If you read the description, Wild Companion is actually pretty lame
Since i wrote it in OP ... it seems fair to presume i have read it aswell.
Familiars are weaker in BG-3 than pnp, that much is true ...
But i wouldnt call them lame. O_o
In the end tho, its just option ... if you dont want to call familiar this way, its nothin easier than not doing that.
