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I know this makes me seems stupid as hell, so please forgive but....
I was under the impression that a druid could have more than one animal companion at a time?? I seem to recall that from old AD&D2e games, and I was rereading the rules for wizards and druids and it says nothing really conclusive about it other than how to get another one if your first one/starting one died.
Further, I was reading the "Improved Familiar" feat (pg. 127 PRG), and it specifically reads:
"This feat allows you to acquire a powerful familiar, but only when you could normally acquire a new familiar"
with a prereq of:
"ability to acquire a new familiar..."
Now, reading under the druid heading, I found that a druid can dismiss an animal companion from service, but I didnt find anything specifically about that under a wizard...
So, ultimately, can a wizzy start the game with his focus item, and then when he gets a new feat take "Improved familiar" and choose an improved familiar as well? Can a wizzy dismiss his familiar and summon a new one at will? Can a druid have more than one animal companion (or a ranger too, for that matter) at a time??
I know this sounds so totally nooBtard-ish, but I am totally drawing a blank here.
No I don't believe that is legal.
I know this makes me seems stupid as hell, so please forgive but....
I was under the impression that a druid could have more than one animal companion at a time??
That was changed from 3.0 to 3.5, the druid got one improved animal instead of the x HD animal friendship spell effect (the threw out that spell in 3.5). Personally, I was never a fan of that change, and in my campaigns houserule it back. It allows for the druid to acquire a changing menagerie of friends.
I seem to recall that from old AD&D2e games, and I was rereading the rules for wizards and druids and it says nothing really conclusive about it other than how to get another one if your first one/starting one died.
Dismissal of familiars has always been an unclear point. I guess Paizo didn't want to break tradition there. ;)
Further, I was reading the "Improved Familiar" feat (pg. 127 PRG), and it specifically reads:"This feat allows you to acquire a powerful familiar, but only when you could normally acquire a new familiar"
with a prereq of:
"ability to acquire a new familiar..."
First level wizards are required to choose EITHER a bond with an item or a familiar. When you choose an item you never get the ability to acquire a familiar, so the feat would be worthless to the wizard in question.
Now, reading under the druid heading, I found that a druid can dismiss an animal companion from service, but I didnt find anything specifically about that under a wizard...
The wizard no longer suffers any penalties for the loss of his familiar, so I guess a wizard could just snap his familiar's neck wait 2 weeks before getting his new and improved familiar
So, ultimately, can a wizzy start the game with his focus item, and then when he gets a new feat take "Improved familiar" and choose an improved familiar as well?
No, see above.
Can a wizzy dismiss his familiar and summon a new one at will?
Nothing says that you can, but nothing says that you can't. I guess it's your choice, but like I said, no penalties for the "accidental" death of your familiar... ;)
Considering you can flavor feats any way you like why not make the Improved Familiar feat a ritual that transforms your old familiar into the new form? The original bonding of the familiar transforms it from Animal to Magical Beast, so why not take it one step further? Makes more sense to me that way.
Can a druid have more than one animal companion (or a ranger too, for that matter) at a time??
Nope, not since they threw out the Animal Friendship spell
I know this sounds so totally nooBtard-ish, but I am totally drawing a blank here.
Hope I could help.