Milo v3
2012-07-22, 08:17 AM
Improved Familiar [General]
This feat allows spellcasters to acquire a new familiar from a nonstandard list, but only when they could normally acquire a new familiar.
Prerequisites: Ability to acquire a new familiar, sufficiently high level (see below).
Benefit: When choosing or changing familiar, the creatures listed below are also available to the spellcaster.
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
2|Eagle
|Formian Worker (L)
|Small Monstrous Scorpion
|Small Monstrous Spider
|Stirge
|Tiny Animated Object (*)[/Table]
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
3|Darkmantle
|Esquilax
|Giant Bee
|Homunculus (*)
|Krenshar
|Lemure (E)
|Mantaray
|Medium Monstrous Scorpion
|Medium Monstrous Spider
|Medium Shark
|Medium Viper
|Octopus
|Psuedodragon (D)
|Small Animated Object (*)
|Wolf Skeleton or Shell (U)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
5|Bat Swarm
|Blink Dog
|Choker (A)
|Dire Bat
|Dire Weasel
|Dretch (C)
|Elemental Draketooth (D)
|Hippogriff
|Imp (E)
|Lantern Archon (G)
|Large Monstrous Spider
|Large Shark
|Large Viper
|Medium Animated Object (*)
|Owlbear Skeleton or Shell (U)
|Quasit (C)
|Shocker Lizard
|Thoqqua
|Vargouille
|Worg
|Wyrmling White Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
7|Ethereal Marauder
|Giant Eagle
|Hell Hound (E)
|Howler (E)
|Huge Viper
|Large Animated Object (*)
|Large Monstrous Scorpion
|Ogre Husk or Zombie (U)
|Troll Skeleton or Shell (U)
|Very Young White Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Black Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Blue Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Brass Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Bronze Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Copper Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Green Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
9|Griffon
|Huge Shark
|Seacat
|Very Young Black Dragon (D)
|Very Young Blue Dragon (D)
|Very Young Brass Dragon (D)
|Very Young Green Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Red Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Silver Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
11|Achaierai
|Bearded Devil (E)
|Huge Animated Object (*)
|Huge Monstrous Spider
|Nightmare (E)
|Phase Spider
|Young Black Dragon (D)
|Young Green Dragon (D)
|Very Young Bronze Dragon (D)
|Very Young Copper Dragon (D)
|Very Young Red Dragon (D)
|Very Young Silver Dragon (D)
|Visaru (U)
|Winterwolf
|Wyrmling Gold Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
13|Babau (C)
|Chain Devil (E)
|Digester
|Juvenile White Dragon (D)
|Young Blue Dragon (D)
|Wyvern
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
15|Bulette
|Chimera
|Flesh Golem (*)
|Gargantuan Animated Object (*)
|Hellcat (E)
|Juvenile Black Dragon (D)
|Succubus (C)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
17|Athach (Dwarf Only)
|Behir
|Destrachan
|Erinyes (E)
|Gargantuan Monstrous Spider
|Giant Octopus
|Hellwasp Swarm
|Shield Guardian (*)
|Young Adult White Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
19|Avoral
|Delver
|Dire Shark
|Dragon Turtle (D)
|Roc
|Vrock (C)
|Yrthak
|Zelekhut (L)
* Requires the Animation Receptacle
A Requires a Master with the Aberration type
C Requires an Chaotic Master
D Requires a Master with the Dragon type
E Requires an Evil Master
G Requires an Good Master
L Requires a Lawful Master
U Requires a Master with the Deathborn, Deathless, or Undead type
Improved familiars otherwise use the rules for regular familiars, with two exceptions: If the creature’s type is something other than animal or vermin, its type does not change; and improved familiars do not gain the ability to speak with other creatures of their kind (although many of them already have the ability to communicate).
An Improved Familiar causes your familiar to act as though you were of lower level. When you gain an Improved Familiar apply the indicated adjustment to the master’s level (in parentheses) for purposes of determining the Familiar’s characteristics and special abilities.
Required Level (LA)
2 (-1)
3 (-2)
5 (-3)
7 (-4)
9 (-5)
11 (-6)
13 (-7)
15 (-8)
17 (-9)
19 (-10)
This feat allows spellcasters to acquire a new familiar from a nonstandard list, but only when they could normally acquire a new familiar.
Prerequisites: Ability to acquire a new familiar, sufficiently high level (see below).
Benefit: When choosing or changing familiar, the creatures listed below are also available to the spellcaster.
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
2|Eagle
|Formian Worker (L)
|Small Monstrous Scorpion
|Small Monstrous Spider
|Stirge
|Tiny Animated Object (*)[/Table]
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
3|Darkmantle
|Esquilax
|Giant Bee
|Homunculus (*)
|Krenshar
|Lemure (E)
|Mantaray
|Medium Monstrous Scorpion
|Medium Monstrous Spider
|Medium Shark
|Medium Viper
|Octopus
|Psuedodragon (D)
|Small Animated Object (*)
|Wolf Skeleton or Shell (U)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
5|Bat Swarm
|Blink Dog
|Choker (A)
|Dire Bat
|Dire Weasel
|Dretch (C)
|Elemental Draketooth (D)
|Hippogriff
|Imp (E)
|Lantern Archon (G)
|Large Monstrous Spider
|Large Shark
|Large Viper
|Medium Animated Object (*)
|Owlbear Skeleton or Shell (U)
|Quasit (C)
|Shocker Lizard
|Thoqqua
|Vargouille
|Worg
|Wyrmling White Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
7|Ethereal Marauder
|Giant Eagle
|Hell Hound (E)
|Howler (E)
|Huge Viper
|Large Animated Object (*)
|Large Monstrous Scorpion
|Ogre Husk or Zombie (U)
|Troll Skeleton or Shell (U)
|Very Young White Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Black Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Blue Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Brass Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Bronze Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Copper Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Green Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
9|Griffon
|Huge Shark
|Seacat
|Very Young Black Dragon (D)
|Very Young Blue Dragon (D)
|Very Young Brass Dragon (D)
|Very Young Green Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Red Dragon (D)
|Wyrmling Silver Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
11|Achaierai
|Bearded Devil (E)
|Huge Animated Object (*)
|Huge Monstrous Spider
|Nightmare (E)
|Phase Spider
|Young Black Dragon (D)
|Young Green Dragon (D)
|Very Young Bronze Dragon (D)
|Very Young Copper Dragon (D)
|Very Young Red Dragon (D)
|Very Young Silver Dragon (D)
|Visaru (U)
|Winterwolf
|Wyrmling Gold Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
13|Babau (C)
|Chain Devil (E)
|Digester
|Juvenile White Dragon (D)
|Young Blue Dragon (D)
|Wyvern
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
15|Bulette
|Chimera
|Flesh Golem (*)
|Gargantuan Animated Object (*)
|Hellcat (E)
|Juvenile Black Dragon (D)
|Succubus (C)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
17|Athach (Dwarf Only)
|Behir
|Destrachan
|Erinyes (E)
|Gargantuan Monstrous Spider
|Giant Octopus
|Hellwasp Swarm
|Shield Guardian (*)
|Young Adult White Dragon (D)
Arcane Spellcaster Level|Available Familiars
19|Avoral
|Delver
|Dire Shark
|Dragon Turtle (D)
|Roc
|Vrock (C)
|Yrthak
|Zelekhut (L)
* Requires the Animation Receptacle
A Requires a Master with the Aberration type
C Requires an Chaotic Master
D Requires a Master with the Dragon type
E Requires an Evil Master
G Requires an Good Master
L Requires a Lawful Master
U Requires a Master with the Deathborn, Deathless, or Undead type
Improved familiars otherwise use the rules for regular familiars, with two exceptions: If the creature’s type is something other than animal or vermin, its type does not change; and improved familiars do not gain the ability to speak with other creatures of their kind (although many of them already have the ability to communicate).
An Improved Familiar causes your familiar to act as though you were of lower level. When you gain an Improved Familiar apply the indicated adjustment to the master’s level (in parentheses) for purposes of determining the Familiar’s characteristics and special abilities.
Required Level (LA)
2 (-1)
3 (-2)
5 (-3)
7 (-4)
9 (-5)
11 (-6)
13 (-7)
15 (-8)
17 (-9)
19 (-10)