There may be a way around it.

If you are playing a multi-player, export your two characters, then re-import them, with the mage in the lead role. He can then cast Find Familiar, and get his Pseudo-Dragon. Then, put the familiar into your pack, re-export the mage, exit the game, and import both characters in again, this time with the paladin up-front. The mage *should* still have his familiar.

Is there a way to go around the fact that only the main character can have a familiari?
Im playing a Conjurer traveling with a goodhearted (if somewhat stupid.. shh.. I never said that) Inquisator. And obviously he can´t have a familiari. But every mage worth his name needs a loyal and trustworthy companion in this
treacherous world. I´m hoping for some sort of programming glitch or whatever it takes to have my pseudo-dragon!
And no, I don´t want to be the leader. I am more comfortable in the background, giving *good* advice to my comrade and protector.

Please, guide me...

if u r playing multiplayer and ur mage isnt the main character then u cant cast a familiar.
if thats the case just export both of them swap their order and then just drag the pic of ur wiz down so he isnt leader.

What about this for a BUG that has happened to me re FAMILIAR...

I cast one early on in the game got bonus hit points etc. Played with the little dude and put him in my back pack. A while later he is missing, my HP are maintained but I can't cast another Familiar as it says I have one already. Has he gone AWOL! Ha!

Seriously an annoying bug! I have the bonus HP but I want to have the Familiar!!

Heh, there's a code to fix that bug, too. What was your familiar?

Armisael you are a Balders Gate Vet I gather?
My familiar was some kind of IMP... can't remember the exact names, had about 14 HP or something!

Sabre

Ah. Never mind that then, what's your alignment?
I've only been playing it a few weeks, to tell you the truth.

Sorry bud you gotta edit yourt game to get im back. Its a bug from the keep quest, after it goes through the little fade out after exit, You have to go into the save and change the FAMILIAR line from 1 to 0 and get that "body" out of your pack. Strange. Annoying. I missed my fairy dragon

Importing a Character with his familiar in his inventory doesn't work. I tried it. Atleast if your not the main character.

I just went into the sewers, then rested and had a dream sequence with Irenicus. I woke up and took my Fairy Dragon Familiar out of my pack ( for some Invisibility 10') But my Familiar showed up in the dream sequence! he could wander around and stuff, but I had to reset the game. Anyone ever heard of this?