What familiars and companions have you used and really liked?

[kelticpete]

love to hear from peepz.

i used the turtle and the mobster molly. Molly was pretty fun and she has a companion quest.

the turtle was healing me for like 15 hp a round in the endgame.

also: a master list of all the ones available in game would be cool to start collecting.

[hannahomp]

I've been using the mosquito from the pet shop, when used with the call for backup ability and increased ap i have him attacking 10 times per round at this point, and he can heal you off of each attack. he keeps leveling up too bc of all the combat and healing he's constantly doing

[Mauman]

It's pretty tough to stop using the turtle considering he had nearly 30 hp when I finally got anything else :/

[A.K.T.]

Obie's the best companion because he plays alongside the music and that's neat. The goldfish is the best companion by a huge margin, but the mosquito is probably the best 'normal' one since goldfish is functionally locked to really late in the game.

[kelticpete]

oh wow. where did you find the goldfish?

[kelticpete]

Originally posted by Mauman:

It's pretty tough to stop using the turtle considering he had nearly 30 hp when I finally got anything else :/

word. that was me. I think he had 68 hp last I checked.

[sircul2]

I love using the mosquito because it's not only strong, it's also a huge reference to the browser game

[A.K.T.]

Originally posted by kelticpete:

oh wow. where did you find the goldfish?

The goldfish is the final reward for the boardwalk game. It requires 15 in all stats simultaneously to complete. Once you've got it, it boosts all allies' stats by 3 as its action in combat.

[HuggyBear]

Originally posted by A.K.T.:

Originally posted by kelticpete:

oh wow. where did you find the goldfish?

The goldfish is the final reward for the boardwalk game. It requires 15 in all stats simultaneously to complete. Once you've got it, it boosts all allies' stats by 3 as its action in combat.

How did you get to 15 stats? I capped out at 13 all around, +1 all from food, +1 all again between potion and booze, I think I have all the relevant perks? I'm at endgame

[A.K.T.]

Originally posted by HuggyBear:

How did you get to 15 stats? I capped out at 13 all around, +1 all from food, +1 all again between potion and booze, I think I have all the relevant perks? I'm at endgame

You can get +1 point in each stat by dying or surrendering repeatedly until you have all the post-death statuses. There's a different boost for each stat. Other than that, there's temporary effects here and there around the map that'll give you stat boosts until the end of the day and you might need all of them to get to 15.

[tranquilibria]

the rock familiar with 5 ap, familiar ring and whistle is enough to one-round everything including the final boss, with a couple smelling salts. kinda boring though

[Tellah]

I'm fond of the mosquito, myself-
For companions, I'm oddly attached to Barker- not sure if he's the best or anything, but I like him.

[UndeadAbuse]

Originally posted by Tellah:

I'm fond of the mosquito, myself-
For companions, I'm oddly attached to Barker- not sure if he's the best or anything, but I like him.

How do you get him anyway? I beat him up the first time I took a Botany major because there was no other option.

[Ame-kun]

stinkbug deals stench damage, so he's really good for dealing with shadow monsters.
Molly is pretty cool but I switched to Simone later because robots are cool and I really wanted to find out what was up with chekov's gun.

[Tellah]

Originally posted by UndeadAbuse:

Originally posted by Tellah:

I'm fond of the mosquito, myself-
For companions, I'm oddly attached to Barker- not sure if he's the best or anything, but I like him.

How do you get him anyway? I beat him up the first time I took a Botany major because there was no other option.

I took the Botany major, then when I explored the place where Barker was I found his dish and then filled it with the plant drink that was in I think a shed in the same area- then I gave that to Barker

[UndeadAbuse]

Originally posted by Tellah:

Originally posted by UndeadAbuse:

How do you get him anyway? I beat him up the first time I took a Botany major because there was no other option.

I took the Botany major, then when I explored the place where Barker was I found his dish and then filled it with the plant drink that was in I think a shed in the same area- then I gave that to Barker

I really hate that you can't reload in this game. I wanna go for another major in my next run, but Barker really seems like an interesting companion I'm really guilty skipping.