Familiar (Ex): The warlock vigilante gains a familiar
(Core Rulebook 82), using his vigilante level as his effective
wizard level. The familiar also has a social identity as
a seemingly normal animal, though vigilantes with
outlandish familiars may still need to hide the familiar.
Something about this just tickles me. Like, the Night Warlock has a raven familiar named Lockraven, and Lady Tickelsby just happens to have a pet raven named Philodoxus who hangs around, doing regular raven stuff. And pretty much no one suspects. It's awesome, yet simultaneously, extremely silly.
I'm not quite sure how this works, though. Strictly speaking, accessing the familiar ability in your social identity is forbidden. Does that mean just using its special familiar powers, like share spell? Or does even talking to it count? Or is the "social identity" of the familiar actually just a normal animal, with no access to familiar powers?
Does the familiar have dual identity?
Strictly speaking, accessing the familiar ability in your social identity is forbidden.
This isn't true as of round 2. So your raven is still a magical beast with it's abilities, but it'll just have to pretend to be a mild-mannered animal when guests are around.
There is still this to contend with
The base ability and bonus class skills
apply when the vigilante is in either of his identities without
restriction, but if the vigilante uses any other abilities while
in his social identity, he must succeed at a Disguise check
against the Perception checks of all onlookers, without the
+20 bonus from social grace, or the onlookers will realize
that he is something more than his social identity, and
perhaps discover that the social and vigilante identities are
one and the same.
So, that's a little different. I guess it's maybe a GM call whether speaking to a familiar constitutes "using" it depending on the context.
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The real question is does it take an additional minute to put that little costume on your familiar when you switch identities. :P
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"Don't worry, guys! I'll be right there in two minutes! I just need to apply my costume!"
"I thought that only took one minute!"
"..."
"Don't tell me you're putting the stupid hat on the cuttlefish again."
"...I am definitely not doing that thing you just said."
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I'd guess it's just acting like a normal animal, not that it actually changes. As for the costume, I'm not sure. I think I'd rule it as optional, personally, even if it is adorable.
Alternatively you could use magic on it (Disguise self+Share spells) to make it appear like a different individual in social settings. For instance, turning your Vigilante's Trademark Black Cat into a Calico or Tabby.
