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Anlashok
2015-05-21, 06:23 PM
Context: Wizard player has a slightly magical cat familiar that's been a lot of fun as an RP tool and for flavor purposes.

The actual Cat familiar is kind of lame though, +3 stealth, no hands, etc.

Moreover the wizard is at the stage of the game where he's eyeballing improved familiars.

Now I have no problem refluffing if he wants to call a compsognathus a fox or something, but it seems like it's going to be a lot harder to do that with Improved Familiars because most of the obvious choices (Celestial/Fiendish/Axiomatic/Anarchic X, carbuncle, wolpertinger, etc.) are kind of crappy and most of the ones that'd be a good fit for them have some abilities that are hard to stretch.

Anyone got any suggestions for me?

Sayt
2015-05-21, 06:25 PM
Pipefoxcat (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/pipefox), mayhap?

Hrugner
2015-05-21, 07:16 PM
I would think that most improved familiars could be managed by adding one or two prehensile tails and some wings to the cat.

(Un)Inspired
2015-05-21, 07:17 PM
There are literally 2 different cait sith improved familiars to pick from and your player is turning up their nose at both of them?

Hazrond
2015-05-21, 09:46 PM
Silvanshee Agathion, it is an angelic cat with TONS of cool stuff :smallbiggrin:

Red Fel
2015-05-21, 09:58 PM
There are literally 2 different cait sith improved familiars to pick from and your player is turning up their nose at both of them?

Just two? Looking at feline and cat-like familiars on the Improved Familiar (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/improved-familiar) list, I've found: Agathion, Silvanshee (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/agathion/agathion-silvanshee) Cat Sith (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/cat-sith) Dweomercat Cub (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/dweomercat/dweomercat-cub) Dweomer, Dweomer, Dweomer, Dweomercats! GO! Celestial (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/celestial-creature-cr-special), Entropic (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/simple-template-entropic-cr-0-or-1-1), Fiendish (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/fiendish), or Resolute (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/resolute-cr-0-or-1)-templated Cat Pipefox (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/pipefox) (refluffed as feline, per Sayt's suggestion) Pooka (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/fey/pooka) (refluffed as a cat-girl instead of a bunny-girl) Pseudodragon (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/dragons/pseudodragon) (they're basically a cat with scales, wings, and a stinger) Pseudosphinx (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/pseudosphinx) (a cat with wings and a monkey head)
That's all with no or limited refluffing.

(Un)Inspired
2015-05-21, 10:04 PM
Just two? Looking at feline and cat-like familiars on the Improved Familiar (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/improved-familiar) list, I've found: Agathion, Silvanshee (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/agathion/agathion-silvanshee) Cat Sith (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/cat-sith) Dweomercat Cub (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/dweomercat/dweomercat-cub) Dweomer, Dweomer, Dweomer, Dweomercats! GO! Celestial (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/celestial-creature-cr-special), Entropic (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/simple-template-entropic-cr-0-or-1-1), Fiendish (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/fiendish), or Resolute (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/templates/resolute-cr-0-or-1)-templated Cat Pipefox (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/pipefox) (refluffed as feline, per Sayt's suggestion) Pooka (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/fey/pooka) (refluffed as a cat-girl instead of a bunny-girl) Pseudodragon (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/dragons/pseudodragon) (they're basically a cat with scales, wings, and a stinger) Pseudosphinx (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/pseudosphinx) (a cat with wings and a monkey head)
That's all with no or limited refluffing.

The silvanshee and the cat sith (duh) are specifically called out as being cat sith.

Yes, there are other super-cats out there; all of which are on the SRD... All of which are on the page for the improved familiar feat...