What Pets do?

[Raines]

I can't remember, do pets have any usefulness? The black cat, the squirel pet too.
All I remember that the black cat kept getting killed by the Magisters.

Feel free to spoil, I already beat the game, just can't remember what they're really for.

[gimmethegepgun]

If you make it out of Fort Joy with the cat still alive you get it as a summon, which can use a leap skill and can swap places with the caster.

[Forblaze]

Originally posted by gimmethegepgun:

If you make it out of Fort Joy with the cat still alive you get it as a summon, which can use a leap skill and can swap places with the caster.

The cat especially is a really useful mobility skill early on. You can summon the cat before combat to make it essentially a free teleport.

Never really found a reason to use the bird. Sir Lora is completely different than either of them.

[Raines]

Ah okay so nothing story related, that i may have forgotten. Alrighty. Thanks.

[Forblaze]

Originally posted by Jared Wolfe:

Ah okay so nothing story related, that i may have forgotten. Alrighty. Thanks.

The squirrel, Sir Lora, does have a quest associated with him.

[Raines]

Originally posted by Forblaze:

Originally posted by Jared Wolfe:

Ah okay so nothing story related, that i may have forgotten. Alrighty. Thanks.

The squirrel, Sir Lora, does have a quest associated with him.

Oh okay. I'll try to keep him alive then.

[Zeev]

Originally posted by Jared Wolfe:

Originally posted by Forblaze:

The squirrel, Sir Lora, does have a quest associated with him.

Oh okay. I'll try to keep him alive then.

Good luck with that ;)

[xanraal]

Originally posted by Jared Wolfe:

Originally posted by Forblaze:

The squirrel, Sir Lora, does have a quest associated with him.

Oh okay. I'll try to keep him alive then.

Also you get at least two skillbook recipes at different points from Sir Lora so far that i know of, erratic wisp and vampiric aura as well. Sir Lora might provide other benefits or story options as well. Not sure at this stage.

[matthew]

Well, I'm mad, just did the arena fight in fort joy, and bloody Sir Lora died in that. At least the devs made it that the cat won't follow you in, but why the devs didn't do that for Sir Lora I really don't know? that fight isn't easy as it is, and keeping Sir Lora safe when there is a lot of fire around, forgot it.

I think I'm just going to say forget it and leave him dead, not really wanting to do that fight again.

[Cruxiaer]

Originally posted by matthew:

Well, I'm mad, just did the arena fight in fort joy, and bloody Sir Lora died in that. At least the devs made it that the cat won't follow you in, but why the devs didn't do that for Sir Lora I really don't know? that fight isn't easy as it is, and keeping Sir Lora safe when there is a lot of fire around, forgot it.

I think I'm just going to say forget it and leave him dead, not really wanting to do that fight again.

You can get Sir Lora back as a spirit when you first enter the Halls of Echoes but I'm not sure if that will bring the quests back.

[matthew]

Originally posted by Cruxiaer:

Originally posted by matthew:

Well, I'm mad, just did the arena fight in fort joy, and bloody Sir Lora died in that. At least the devs made it that the cat won't follow you in, but why the devs didn't do that for Sir Lora I really don't know? that fight isn't easy as it is, and keeping Sir Lora safe when there is a lot of fire around, forgot it.

I think I'm just going to say forget it and leave him dead, not really wanting to do that fight again.

You can get Sir Lora back as a spirit when you first enter the Halls of Echoes but I'm not sure if that will bring the quests back.

I just wish he wasn't so annoying, and why the hell does he enter the arena fight? its so silly, at least the cat doesn't, that was with me when the fight ended. its a shame that this critter is so annoying to keep alive. at least before this point, there was a lot of space for both the cat and him to hide. but the arean is a different kettle of fish. I have no desire to do it again. sod it, and forget about him.

Edit, there are a couple of mods that are really useful, one buffs him a bit, and second, a mod to revive him and the cat, I downloaded both. so no more issues with this annoying critter anymore.

[Sarah]

The cat makes a great pet for anyone you need to strategically move around on the battlefield (especially a ranger). You can have this character specifically run past the first beach on purpose so it goes to them if you can make it out of this part with the cat alive. You can keep these pets by avoiding the magisters in the middle of the town. I would suggest using your alternate character(s) to run around in the middle of town. Reload any fights where the cat or Lora are standing in damage aoes such as poison and fire, because they will die. I noticed Lora had an issue in the Arena where the cat did not.

[matthew]

Originally posted by Amarantine:

The cat makes a great pet for anyone you need to strategically move around on the battlefield (especially a ranger). You can have this character specifically run past the first beach on purpose so it goes to them if you can make it out of this part with the cat alive. You can keep these pets by avoiding the magisters in the middle of the town. I would suggest using your alternate character(s) to run around in the middle of town. Reload any fights where the cat or Lora are standing in damage aoes such as poison and fire, because they will die. I noticed Lora had an issue in the Arena where the cat did not.

exactly my point, the cat doesn't go into the arena, while the annoying critter does, either that is a silly oversight, or just a lame way to annoy people and make them pull their hair out.

the mre I think about this DLC, the less I like it. The cat doesn't seem to be as annoying, a little tricky in one or two places, but nothing major. anyway, there is a mod to revive both of them, so its less of a hassle now.