Best Familar

Antellamon · Post by **Antellamon** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 3:13 pm

Whats the best familar a mage can get? When i was at the copper cornet my mage started fighting some dego in the pit. and when i won my rabbit stayed there. i could not leav the CC and that F***** bunny dosen't respond to my "selfdestruct" order. I hate bunnys and i swear i will kill all bunnys i encounter. ( from this day on i will be Chaotic Neutral)

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Why Fight when you can run???

nael · Post by **nael** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 3:24 pm

yeah, familiars can be tricky...mine went with me through a dream sequence and stayed in the dream...

FoulDwimmerlaik · Post by **FoulDwimmerlaik** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 3:28 pm

Then you have GOT to cast Limited Wish as soon as possible.......

Antellamon · Post by **Antellamon** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 3:34 pm

Yeah. summon a hoard of bunnys to slay. and then.... summon a new hoard of bunnys and slay them. and then..... summon a new hoard and slay them. and then.....summon a new hoard of bunnys and slay them. and then..... summon a new hoard and slay them. and then.....summon a new hoard of bunnys and slay them. and then..... summon a new hoard and slay them. and then.....summon a new hoard of bunnys and slay them. and then..... summon a new hoard and slay them. and then.....summon a new hoard of bunnys and slay them. and then..... summon a new hoard and slay them. and then.....

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

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Why Fight when you can run???

nael · Post by **nael** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 3:53 pm

speaking of sacrificing bunnies...they work quite well against the demon knights in the underdark...just unleash them, send your summoned animal to bring the knights otu and walk otu of the room...the knights use up all their spells on the bunnies

Curdis · Post by **Curdis** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 6:11 pm

Surprised this hasn't already degenerated into a brawl!

In reality the only real use a familar has is the HP bonus. So on this basis the only bad familiar is the IMP (LE) 18 H.P. instead of 24 H.P.. The ferret(LN) is the only familiar which can successfully pick pockets (75%) so if you want to expand your cabability via a familiar I think this is the only real addition. - Curdis

Alienbob · Post by **Alienbob** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 10:25 pm

im kinda partial to cats myself....

Drakron Du´Dark · Post by **Drakron Du´Dark** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 10:50 pm

Ladies and gentleman, this night main event.
On the left corner with white shorts, the campion....BUNNY, the rabbit.
On the right corner with the black shorts, the pretender.....FELIX, the cat.

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"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not became a monster... when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss gazes into you..."
Friedrich Nietzsche

Alienbob · Post by **Alienbob** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 10:54 pm

GO FELIX, GO!!

Curdis · Post by **Curdis** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 10:55 pm

See I told you it would degenerate into a brawl...

Alienbob · Post by **Alienbob** » Thu Feb 01, 2001 10:59 pm

mmm....yes. mindles violence. muwahahahahaha

geh4th · Post by **geh4th** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 2:58 am

Ahh, yes....

Another convert to the "Bunny Haters Club of Faerun."

Death to wabbits....but watch out for that one Arthur and company ran into in "Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail....." he's DYNAMITE!

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"If you prefer, you could say EXPERT treasure hunter!"
--Gandalf the Grey, the Hobbit

Pangur Ban · Post by **Pangur Ban** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 3:17 am

Go, kitty, go ..

18 claws vs. a carrot cruncher = no contest.

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"And alas, the dog could not enter the kingdon of heaven, for during its life it had breathed air that could have better been used by a cat, or indeed by any other animal"

Retrotabbi, 1997

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 3:37 am

I actually find some of the familiars rather useful. Of course, it's not like you can't live without them... But if you want to take them out of your backpack, you really should. The cat makes an excellent scout in areas without to many traps. The bunny is great at killing off trolls (fire damage). The ferret is quite good at picking pockets. The fairy dragon gives your party another Invisible 10 radius. One of the imp's forms (can't remember the exact name, similiar to a gnoll) can damage creatures with resistance to lesser magical weapons.

Karembeu · Post by **Karembeu** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 3:49 am

Bunny rabbits rule....ever told you about that legendary battle between my familiar and a mean looking squirrel???? Blood and gore everywhere......
What a fight it was.....the ground shook in all of Faerun.....Bards will sing songs of that epic event for generations to come.....

geh4th · Post by **geh4th** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 3:53 am

Is the location of the find familiar spell fixed, or is it available as random loot? I am not using a mage right now, so this is just informational. I have yet to see the spell anywhere as far as I can recall (I'm still in the city on this game, though.)

I admit I am really not looking for it, either, since nobody can use it.....

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"If you prefer, you could say EXPERT treasure hunter!"
--Gandalf the Grey, the Hobbit

Karembeu · Post by **Karembeu** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 4:56 am

Last time I played as a mage I chose the "find familiar" spell as one of my starting spells......
I'm not sure where in the game it can be found but I'm sure that I it can be found somewhere....

Brink · Post by **Brink** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 9:19 am

I guess it appears randomly in the game,just make sure you search through every chest that you can find

[This message has been edited by Brink (edited 02-02-2001).]

hermetic · Post by **hermetic** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 9:50 am

What exactly are the criteria for what kinds of familiars you can summon anyway? I'm a true neutral sorcerer and so far have only been able to summon a rabbit. (yeah yeah, I know Find Familiar is a crappy spell to pick for a sorcerer but I didn't care.) I guess I haven't really tried to cast it all that much. Does it depend only on one's alignment, or does location matter as well?

Alison Entreri · Post by **Alison Entreri** » Fri Feb 02, 2001 9:52 am

In my games it is always in the chest next to the machine to make the Flail of the Ages.

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