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| xmaxx |
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?
Ref. rules? |
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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
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Sadly, hamsters are not the most nimble of critters, and that may not be desirable for a rogue-type. 
Hamsters are often quite adorable, though. 
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.  |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 19 Aug 2015 : 00:20:11
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Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
How about a miniature giant space hamster? I understand they also give great advice on many subjects.
Sadly, hamsters are not the most nimble of critters, and that may not be desirable for a rogue-type.
Hamsters are often quite adorable, though. |
| 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. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 14 Aug 2015 : 04:28:29
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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
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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
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Originally posted by Kentinal
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Maybe, maybe not. Gelatinous cubes are pretty quiet.
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. |
| Kentinal |
Posted - 21 Jul 2015 : 22:03:44
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Maybe, maybe not. Gelatinous cubes are pretty quiet.
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
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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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. |
| 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
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
