Familiar bullshit

JArlaxle · Post by **JArlaxle** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:09 pm

When i try and cast find familiar it's says only the protagonists can cast find familiary what the hell does that mean????????
:confused

Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:10 pm

It means the only one that can cast that spell is your main char...if he/she happens to be a mage or sorcerer.

Jhareth of house Noquar · Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:11 pm

Only your PC can cast find familiar in BG2, not NPCs.

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Genesis · Post by **Genesis** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:12 pm

Protagonist = leading role, hero, central character...(from my lil dictionary)

Ubik · Post by **Ubik** » Thu Jan 04, 2001 3:30 pm

It is Greek, actually. It comes from the Greek words Protos (prime, first) and agonas (fight, struglle.
Just to know it

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 4:48 am

Boy, you swallowed a dictionary didn't you Ubik?

We owe a lot to the Greeks. I know never to trust one bearing gifts.

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Garcia · Post by **Garcia** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 5:21 am

Ubik....You got skills!

Of course I knew what it meant ( yeah right) ...just wanted to give you all a chance to answer

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 4:53 pm

Just incase you didnt know it means,
It is Greek, actually. It comes from the Greek words Protos (prime, first) and agonas (fight, struglle. I get my info from disclosed sources!

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magusg · Post by **magusg** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 5:05 pm

Ron, first I think you mean undisclosed sources, as in secret. And second, don't you read the previous posts before you reply! Just saving you from further embarassment

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rapier · Post by **rapier** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 5:27 pm

Anywayz, familiars suck! (Ever had one when you are Neutral Evil? ARGHHHH...)

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The_Pope · Post by **The_Pope** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 6:13 pm

Hey! Bards can cast Find Familiar too!

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mikel · Post by **mikel** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 6:21 pm

Hopefully your familiar is deaf.

I know I read to much of that Asterix books, I could never play a bard without thinking of troubadix

magusg · Post by **magusg** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 6:29 pm

My familiar got sucked up by a Nishruu in that fight with drow before you enter Ust'Natha. Before they released the patch fixing that bug, of course. Now my familiar's gone forever! At least I didn't lose any Constitution points.

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Alienbob · Post by **Alienbob** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 7:02 pm

every time i cast that spell i always get a cat. i dont have any beef with cats or anything, its just i wish i could get something a little stronger.

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rapier · Post by **rapier** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 7:06 pm

All familiars are weak...

magusg · Post by **magusg** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 7:09 pm

Alienbob, the familiar you get depends on your alignment. I'm neutral good, and I get a pseudo dragon. Regardless, all familiars are nothing compared to your characters. They should be kept in your inventory, lest you lose your familiar and a constitution point. So don't feel too bad, because all familiars suck in battle. The HP bonus a mage gets is the main reason for getting one. I wonder if I would get an ADDITIONAL HP bonus if I played again and summoned a familiar? Can you say superpower mage?

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mikel · Post by **mikel** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 7:10 pm

The type of familiar you get is decided by your alignment:

Lawful Good, Neutral Good: Pseudo dragon
Ac -2
Hp 24
magic resistance 50%
Thaco 13 hit for 1-3 damage, save or be renderd unconscious for 2 rounds

Chaotic Good: Fairy Dragon
Ac 4
Hp 24
magic resistance 32
Can cast mirror image and silence 15' radius

Lawful Neutral: Feret
Ac 0
Hp 24
Magic resistance 50%
75% Pickpockets
Stealth 40%
Find Traps 20%

True Neutral: Rabbit
Ac -4
Hp 24
Magic resistance 75%
50% find traps
30% stealth

Chaotic Neutral: Cat
Ac 0
Hp 24
magic resistance 50
99% Stealth ability

Lawful Evil: Imp
Ac 2
HP 18
Magic Resistance 25%
can cast polymorph self

Neutral Evil: Dust Mephit
Ac 6
Hp 24
Magic resistance 10%
can cast glitter dust twice a day

Chaotic Evil: Quasit
Ac 2
Hp 24
Magic resistance 25%
Can cast horror and blur

So if you want something different, you have to play a different alignment

btw, read the spell description

Seabass · Post by **Seabass** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 7:16 pm

Yeah I was worried you wouldnt be able to get a familiar if you dualclassed.... but yes indeed you could, at least if you dual to mage from another class.... I duno how it works otherwise???... And I got this lazy ass rabbit, he's got my style

mikel · Post by **mikel** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 7:19 pm

As long as you are the main char and you are mage, you can cast find familiar
dual class, multi or true mage, didn't matter

even a bard can have a familiar ( at least as long as he doesn't start singing

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[This message has been edited by mikel (edited 01-05-2001).]

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Fri Jan 05, 2001 11:55 pm

Lawful Evil: Imp
Ac 2
HP 18
Magic Resistance 25%
can cast polymorph self
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Go for him, because with Polymorph self, hes only an imp for a little while

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