I don't think so, and while Arudin isn't technically "evil" he is selfish and greedy enough to earn the nickname "captain evil"...

Kayless wrote:

Let's just forget about the familiar for now.  He might summon one eventually, but for the time being he's going stag.

Well it is harder to be cool and be a total bastard while your raven familiar craps on you.

jwmblade wrote:

Well my next character that has a animal companion is going to get a Dire Penguin.

And a mighty animal companion it will be too, until it comes up against the feared Dire Seal!

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Twitch wrote:

I don't think so, and while Arudin isn't technically "evil" he is selfish and greedy enough to earn the nickname "captain evil"...

that greedy part might cause trouble if he picks a dragon familiar....

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Well Pseudo-Dragons are the only ones small enough to be a familiar and they are Choatic Good... I suppose so long as he wasn't rude to the Dragon and kept doing things like saving Durnkrag they would get along. There is a potential for good in Arudin and I think Durnkrag sees that, which is why he travels with him, hoping to keep him on the path of good...ish.

Twitch wrote:

Well Pseudo-Dragons are the only ones small enough to be a familiar and they are Choatic Good... I suppose so long as he wasn't rude to the Dragon and kept doing things like saving Durnkrag they would get along. There is a potential for good in Arudin and I think Durnkrag sees that, which is why he travels with him, hoping to keep him on the path of good...ish.

Incorrect. Pseudodragons are Neutral Good.

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Ah yes, you are correct... It's been a while though since I've pick up a monster manual so... :P I guess it was the part in the discription that I remember about them being very cat-like and playing pranks on people they don't like that made me think chaotic.

As far as I know Fairy Dragons are Chaotic Good but I have some serious doubts Arudin would choose such a familiar.

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Let's not forget, folks, since (IIRC) 3.0 Edition, Arudin (or any other wizard or sorcerer) cannot have any creature as a familiar that is not a natural animal of Tiny size (or outside of the list given in the PHB, DMG or of the DM's creation) without the Improved Familiar feat.

Since Kayless advises not to worry about the familiar, I say the case is closed.

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So what are you saying. No Dire Penguin?

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Jwmblade wrote:

So what are you saying. No Dire Penguin?

Yes. No familiar.

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But a normal penguin could certainly be a familiar and make a very worthy one too.

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Scratchit: But he's a cripple!
Blackadder: He's not a cripple, Mrs Scratchit. Occasionally saying "Phew! My leg hurts!" when he remembers to wouldn't fool Baldrick!

Well crapit! I am going to go back to my AD&D books from the 70's and play with those rules.

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So you'll be playing with rules that are older than I am.

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Yes, and probably in the snow going up hill both directions too.

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Alright Jwm I'll roll up a thief and we can play some Ad&d. :P