Favorite Familiars on Bards

JumboWheat01

So I got the urge to play some more Baldur's Gate after the longest time, and since I'm also in a Bard mood from my other game playing, I made a Bard, though a plain Bard, which is unlike me (I usually go for Skalds or Jesters.)

Naturally, I will grab the Find Familiar scroll, learn it, and have my familiar. Being Lawful Neutral, I'll get my personal favorite of those available to a Bard, the ferret.

What's your favorite familiar to have with your Bard (of any bardic stripe, naturally.)

Kamigoroshi

None.

Really! I am appalled by the lack of frogs, toads, snakes, salamanders, as well as all the other adorable non-mammalian critters. At least give us the ooze mephit dammit!

tbone1

Farie dragons are pretty nice, but I'm not sure they work for the bard. I wish they had a beagle or coonhound. That way, your bard could play harmonica and the dog could howl along with you. Or show you how the song is supposed to go, according to one friend.

JumboWheat01

Unfortunately, Faerie Dragons are Chaotic Good familiars. They would be perfect for Bards, I agree.

Balrog99

A silly rabbit of course! If you don't have a thief with you it can do a commendable job disabling traps. It does even better if you use the lucky bard song and a luck spell (or the Lucky Scimitar).

_Luke_

Cats!!
I mean, they are so cute.......

Abi_Dalzim

Balrog99 said:

A silly rabbit of course! If you don't have a thief with you it can do a commendable job disabling traps. It does even better if you use the lucky bard song and a luck spell (or the Lucky Scimitar).

Let's not forget that they can backstab the enemy for massive* damage.

* Mass being relative, of course. This statement has not been approved by the FDA (Faerun Dungeoncrawlers' Administration).

CrevsDaak

Abi_Dalzim said:

Balrog99 said:

A silly rabbit of course! If you don't have a thief with you it can do a commendable job disabling traps. It does even better if you use the lucky bard song and a luck spell (or the Lucky Scimitar).

Let's not forget that they can backstab the enemy for massive* damage.

* Mass being relative, of course. This statement has not been approved by the FDA (Faerun Dungeoncrawlers' Administration).

I've seen a Ferret backstab for 74 damage (max roll, on a crit vs. a target without helmet) on this forums, so Rabbits aren't that far probably.

Abi_Dalzim

CrevsDaak said:

I've seen a Ferret backstab for 74 damage (max roll, on a crit vs. a target without helmet) on this forums, so Rabbits aren't that far probably.

You could always cast Strength on it to do a little more, of course.

Balrog99

Abi_Dalzim said:

Balrog99 said:

A silly rabbit of course! If you don't have a thief with you it can do a commendable job disabling traps. It does even better if you use the lucky bard song and a luck spell (or the Lucky Scimitar).

Let's not forget that they can backstab the enemy for massive* damage.

* Mass being relative, of course. This statement has not been approved by the FDA (Faerun Dungeoncrawlers' Administration).

That rabbit's dynamite! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade...

tbone1

JumboWheat01 said:

Unfortunately, Faerie Dragons are Chaotic Good familiars. They would be perfect for Bards, I agree.

Yeah, that's right, I forgot about that since I haven't played a bard since the Cubs last won the Wor--

Dang, I need a new exaggeration now.