Blink dog as a familiar?? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Blink dog as a familiar?? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Ivellious Galanodel
07-14-04, 02:06 PM A friend of mine is considering this familiar as his own with the improved familiar feat. He is a 5th level lawful neutral wizard. Is it written somewhere that if he were to have a ring of blinking, that in theory master and familiar could blink in sync together. Could he then "ride" the familiar while it blinked together with him? I could swear that I have read this somewhere, but I can't find it.
tarkin
07-14-04, 04:04 PM I have not heard of such a rule, but I would certainly allow such a ring to be made.

I would not allow a randomly found/purchased ring to automatically work that way.

HOWEVER:

Familiars are required to be smaller than you, and therefore un-ridable.
Ivellious Galanodel
07-14-04, 04:11 PM Tarkin,
Thanks for replying. The ring does already exist in the DMG, but I could swear that I read somewhere about having to spend some time to attune to the blink dog in order to sync with it. Since the wizard character is a medium sized Dwarf, and the blink dog is a medium sized animal, I thought perhaps he could ride it. It is an Improved Familiar from the Comlete Warrior handbook.
tarkin
07-14-04, 04:27 PM Halfling can ride a Medium sized Riding Dog.

In 3.5, dwarves are supposed to be almost as tall as humans, but wider. They should be too big to get on a riding dog.

At the very least, they should get the -5 to ride checks, and be very carefull of the weight, as even as a wizard you might go over what the dog could carry.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Ivellious Galanodel 07-14-04, 02:06 PM	A friend of mine is considering this familiar as his own with the improved familiar feat. He is a 5th level lawful neutral wizard. Is it written somewhere that if he were to have a ring of blinking, that in theory master and familiar could blink in sync together. Could he then "ride" the familiar while it blinked together with him? I could swear that I have read this somewhere, but I can't find it.
tarkin 07-14-04, 04:04 PM	I have not heard of such a rule, but I would certainly allow such a ring to be made. I would not allow a randomly found/purchased ring to automatically work that way. HOWEVER: Familiars are required to be smaller than you, and therefore un-ridable.
Ivellious Galanodel 07-14-04, 04:11 PM	Tarkin, Thanks for replying. The ring does already exist in the DMG, but I could swear that I read somewhere about having to spend some time to attune to the blink dog in order to sync with it. Since the wizard character is a medium sized Dwarf, and the blink dog is a medium sized animal, I thought perhaps he could ride it. It is an Improved Familiar from the Comlete Warrior handbook.
tarkin 07-14-04, 04:27 PM	Halfling can ride a Medium sized Riding Dog. In 3.5, dwarves are supposed to be almost as tall as humans, but wider. They should be too big to get on a riding dog. At the very least, they should get the -5 to ride checks, and be very carefull of the weight, as even as a wizard you might go over what the dog could carry.