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the nerf to nereid's grace also seems to be a bit unnecessary, considering the spell lists it is on and its duration.

Chess Pwn wrote:

He was saying taking toughness on the bird, and that wont help at all. the player taking toughness and the player taking Mauler's Endurance are feats the player can take that have an effect on the familiar.

Actually, I was trying to take them on both. There's no doubt that any increase to my own hit points benefits the bird, and the bird would still get 3 HP from his feat if nothing else (which is what I was assuming since they don't have too many actual hit dice).

Actually if the MBC is allowed to take and benefit from toughness he should have it equal to the masters level. as per the below rule his Hd = Master's level if its better then his base HD.

"Hit Dice: For the purpose of effects related to number of Hit Dice, use the master's character level or the familiar's normal HD total, whichever is higher."

"The barbarian can make an attack of opportunity against a foe that moves into any square threatened by the barbarian"

But this isnt like the normal AoO for moving out of a threatened square, as this happens when you enter it. the rules state you only provoke once from the same creature for moving out of a threatened square.

from my opinion it would work.