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Originally posted by Bunny:
Hey All,

Quick question for anyone who has used familars...what do they do?
Do you actually get hints from them in the form of speech?
Curious, what kinds of animals have folks familarized and what do they think of them?
Any help would be appreciated, am looking to replay the game after I've finished the first time (have a shapeshifting Druid now,) and was thinking of using a mage mainly because I like the idea of having a familar with me...like Boo.

Thanks Much,
Bunny Foo Foo

Well actually only use i could find was highering HP

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Wow!! Thanks for all the advice.....no one seems all too keen on them though.

Do the familiars gain exp. as well? Can they increase their stealth? H.P.? or anything else? So if I have a cat, bunny, or such, they are only good for def. right? None of these animals attack?

Thanks again...and I really appreciate the advice,

I have a neutral good mage with a familiar and as the list above states it is supposed to knock opponents unconscious when it hits them but it never does and I never get any messages about the opponent making a saving throw either. Has anyone else ever got their pseudo-dragon to knock some1 unconscious?

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Originally posted by Bunny:
Wow!! Thanks for all the advice.....no one seems all too keen on them though.

Do the familiars gain exp. as well? Can they increase their stealth? H.P.? or anything else? So if I have a cat, bunny, or such, they are only good for def. right? None of these animals attack?

Thanks again...and I really appreciate the advice,

No, they don't gain exp/hp/lvl ... etc, and I don't recommend using them to fight unless you want to lose 1 point of CON. They are good for hitpoint bonus and some other special abilities.

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I have a familiar, but every time I let it out of my backpack it disappears. After trying this in 4 different areas, I don't let him out anymore.

He hasn't come out to play/take a leak in around 60 days, and now my backpack smells...

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