Is there anywhere it says if Larno Glasstaff's rat familiar is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend? (Lost Mine of Phandelver) I have a player who's character has Devine sense. Just wondering if it says anywhere before I decide.
In this situation, I would say it's a fiend, mostly since it's a good habit to reward a player's abilities.
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Divine Sense is an ability that needs to be used. Unless the character has been using it for every rat they see and there could have been a lot of them depending on how clean the location is then would it make sense for them to use Divine Sense on this particular rat? (unless it does something un-rat like?).
When I played this, the party immediately assumed it was a familiar because it was the first rat the DM mentioned. The rat also behaved a bit odd when it spotted the party which gives some character justification for thinking it was a familiar. However, it was also a bit of meta gaming since the players wondered what made this particular rat worth mentioning.
If you want the rat to fit in then I'd add a few descriptions earlier in the module of the party seeing a few rats or other vermin scurrying along. On the other hand, if you want this rat to be out of the ordinary then you can emphasize it by saying something like "Oddly, this is the first rat you have noticed down here."
Other than that, Glastaff isn't a nice NPC, they might be pre-disposed to the feeling of power associated with binding even a minor fiend spirit into their service ... so fiend would make sense and it will let the paladin detect it if they happen to use Divine Sense. (Keep in mind that Divine Sense doesn't work for creatures behind total cover - so the paladin needs to be able to see the creature to get any sense of it).
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Is there anywhere it says if Larno Glasstaff's rat familiar is a Celestial, Fey, or Fiend? (Lost Mine of Phandelver) I have a player who's character has Devine sense. Just wondering if it says anywhere before I decide.
In this situation, I would say it's a fiend, mostly since it's a good habit to reward a player's abilities.
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
How I'm posting based on text formatting: Mod Hat Off - Mod Hat Also Off (I'm not a mod)
Divine Sense is an ability that needs to be used. Unless the character has been using it for every rat they see and there could have been a lot of them depending on how clean the location is then would it make sense for them to use Divine Sense on this particular rat? (unless it does something un-rat like?).
When I played this, the party immediately assumed it was a familiar because it was the first rat the DM mentioned. The rat also behaved a bit odd when it spotted the party which gives some character justification for thinking it was a familiar. However, it was also a bit of meta gaming since the players wondered what made this particular rat worth mentioning.
If you want the rat to fit in then I'd add a few descriptions earlier in the module of the party seeing a few rats or other vermin scurrying along. On the other hand, if you want this rat to be out of the ordinary then you can emphasize it by saying something like "Oddly, this is the first rat you have noticed down here."
Other than that, Glastaff isn't a nice NPC, they might be pre-disposed to the feeling of power associated with binding even a minor fiend spirit into their service ... so fiend would make sense and it will let the paladin detect it if they happen to use Divine Sense. (Keep in mind that Divine Sense doesn't work for creatures behind total cover - so the paladin needs to be able to see the creature to get any sense of it).