Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Power Word Caffeine on Oct 06, 2022, 10:54 AM
Post by: Power Word Caffeine on Oct 06, 2022, 10:54 AM
Can we get a Tiny Myconid added to the list of available familiars, please? Thank you!
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Nymera on Oct 06, 2022, 10:59 AM
Post by: Nymera on Oct 06, 2022, 10:59 AM
Aren't myconids...intelligent, peaceful little humanoids(in shape, not in type)?
I think most goodly characters would see a myconid "familiar" as more of a slave than anything else. :\ That might get a little dicey.
I think most goodly characters would see a myconid "familiar" as more of a slave than anything else. :\ That might get a little dicey.
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: SpacePope on Oct 06, 2022, 11:38 AM
Post by: SpacePope on Oct 06, 2022, 11:38 AM
Adding new familiars has always been a non-starter when I've seen it suggested, as it'd need the dev staff to make a new creature for each level and CD support of animal companions/familiars is already kind of an afterthought.
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Power Word Caffeine on Oct 06, 2022, 10:03 PM
Post by: Power Word Caffeine on Oct 06, 2022, 10:03 PM
Pixies are goodly critters who agree to be wizard familiars. No reason a myconid can't. Just sayin'...
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Nymera on Oct 06, 2022, 10:23 PM
Post by: Nymera on Oct 06, 2022, 10:23 PM
I completely forgot about the pixie, so, good point!
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Vincent07 on Oct 07, 2022, 10:50 AM
Post by: Vincent07 on Oct 07, 2022, 10:50 AM
We will not be adding new familiars. Each one added requires creation and balance of 30 creature templates, and as they only scale with the base Caster classes, not any PrCs, most will never see use.
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Epi on Oct 13, 2022, 10:12 AM
Post by: Epi on Oct 13, 2022, 10:12 AM
I don't want to beat a dead horse or anything, but is it possible to just put a "skin" on a familiar, so at the base it's still a pixie or whatever? I swear I've seen that done.
Title: New Familiar Option: Myconid
Post by: Fox² on Oct 13, 2022, 10:22 AM
Post by: Fox² on Oct 13, 2022, 10:22 AM
It is possible, but not something we have any intention on doing as any new familiars or companions we add we'd like them to have the correct statblocks.