Who wants to be a Wayfinder?

[SelcSilverhand]

First post is up for Group 2.

Game Post: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=2521807

I currently have player sheets for Glaw, Patruk, Kala, and Plonk.
I need Ferrix to post Teival in the rogues gallery.
Rogue's Gallery: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=145313

Mista Collins, if you would, please change the thread title to indicate we are recruiting 1 person to replace J.Semlak.

 

[Mista Collins]

Done

 

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All: I am thinking of taking a familiar, but am on the fence on which one to take. Any suggestions?

 

[Prof Yeti]

Standard or Improved?

Do you want a very archtypical necromancer familiar? Or do you want to break the mold?

 

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Well, as I am going to take Toughness as my 3rd lvl feat, it would be sixth before I could take Improved Familiar Feat. So, I guess it will have to be standard for now. I was thinking of taking the hawk or the owl, but was afraid that would be cliched'.

This is my first time ever taking a familiar of anykind, so I am unsure of it.

Does that clear it up any?

 

[Bront]

Why not wait till 6th and take improved toughness?

 

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I need Toughness to qualify for the Blood Magus PrC. And since I really only took Necromancer as a means to explain his fascination with life and death, I want to get to the Blood Magus as soon as I can..

 

[jkason]

Well, as I am going to take Toughness as my 3rd lvl feat, it would be sixth before I could take Improved Familiar Feat. So, I guess it will have to be standard for now. I was thinking of taking the hawk or the owl, but was afraid that would be cliched'.

This is my first time ever taking a familiar of anykind, so I am unsure of it.

Does that clear it up any?

I think they could all work, and it would just depend on how you want them to flavor the character. In terms of his motivations in specializing in necromancy, the rat (bonus on fort saves), toad (extra hit points. Effectively, he'd give you Toughness at first level without the feat), or the weasel (reflex save bonus) might make sense, as they all have a "cheating / staving off death" flavor to their various advantages.

Of course, since Patrik is trying to prove to people he isn't "that dark necromancer," a hawk could be effective in providing a more noble-seeming familiar.

My 2 cents, anyway.

jason

 

[Bront]

Makes sense.

Primus, I never did get that question of what do I know about who's leading what (KN: Nobility +4)

 

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Even though the Toad would in effect give him the Toughness feat, it would only be a virtual thing and should the familiar die, it would make him uneligable for it. Also, outside of those he graduated with, none will know that he is a Necro. Another char build I had in mind for him was Necro(3)/Human Paragon(3) and then take the lvl of Blood Magus at 7th. It would allow him to get the Improv Familiar feat at 3rd lvl from the Bonus feat at Paragon (2).

It may delay the taking of the PrC by a bit, but I think it would allow me to give more flavor to the char also.

That being that, perhaps a peregrine vice a hawk? But with the same bonus to spot checks?