Familiars?

11-13-2001, 08:25 AM

HELP! How do you care for familiars? my familiar wants food? where do i obtain some from? and what else do you need to do to stop your familiar dying ( mines a ferret)

Mitro Jellywadder · 11-13-2001, 09:24 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Radiant_Memphit:
HELP! How do you care for familiars? my familiar wants food? where do i obtain some from? and what else do you need to do to stop your familiar dying ( mines a ferret)

Stick him (or her) into your backpack. Then you don't have to worry about it dying. Mine has never gotten hungry. If he did, I'd just slap it in the head and then stick it in my pack. [img]smile.gif[/img]

11-13-2001, 09:32 AM

[img]smile.gif[/img] thanks.

Fuzzy Animal · 11-13-2001, 10:17 AM

You don't really need to feed familiars, they just like to make cute comments. I also suggest keeping familiars in your backpack, most of the time. I actually lost mine once going from one area to another. It must have been a bug.

Bokken · 11-13-2001, 12:47 PM

How do I summon one? I've tried many times but nothing seems to ever happen. I've pretty much given up on them.

Morgeruat · 11-13-2001, 01:00 PM

You can only summon one if your main character is a mage, if an NPC mage tries to cast it you won't get one
*wanted a pseudodragon for aerie*

Bokken · 11-13-2001, 01:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Morgeruat:
You can only summon one if your main character is a mage, if an NPC mage tries to cast it you won't get one
*wanted a pseudodragon for aerie*

It's Aerie that I've tried to summon them with actually. She casts the spell and I sit there watching the screen for a few moments but til now nothing has ever happened.

Kaleban · 11-13-2001, 01:08 PM

Only the protagonist (main character) can have a Familiar. Which means that your main character must have spell ability (Bard, Mage, etc.) and have the spell Find Familiar, either as part of their repertoire or as a scroll.

If your intelligence is 18 or less, I suggest reading the scroll. You can keep the Familiar, but do not need the spell itself in your spellbook. I highly advise against selecting Find Familiar as a Sorcerer...

Bokken · 11-13-2001, 01:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Kaleban:
Only the protagonist (main character) can have a Familiar. Which means that your main character must have spell ability (Bard, Mage, etc.) and have the spell Find Familiar, either as part of their repertoire or as a scroll.

Ahh fair enough. I thought even my companion Mage could have one. Explains why it's never summoned every time I have tried it heh

Drifter · 11-13-2001, 06:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Fuzzy Animal:
I actually lost mine once going from one area to another. It must have been a bug.

My familier flaked out on me when I tried to remove it from my backpack in a certain area..it just kinda disappeared to another, completely black, screen. I thought "screw it" (I couldn't get it back out of the screen) and clicked back to my main party.
I had to reload. The game wouldn't let me enter any party-required areas

[img]smile.gif[/img]

Aside from the HP bonuses, what is the main use of a familier anyway? Mine has never really done much for me (then again, I DID get stuck with a faerie dragon)

11-13-2001, 09:24 AM	#2
Mitro Jellywadder Quintesson Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Florida Age: 53 Posts: 1,016	quote: Originally posted by Radiant_Memphit: HELP! How do you care for familiars? my familiar wants food? where do i obtain some from? and what else do you need to do to stop your familiar dying ( mines a ferret) Stick him (or her) into your backpack. Then you don't have to worry about it dying. Mine has never gotten hungry. If he did, I'd just slap it in the head and then stick it in my pack. [img]smile.gif[/img]

11-13-2001, 01:00 PM	#6
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 44 Posts: 5,421	You can only summon one if your main character is a mage, if an NPC mage tries to cast it you won't get one wanted a pseudodragon for aerie __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

11-13-2001, 01:05 PM	#7
Bokken Baaz Draconian Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 47 Posts: 708	quote: Originally posted by Morgeruat: You can only summon one if your main character is a mage, if an NPC mage tries to cast it you won't get one wanted a pseudodragon for aerie It's Aerie that I've tried to summon them with actually. She casts the spell and I sit there watching the screen for a few moments but til now nothing has ever happened.

11-13-2001, 01:08 PM	#8
Kaleban Manshoon Join Date: October 12, 2001 Location: Bloomington, MN, USA Posts: 244	Only the protagonist (main character) can have a Familiar. Which means that your main character must have spell ability (Bard, Mage, etc.) and have the spell Find Familiar, either as part of their repertoire or as a scroll. If your intelligence is 18 or less, I suggest reading the scroll. You can keep the Familiar, but do not need the spell itself in your spellbook. I highly advise against selecting Find Familiar as a Sorcerer... __________________ He Will Win<BR>Whose Army Is Animated<BR>By The Same Spirit<BR>Throughout Its Ranks<P>Sun Tzu - The Art of War

11-13-2001, 01:12 PM	#9
Bokken Baaz Draconian Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 47 Posts: 708	quote: Originally posted by Kaleban: Only the protagonist (main character) can have a Familiar. Which means that your main character must have spell ability (Bard, Mage, etc.) and have the spell Find Familiar, either as part of their repertoire or as a scroll. Ahh fair enough. I thought even my companion Mage could have one. Explains why it's never summoned every time I have tried it heh

11-13-2001, 08:25 AM	#1
Anarion Guest Posts: n/a	HELP! How do you care for familiars? my familiar wants food? where do i obtain some from? and what else do you need to do to stop your familiar dying ( mines a ferret)

11-13-2001, 09:32 AM	#3
Anarion Guest Posts: n/a	[img]smile.gif[/img] thanks.

11-13-2001, 10:17 AM	#4
Fuzzy Animal Zhentarim Guard Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Canton, OH USA!! Posts: 397	You don't really need to feed familiars, they just like to make cute comments. I also suggest keeping familiars in your backpack, most of the time. I actually lost mine once going from one area to another. It must have been a bug.

11-13-2001, 12:47 PM	#5
Bokken Baaz Draconian Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 47 Posts: 708	How do I summon one? I've tried many times but nothing seems to ever happen. I've pretty much given up on them.

11-13-2001, 06:24 PM	#10
Drifter Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Posts: 39	quote: Originally posted by Fuzzy Animal: I actually lost mine once going from one area to another. It must have been a bug. My familier flaked out on me when I tried to remove it from my backpack in a certain area..it just kinda disappeared to another, completely black, screen. I thought "screw it" (I couldn't get it back out of the screen) and clicked back to my main party. I had to reload. The game wouldn't let me enter any party-required areas [img]smile.gif[/img] Aside from the HP bonuses, what is the main use of a familier anyway? Mine has never really done much for me (then again, I DID get stuck with a faerie dragon) __________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth. But the strong shall reclaim it as their own.<BR> <IMG SRC=\"http://www.blizzard.com/images/war3/units/demon-hunter.gif\">

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