familiars

untouchable · 01-23-2002, 11:03 PM

if you cast it do they get better with time?? are they better when your a higher level, or are they just fun to have arround??

fable · 01-23-2002, 11:35 PM

They stay the same, but they're more than fun. For one thing, you gain hit points if you have a familiar. And each familiar has some extra features--an ability to pickpocket relatively well, magically aid in a battle, etc--that adds to their value. But you don't want a familiar to die. If it does, your character loses one constitution point. Permanantly.

J'aran · 01-24-2002, 03:33 AM

They only get better once in the game, if you make the transition from SoA to ToB. They get more HP and extra abilities then. But they don't improve if you level up.

ShadowUK · 01-24-2002, 04:41 AM

Is it only your main character that can have a familier?

Sir Wes Iron Grasp · 01-24-2002, 05:32 AM

They dont get better with time but you grow quite fond of them and they will feel like a member of the party but dont get them killed or kiss goodbuy 1 point of constatution perminitly

J'aran · 01-24-2002, 08:23 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ShadowUK:
Is it only your main character that can have a familier?

Yes. And then of course only if your main character is a Mage or Bard. And I think Beast Masters get a Familiar too, but I'm not sure on that one.

fable · 01-24-2002, 11:17 AM

Word of advice: I wouldn't suggest learning the spell if you're running a sorc. Like any spell, it takes up one important slot in a sorc's limited repertoire of available spells; even at level 1, that's still a slot that could be put to better use with some other more defensive or offensive spell. And you really only want to cast it once in the entire game.

Dreamer128 · 01-24-2002, 11:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by J'aran:

And I think Beast Masters get a Familiar too, but I'm not sure on that one.

Yes, beast masters get one too. Thieves can also get familiars in TOB with the use all ability.

toriuxik · 01-24-2002, 01:21 PM

I wasn't FAMILIAR with beastmasters getting them.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH!!!! Oh... That wasn't really a very good pun, was it?

01-23-2002, 11:03 PM	#1
untouchable Manshoon Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: calgary Age: 39 Posts: 155	if you cast it do they get better with time?? are they better when your a higher level, or are they just fun to have arround?? __________________ Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.<br />-Thorton Wilder

01-24-2002, 04:41 AM	#4
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01-24-2002, 05:32 AM	#5
Sir Wes Iron Grasp Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 20, 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 45	They dont get better with time but you grow quite fond of them and they will feel like a member of the party but dont get them killed or kiss goodbuy 1 point of constatution perminitly __________________ <br />Fear smiles in the face of Every Man All We can Do Is Smile back... or Smash its face in <br /> <br />THE WORDS OF THE GREAT Sir Exxon..modified a bit<p>Sir Wes IronGrasp <br />leader of the <br />Assasians of Waterdeep<p>And <br />Bold Follower of <br />Sir Exxon:knightsmile:

01-24-2002, 08:23 AM	#6
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 1,493	quote: Originally posted by ShadowUK: Is it only your main character that can have a familier? Yes. And then of course only if your main character is a Mage or Bard. And I think Beast Masters get a Familiar too, but I'm not sure on that one.

01-24-2002, 11:33 AM	#8
Dreamer128 Dracolisk Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Europe Age: 39 Posts: 6,136	quote: Originally posted by J'aran: And I think Beast Masters get a Familiar too, but I'm not sure on that one. Yes, beast masters get one too. Thieves can also get familiars in TOB with the use all ability.

01-23-2002, 11:35 PM	#2
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	They stay the same, but they're more than fun. For one thing, you gain hit points if you have a familiar. And each familiar has some extra features--an ability to pickpocket relatively well, magically aid in a battle, etc--that adds to their value. But you don't want a familiar to die. If it does, your character loses one constitution point. Permanantly.

01-24-2002, 03:33 AM	#3
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 1,493	They only get better once in the game, if you make the transition from SoA to ToB. They get more HP and extra abilities then. But they don't improve if you level up.

01-24-2002, 11:17 AM	#7
fable Quintesson Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Where I am. Posts: 1,089	Word of advice: I wouldn't suggest learning the spell if you're running a sorc. Like any spell, it takes up one important slot in a sorc's limited repertoire of available spells; even at level 1, that's still a slot that could be put to better use with some other more defensive or offensive spell. And you really only want to cast it once in the entire game.

01-24-2002, 01:21 PM	#9
toriuxik Banned Smartass Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Who cares Posts: 216	I wasn't FAMILIAR with beastmasters getting them.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAH!!!! Oh... That wasn't really a very good pun, was it?

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