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Posted - 20 Jul 2015 : 19:10:49 Hi all
(2nd ed.) In my FR campaign,a halfling Burglar would like to have a pet/familiar. Is that possible? And how?
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BEAST |
Posted - 19 Aug 2015 : 18:58:52 Maybe a displacer beast kitten, or a blink dog.
It could teleport in and out of places that the halfling couldn't break in to. |
Rymac |
Posted - 19 Aug 2015 : 02:51:58 quote: Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Sadly, hamsters are not the most nimble of critters, and that may not be desirable for a rogue-type. ![](images/icon_smile.gif)
Hamsters are often quite adorable, though. ![](images/icon_smile_cool.gif)
Ferrets can be adorable. As a pet/familiar/animal companion they are "class appropriate." Other options could be raccoon, maybe even a skunk. A trained skunk could use its musk as a deterrent if the thief was caught in the act and needed the diversion for escaping. Even the hounds that might be deployed wouldn't chase after a skunk. ![](images/icon_smile_big.gif) |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 19 Aug 2015 : 00:20:11 quote: Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
How about a miniature giant space hamster? I understand they also give great advice on many subjects.![](images/icon_smile_tongue.gif)
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Sadly, hamsters are not the most nimble of critters, and that may not be desirable for a rogue-type. ![](images/icon_smile.gif)
Hamsters are often quite adorable, though. ![](images/icon_smile_cool.gif) |
Drustan Dwnhaedan |
Posted - 18 Aug 2015 : 23:22:42 How about a miniature giant space hamster? I understand they also give great advice on many subjects.![](images/icon_smile_tongue.gif) |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 14 Aug 2015 : 04:28:29 quote: Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
Tressym or griffon seems a bit exotic and rare for your everyday thief.
Tressym are somewhat common in some places; as I recall, Eveningstar is one of them.
As for miniature griffons, in one of my long-ago Hooks, I had someone use the spell Duhlark's Animerge, from the City of Splendors boxed set, to make miniature griffons. They were a cross between falcons and housecats, and wound up breeding true. I have since dubbed these "falcats." |
Artemas Entreri |
Posted - 14 Aug 2015 : 03:07:28 Tressym or griffon seems a bit exotic and rare for your everyday thief. |
Rymac |
Posted - 14 Aug 2015 : 02:15:54 quote: Originally posted by sleyvas
without a doubt.... tressym.... or miniaturized griffin
Definitely tressym. However, I also like the changecat from Greyhawk Adventures. |
sleyvas |
Posted - 14 Aug 2015 : 02:05:24 without a doubt.... tressym.... or miniaturized griffin |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 22:21:54 quote: Originally posted by Kentinal
quote: Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Maybe, maybe not. Gelatinous cubes are pretty quiet. ![](images/icon_smile_tongue.gif)
But they eat every thing they get hold of except metal and gems and you need to kill "pet" in order to get the metal quickly.
Nah, just have a convenient large sieve handy. ![](images/icon_smile_tongue.gif) |
Kentinal |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 22:03:44 quote: Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Maybe, maybe not. Gelatinous cubes are pretty quiet. ![](images/icon_smile_tongue.gif)
But they eat every thing they get hold of except metal and gems and you need to kill "pet" in order to get the metal quickly. |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 21:36:55 quote: Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
quote: Originally posted by Saxmilian
Cats and Catwoman. Raven would be useful for who takes notice of another bird perched atop a building watching a window? Dog seems a little odd, cant climb and would have to be carried for those rooftop escapes, i like little monkey, used that one myself.
I just picked a dog to use a bad example. Any animal following around a thief could make noise at an inopportune time.
Maybe, maybe not. Gelatinous cubes are pretty quiet. ![](images/icon_smile_tongue.gif) |
Kentinal |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 21:30:49 quote: Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
I just picked a dog to use a bad example. Any animal following around a thief could make noise at an inopportune time.
Not a giraffe *G* , though a little had to hide, could make a good ladder.
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Artemas Entreri |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 21:24:21 quote: Originally posted by Saxmilian
Cats and Catwoman. Raven would be useful for who takes notice of another bird perched atop a building watching a window? Dog seems a little odd, cant climb and would have to be carried for those rooftop escapes, i like little monkey, used that one myself.
I just picked a dog to use a bad example. Any animal following around a thief could make noise at an inopportune time. |
Saxmilian |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 20:50:39 Cats and Catwoman. Raven would be useful for who takes notice of another bird perched atop a building watching a window? Dog seems a little odd, cant climb and would have to be carried for those rooftop escapes, i like little monkey, used that one myself. |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 17:40:11 quote: Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
I can just picture a cute little puppy barking just as a thief is lifting a priceless jeweled necklace off of a sleeping target...
Of course Aladdin did have Babu.
A raven or a ferret would be thematically appropriate for a thief, thinks I. Obviously, some animals are less suitable. ![](images/icon_smile.gif) |
Artemas Entreri |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 16:49:04 I can just picture a cute little puppy barking just as a thief is lifting a priceless jeweled necklace off of a sleeping target...
Of course Aladdin did have Babu. |
Kentinal |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 02:41:26 Even a scroll to Find Familiar would not work IMO. Not counting the chance of error, the spell only helps a Wizard (Magic User) find a familiar. I have not found anything that reading the spell and it works without error that a thief would be able to keep a familiar. |
TBeholder |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 01:39:58 A mask with legs. In the spirit of 3.x copycattery, where psionicists had crystals with legs for familiars. ![](images/icon_smile_big.gif) |
Rymac |
Posted - 20 Jul 2015 : 22:25:41 If the halfling is a high enough leveled thief, then technically the halfling could read a Find Familiar spell scroll. |
Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 20 Jul 2015 : 20:35:30 A pet is easy. I'm not sure if 2E rules support him having it as a familiar. It can be done with multiclassing, but if I remember correctly, 2E didn't allow for halfling wizards.
Paizo did introduce rules for non-spellcaster familiars, but that's obviously not 2E.
What I would do is create a magical item -- or perhaps linked magical items, one for the person and one for the familiar -- that create something similar to the familiar bond. I'd tweak it a bit, though -- make it similar, but not quite the same thing. |