How do you use familiars?

Theoden · 07-11-2002, 09:12 AM

How do you use familiars

Zarr · 07-11-2002, 09:52 AM

You can only find a familar if it's cast by the main character so an npc can't cast this spell. If your character is a mage it's simply a case of putting the scroll in your quick item slots and casting the spell. There's no point putting a spell in your spell book that you'll only use once.

Silver · 07-11-2002, 11:00 PM

You get different familiars according to your alignment..they are mostly good for scouting and things like that. Most have spells that come in handy, and if you pick up the cat it will even pickpocket people for you, but overall familiars should be kept out of melee combat.

LennonCook · 07-17-2002, 05:39 AM

I would recomend keeping it out of the action entirely... summon it, talk to it, tell it to go into your backpack. Having a familiar gives you extra HP, but if it dies, you loose the extra HP it gave you, loose 1 point of Constitution permanantly (loosing any HP that might cause), and sustain the amount of HP your familiar gave you in damage.

07-11-2002, 09:52 AM	#2
Zarr Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 19, 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 40 Posts: 1,330	You can only find a familar if it's cast by the main character so an npc can't cast this spell. If your character is a mage it's simply a case of putting the scroll in your quick item slots and casting the spell. There's no point putting a spell in your spell book that you'll only use once. __________________ Minsc - \"Don\'t ask questions better left to aged sages\"<br /><br />\"You must gather your party before venturing forth\". BANG shoots him dead

07-11-2002, 11:00 PM	#3
Silver Dungeon Master Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: Virginia Age: 38 Posts: 63	You get different familiars according to your alignment..they are mostly good for scouting and things like that. Most have spells that come in handy, and if you pick up the cat it will even pickpocket people for you, but overall familiars should be kept out of melee combat. __________________ \"Good hips, breed like cow, strong like ox. Hitch to plow when horse dies.\"-Kethry.<br /><br />\"I keep looking, but I runnings out of recipes soon. Needs to find Martha, soon. She around hell somewhere, I thinks.\"-Cespenar

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07-11-2002, 09:12 AM	#1
Theoden Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: June 25, 2002 Location: Illinois Age: 37 Posts: 13	How do you use familiars

07-17-2002, 05:39 AM	#4
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	I would recomend keeping it out of the action entirely... summon it, talk to it, tell it to go into your backpack. Having a familiar gives you extra HP, but if it dies, you loose the extra HP it gave you, loose 1 point of Constitution permanantly (loosing any HP that might cause), and sustain the amount of HP your familiar gave you in damage.

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