that they shade would probably be evil and thus immune to the bay of the shadow mastiff.
This is a great idea, thankyou Ferret for mentioning the shadow mastiff. A shade shadow adept will more than likely be doing their best to magically maintain the conditions that both they and a shadow mastiff would function optimally in, and not only that they shade would probably be evil and thus immune to the bay of the shadow mastiff.
The Kender said:
I will be devoting a good amount of the work to what familiars can do for a mage. As for animated objects... the rules allow for constructs, but I don't know if I'll have enough room to delve into all the different types objects that are possible to make... afterall there are quite a few types of animated objects ;-)
Jaldaen
Ferret
Explorer
1.Thoqqua A buring snake? Cool.
2.Raccoon A chikita fastpaws all of your own, I like IT.
3.Wolverine Barbarian/Sorcerer? Here you go.
4.Giant owl Large and perfect for your scout, and you ranger/wizard
5.Shadow mastiff As said before, COOL.
6?Winter wolf Whoops SO LITTLE choices!!
2.Raccoon A chikita fastpaws all of your own, I like IT.
3.Wolverine Barbarian/Sorcerer? Here you go.
4.Giant owl Large and perfect for your scout, and you ranger/wizard
5.Shadow mastiff As said before, COOL.
6?Winter wolf Whoops SO LITTLE choices!!
Celebrim
Legend
Ahh... too many people want combat munchiness for familiars. A familiars not supposed to be a body gaurd. It's supposed to be part of your 'toolkit'.
The coolest familiar - a Quark (the 1st edition CN special familiar)!
Also very broken, but I've never been so surprised and so happy to roll a natural 20 in my life.
The coolest familiar - a Quark (the 1st edition CN special familiar)!
Also very broken, but I've never been so surprised and so happy to roll a natural 20 in my life.
Moe Ronalds
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*Golden Wyrmling
*Imp
*Light Archon
*13th level half-orc barbarian
*Beholder
*Imp
*Light Archon
*13th level half-orc barbarian
*Beholder
