Romello's page

*screeches happily at Johara*

Romello screeches and nods his head in agreement.

Just posting as Romello too, for an easy link to him, who as I said seems to have the same issue.

Okay, thanks yeah didn't think you'd kicked me so I was like O_o. Romello seems to have the same issue. I sent an email to Paizo asking about it.

Romello helps Baltzar keep Carth hidden, making sure he(?) stays safe but out of sight.

Also, most familiars have 1 skill point of their own, which, due to having an intelligence of three or higher, they can put into any skill they like.

Edit: Looking at the Monkey stats, it looks like the monkey has 1 skill point in Perception, and a +8 racial bonus to Acro and climb (which the climb bonus is left out of the special modifiers section. must be a typo).

So if you wanted to Romelo to have a skill point in something, he'd have his Perception drop from +5 to +1.

Right, I dropped the perception already when I first made him, that point was put in Disable Device. :D 1 skill point, +2 Dex, +3 because it's a class skill is a +6 total.

Then I just put a point in Sleight of Hand on Baltzar so that transfers to him now(which I now realize actually was a mistake I upped them both at character creation when I should have only done it with Disable Device but he didn't use SoH yet, so it's fixed now.) :)

Haven't yet updated Romello, as I am assuming that you do NOT allow for familiars to get their own skill points beyond the normal for a 1 HD creature, but can change him if necessary.

Sits at the top of the rope screeching with laughter every time Baltzar falls in the water.

Romello runs across the grappling hook easily.

Screeches in greeting to the new arrival.

Just a note, familiars have their own class skills and only share your RANKS (if their own isn't better, like for example Romello here has a rank in Disable Device, hence he gets 1 + 3 class + 2 Dex and

if I put 20 ranks in Sleight of Hand on Baltzar then she rolls 20+HerDex whereas Romello would roll 20+3class+HisDex+6SkillFocus+10pilfererbonus

Belphegor is banned for noticing my attempt to steal his coinpurse.

Oh I just noticed that I forgot to account in his stat block that I traded out the usual feat a monkey gets (Weapon Finesse) for Skill Focus: Sleight of Hand. I figure that feat is more appropriate since he won't be attacking anyone (not even delivering touch spells, as he's a pilferer, he steals instead) it's a semi-worthless feat and being a pilferer skill focus on stealing is better for him.

If this feat trade is not okay, let me know and I'll remove the Skill Focus bonus.

Also, the 1 skill point a monkey gets is in Disable Device (hence his Perception being lower than the standard monkey)

Is he in a cage or anything that he might be able/need to pick his way out of?

Well, yeah since no developers chimed in, the thread had no official answers on any of it, but it seemed the general consensus seemed to be that the important part was the time taken ritually burning the scroll and the familiar eating it was just fluff.

In a game I ran the familiars being able to 'talk' to each other is what I did, basically just like how is a cat gonna talk to a monkey about the spells? They can't, but they obviously do. But of course, that's just my opinion.

Here is a thread about witch doctors where players discuss their bonus spells and such things (some rather funny too on the spell learning, which is the main reason I'm posting it). Also the last post mentions how in the Monster Codex there is an NPC where Paizo used Con to determine his bonus spells, which is something the RAW does not say and Paizo has made no official statement (JJ gave his opinion, but remember he's the Creative Director, not a Rules Developer) yet one might say that Paizo actually publishing an NPC using Con legitimizes using Con. Ah, gotta love those pressing rules questions Paizo just ignores cause they think it's obvious what the RAW says.

Witch Doctor Bonus Spells

A tiny monkey sits on Baltzar's shoulder wearing a little pirate costume himself.

(Kind of like Monkey Jack from Pirates of the Caribbean hehe)