What happens to the familiar?


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The familiar talent is not a base ability, nor does it say anything about sticking around when you revert to your social identity.

So what happens? Does it simply disappear in a puff of smoke to reappear when you don your vigilante disguise? Does it stick around, losing all of its familiar powers and becoming a normal representative of its kind?


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I would suggest you think about He-Man and Prince Adam, and then about Battle Cat and Cringer. Mild mannered house pet by day... Dispenser of beastie justice by night!


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Maybe it is just supposed to be there all of the time. Seems like that could be a bit of a problem with the ol' secret identity.

"It's good to see you and your daring hedgehog familiar, Spiky Warlock. Too bad you just missed our wealthy but unadventurous patron and his perfectly ordinary hedgehog familiar. They just left five minutes ago."


Gisher wrote:

Maybe it is just supposed to be there all of the time. Seems like that could be a bit of a problem with the ol' secret identity.

"It's good to see you and your daring hedgehog familiar, Spiky Warlock. Too bad you just missed our wealthy but unadventurous patron and his perfectly ordinary hedgehog familiar. They just left five minutes ago."

ROTFLLLL


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The familiar totally needs a secret identity too.


BigNorseWolf wrote:
The familiar totally needs a secret identity too.

And, presumably, an adorable tiny costume


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"Why is that raccoon wearing a mask?

"Sir, i assure you, thats a possum

"Opossum don't have masks!


BigNorseWolf wrote:

"Why is that raccoon wearing a mask?

"Sir, i assure you, thats a possum

"Opossum don't have masks!

Or regular Raccoon by day...

Rocket Launcher tooting, loud mouthed, Space Raccoon by night xD....

Oh and dont call him a raccoon...


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Did someone call for a Pipefox?

Of course, there's always the Hanna-Barbera route- Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, anyone?


I say Raven or Thrush would be great familars


Any of the improved familiars with change shape work wonderfully. A Cassisian Angel, for example, could be your pet goldfish in social identity but a small human-like angel, dove or dog in 'hero' mode. The angel form just screams sidekick! ;)

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Ciaran Barnes wrote:
I would suggest you think about He-Man and Prince Adam, and then about Battle Cat and Cringer. Mild mannered house pet by day... Dispenser of beastie justice by night!

There is NO POSSIBLE WAY for me to love a character idea more than this. If I could switch from social to vigilante as a full round action before the level when wizards can travel between parallel universes (read: the level restriction for this is stupid), I would make a character with a Mauler familiar who transforms into a giant battle mode when his master changes.

I'm still gonna DO it. But you know. Not as hilariously.

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This thread.. I approve of a tiny costume for your familiar.. preferably with mustache.

Jason

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My question for this is are talents one available when in Vigilante form and are lost in Social...

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