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<blockquote data-quote="Luthien Greyspear" data-source="post: 2419719" data-attributes="member: 34334"><p>Well, to start with with, the character already has a familiar, so choosing a different, more martially capable familiar is out of the question. Secondly, the character already has Improved Familar. The squirrel in question is a Celestial flying squirrel, fully capable of smiting evil (a little bit at a time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />).</p><p></p><p>Full background: Character has normal flying squirrel familiar, doing normal squirrel familiar things like scouting in woodlands, climbing up tall buildings, begging for nuts (a lot). Character gets up to around 8th level, 4 of which are wizard levels (Int 7 familiar). Wizard and familiar become backyard barbecue when taking on a ghazneth in Cormyr (Luthax the Fiery). Player died, familiar rolled '1' on Reflex save to avoid death from nasty fireball, dies also (even with half damage from Improved Evasion). Character brought back, familiar not (who's gonna blow 10,000 on resurrecting a squirrel?).</p><p></p><p>Okay, so the party gains their next level, and the character (distraught over the loss of her familiar) researches some way to bring her back without waiting a year to get a new familiar. I decide (in my mercy) to allow her to summon a Celestial squirrel from the Beastlands if she takes the Imp. Familiar feat, basically calling her old familiar back infused with the divine plane she went to when she died. The character is now looking for whatever methods she can use to make her familiar tougher and less likely to die. She has willingly stunted her combat capability (she's pursuing the blade-singer class, and gave up Arcane Strike to do this), and I'm looking for a balanced way for her to do what she wants with her beloved familiar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luthien Greyspear, post: 2419719, member: 34334"] Well, to start with with, the character already has a familiar, so choosing a different, more martially capable familiar is out of the question. Secondly, the character already has Improved Familar. The squirrel in question is a Celestial flying squirrel, fully capable of smiting evil (a little bit at a time :)). Full background: Character has normal flying squirrel familiar, doing normal squirrel familiar things like scouting in woodlands, climbing up tall buildings, begging for nuts (a lot). Character gets up to around 8th level, 4 of which are wizard levels (Int 7 familiar). Wizard and familiar become backyard barbecue when taking on a ghazneth in Cormyr (Luthax the Fiery). Player died, familiar rolled '1' on Reflex save to avoid death from nasty fireball, dies also (even with half damage from Improved Evasion). Character brought back, familiar not (who's gonna blow 10,000 on resurrecting a squirrel?). Okay, so the party gains their next level, and the character (distraught over the loss of her familiar) researches some way to bring her back without waiting a year to get a new familiar. I decide (in my mercy) to allow her to summon a Celestial squirrel from the Beastlands if she takes the Imp. Familiar feat, basically calling her old familiar back infused with the divine plane she went to when she died. The character is now looking for whatever methods she can use to make her familiar tougher and less likely to die. She has willingly stunted her combat capability (she's pursuing the blade-singer class, and gave up Arcane Strike to do this), and I'm looking for a balanced way for her to do what she wants with her beloved familiar. [/QUOTE]
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