Find Familiar

Find Familiar is a level 1 conjuration spell. This spell allows spellcasters to conjure a fey familiar that can aid them in combat or world exploration.

Description

Summon a familiar, a fey spirit that takes an animal form of your choosing

Properties

Cost

Action + Level 1 Spell Slot

Details

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Ritual

Recharge: Short rest

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 1: Wizard, and Ranger (via Beast Tamer)

• Class Level 3: Eldritch Knight, Arcane Trickster, and Warlock (via Pact of the Chain)

Feats:

•  Magic Initiate: Wizard
•  Ritual Caster

Notes

• Although listed as a Ritual Spell where one might expect otherwise, this spell - as per its description - has the limitation of only being able to be cast once per short rest. The standard (non-racial) version of the cantrip Mage Hand has the same limitation.
• Familiars are automatically dismissed when the caster leaves the active party.
• When cast by a Wizard, a conjured familiar persists if the caster unprepares the spell.
• All versions and variants of the Find Familiar spell are mutually exclusive; a character can only have one familiar summoned by any Find Familiar spell at a time, including special summons like Shovel and Scratch, the Raven Gloves spell  Summon Quothe the Raven, and the additional options granted to a Warlock with  Pact of the Chain. Casting another version of the spell will dismiss any currently summoned familiar.
• The Beast Master Ranger feature  Summon Companion is separate to Find Familiar, and can be active at the same time.
• Familiars can drink elixirs and potions by having someone else place elixirs/potions out of their inventory and then have the familiar drink it from the ground by right-clicking them, or by drinking it directly from a companion's inventory as long as the elixir/potion isn't inside a container.
• Even though familiars can drink elixirs, increasing their Strength serves no purpose outside of increasing jump distance since their attacks will always use Dexterity.
• The raven is the only standard familiar given a specific name: "Quothe". This is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven", and probably also the raven Quoth who appears in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels (himself a reference to "The Raven").
• The incantation for standard Find Familiar variants is ex textura, Latin for "out of the weave", while that of  Find Familiar: Boo is invoco te, Latin for "I call you".

Bugs

• There are many bugs associated with familiars, with many of them not getting proper bonuses to attacks or damage based on their attributes, and some of them not requiring attack rolls for their basic attacks at all. ^{[Needs Verification]}
• Familiars cannot interact with the environment except to examine and attack. Notably, unlike Mage Hand, they cannot be used to explore burrows or press buttons (though note, many of the buttons and levers can still be triggered if the Familiar Attacks them). Familiars can drag objects. This includes placing objects onto vents or moving objects off of traps.

Variants

Select variant:

•  Find Familiar: Cat
•  Find Familiar: Crab
•  Find Familiar: Frog
•  Find Familiar: Rat
•  Find Familiar: Raven
•  Find Familiar: Spider

Variants exclusive to  Pact of the Chain:

•  Find Familiar: Imp
•  Find Familiar: Quasit

Special separate variants of this spell that can only summon one specific creature:

•  Find Familiar: Boo (Minsc only)
•  Find Familiar: Cheeky Quasit (Obtainable in the Apothecary's Cellar}
•  Find Familiar: Scratch (If Scratch is in your camp)

List of summoned familiars

Conjured Cat

Summon a cat familiar that can Meow to distract your enemies, you gain  Claws and  Meow.

STR 6 (-2)	DEX 15 (+2)	CON 10	INT 3 (-4)	WIS 12 (+1)	CHA 7 (-2)
Hit Points			2
Armour Class			12

Conjured Crab

Summon a crab familiar that can slow enemies with its Crippling Pinch, you gain  Maiming Pinch.

STR 2 (-4)	DEX 11	CON 10	INT 1 (-5)	WIS 8 (-1)	CHA 2 (-4)
Hit Points			2
Armour Class			11

Conjured Frog

Summon a frog familiar who can spread its Bufotoxin to enemies, you gain  Bufotoxin.

STR 1 (-5)	DEX 13 (+1)	CON 8 (-1)	INT 1 (-5)	WIS 8 (-1)	CHA 3 (-4)
Hit Points			1
Armour Class			12

Conjured Rat

Summon a rat familiar with an Infectious Bite, you gain  Infectious Bite.

STR 2 (-4)	DEX 11	CON 9 (-1)	INT 2 (-4)	WIS 10	CHA 4 (-3)
Hit Points			1
Armour Class			10

Quothe

Summon a raven familiar that can  Fly and Blind enemies with its beak, you gain  Beak Attack and  Rend Vision.

Quothe can also be summoned via  Summon Quothe the Raven

STR 2 (-4)	DEX 14 (+2)	CON 8 (-1)	INT 2 (-4)	WIS 12 (+1)	CHA 6 (-2)
Hit Points			1
Armour Class			12

Conjured Spider

Summon a spider familiar with a poisonous Bite, you gain  Bite.

STR 6 (-2)	DEX 8 (-1)	CON 6 (-2)	INT 8 (-1)	WIS 4 (-3)	CHA 4 (-3)
Hit Points			6
Armour Class			9

Conjured Imp

Summon a familiar with the form of an imp that can  Fly, turn invisible, and Sting enemies, you gain  Claws,  Invisibility, and  Sting. Imps are immune to fire and poison damage.

Available only to Level 3 Warlocks through Pact Boons.

STR 6 (-2)	DEX 17 (+3)	CON 13 (+1)	INT 11	WIS 12 (+1)	CHA 14 (+2)
Hit Points			10
Armour Class			13

Conjured Quasit

Summon a familiar with the form of a quasit that can turn invisible and Scare enemies, you gain  Claws,  Invisibility, and  Scare. Quasits are immune to poison damage.

Available to level 3 warlocks through Pact Boons, or by scribing the Scroll of Summon Quasit found in the Sorcerous Vault.

STR 5 (-3)	DEX 17 (+3)	CON 10	INT 7 (-2)	WIS 10	CHA 10
Hit Points			7
Armour Class			13

Shovel, The Cheeky Quasit

Main article: Shovel (familiar)

Summon a familiar with the form of a quasit that can turn invisible and Scare enemies, you gain  Claws,  Invisibility, and  Scare. Quasits are immune to poison damage.

Shovel can be spoken to while summoned.

Available by using or scribing the Scroll of Summon Quasit found in the Apothecary's Cellar. For more information on acquisition see: Acquiring Shovel

STR 5 (-3)	DEX 17 (+3)	CON 10	INT 7 (-2)	WIS 10	CHA 10
Hit Points			7
Armour Class			13

Boo

Main article: Boo

Summon your adorable, occasionally violent, and above all faithful companion, Boo, you gain  Bite.

He's unique as when thrown by the player he has a chance to inflict blind to the target (a reference to Minsc's quote "Go for the eyes, Boo!").

Only Minsc may summon Boo, and he cannot be summoned alongside other normal Ranger familiars.

STR 10	DEX 20 (+5)	CON 10	INT 6 (-2)	WIS 12 (+1)	CHA 6 (-2)
Hit Points			20
Armour Class			20

Scratch

Main article: Scratch

Summon the best boy. Scratch's keen nose can discover many things hidden around the world, you gain  Bite, and  Help. Death of the summoned Scratch does not affect Camp Follower Scratch, and he can be summoned again.

Scratch can not be summoned in camp

Any character with Scratch's Ball can summon Scratch. Scratch will automatically be dismissed if his summoner returns to camp.

STR 13 (+1)	DEX 14 (+2)	CON 12 (+1)	INT 3 (-4)	WIS 12 (+1)	CHA 7 (-2)
Hit Points			5
Armour Class			14

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External links

• Find familiar on the Forgotten Realms Wiki