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so, this question again, although with a slightly different take.
animal companion and familiars don't mix, because familiars change the animal to magical beast.
however, given the diabolist gives you an Imp as if it were an animal companion based on caster level, and same caster takes imp familiar feat and chooses imp.
shouldn't these two abilities stack?
rules say that a paladin/ranger can stack their abilities because the creature qualifies for both classes.
monstrous mount and animal companion stack only if the animal chosen is within both lists.
same logic applies here.
imp falls within both class ability categories, therefore, it should be allowed to qualify for both abilities.
except it isn't, as your dire rat familiar becomes a magical beast, therefore, it isn't allowed to be an animal companionWell, far as I can tell.
It's is just like having a Dire Rat Animal Companion, and a Dire Rat Improved Familiar.
... So?
They're two difrent rules, from two different sorcres.
There's no reason they'd stack.
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Okay, another example:
You have a Celestial Dire Rat Animal Companion, and a Dire Rat Familiar, because you have the Celestial Servant feat.
Do you have one Celestial Dire Rat, that is both full Familiar, and full Animal Companion, or two Celestial Dire Rats?
Answer: Two Rats.
As far as I know, you can get an Animal Companion/Familiar as one, is through a Shaman class feature, at 20th level.
... animal companion and familiars don't mix, because familiars change the animal to magical beast.
No they don't mix because they are two separate and unrelated class features. It has nothing to do with animal companions being magical beasts.
rules say that a paladin/ranger can stack their abilities because the creature qualifies for both classes.
monstrous mount and animal companion stack only if the animal chosen is within both lists.
They stack for those classes because the creatures are the same class feature for both classes: Animal Companion.
If for some reason a Paladin had an animal companion and a Ranger had a familiar they would not stack since the class features are different.
Familiars are not animal companions and animal companions are not familiars. They are two separate (though admittedly similar in many concepts) class features with separate names, powers and abilities.
Much like Arcane Magic is magic and Divine Magic is magic but Wizards cannot cast divine magic spells and Clerics cannot cast arcane magic spells.
As far as the Diabolist goes, the Imp Companion class feature would stack with nothing since no one else has an Imp Companion class feature.
Lastly, a diabolist on his own does not even qualify for improved familiar since the prerequisite is the Familiar class feature which the Diabolist does not have. If it has it from his/her previous class then the familiar would be locked at that classes last level gained since the Diabolist PrC does not advance that class feature.
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Much like Arcane Magic is magic and Divine Magic is magic but Wizards cannot cast divine magic spells and Clerics cannot cast arcane magic spells.
I like this, that makes sense.
Lastly, a diabolist on his own does not even qualify for improved familiar since the prerequisite is the Familiar class feature which the Diabolist does not have. If it has it from his/her previous class then the familiar would be locked at that classes last level gained since the Diabolist PrC does not advance that class feature.
Anyone can have a familiar. Every class has the option to take Eldritch Heritage followed with the Arcane bloodline.
If you want to boost it, take Boon Companion for the additional level cap.