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Threeshades
2007-05-06, 10:06 AM
Hiya, in the planning of a Wizard i have been thinking of what familiar i could choose. Because i have a pretty bad overview i wanted to get a complete list of possible Familiars including familiar feats. These are what i could figure out through SRD:

{table=head]Basic familiars (all N)
Bat (PHB)
Cat (PHB)
Hawk (PHB)
Lizard (PHB)
Owl (PHB)
Rat (PHB)
Raven (PHB)
Snake (PHB)
Toad (PHB)
Weasel (PHB)
Albatross (Stormwrack)
Eel (Stormwrack)
Fish Owl (Stormwrack)
Octopus (Stormwrack)
Parrot (Stormwrack)
Sea Snake (Stormwrack)
Huitzil (Dragon Magic)
Horned Lizard (Sandstorm)
Chameleon (DR341)
Crow (DR341)
Dark Chanting Gosthawk (DR341)
Dog (DR341)
Flying Fox (DR341)
Iguana (DR341)
Monkey (DR341)
Night Lizard (DR341)
Platypus (DR341)
Rabbit (DR341)
Squirrel (DR341)
Vampire Bat (DR341)
Caribou (Frostburn)
Fox, Arctic (Frostburn)
Otter, Sea (Frostburn)
Penguin (Frostburn)
Seal (Frostburn)
Hairy Spider (FR)
[/table]

Improved Familiars (Monster entry/Listing for Improved Familiar Feat)
{table=head]Caster lvl | Familiars (alignment)
2 | Monstrous centipede, Small (N) (MM/CSco)
3 | Badger (N) (MM/CSco)
3 | Monstrous scorpion, Small (N) (MM/CSco)
3 | Viper, Medium (N) (MM/CSco)
3 | Flying Snake (N) (RoF)
3 | Spitting Crawler Lizard (N) (?)
3 | Lynx (N) (RoF)
3 | Krenshar (N) (MM/CWar)
3 | Worg (NE) (MM/CWar)
3 | Great Horned Owl (N) (DR341)
3 | King Cobra (N) (DR341)
3 | Celestial/Fiendish version of Basic Familiar
4 | Monstrous spider, Small (N) (MM/CSco)
5 | Osquip (NE) (RoF)
5 | Tressym (NG) (??)
5 | Blink Dog (LG) (MM/CWar)
5 | Hell Hound (LE) (MM/CWar)
5 | Stirge (N) (MM/FR)
5 | Shocker Lizard (N) (MM/FR)
5 | Small Air/Earth/Fire/Water Elementals (N) (MM/DMG)
6 | Vargouille* (NE) (MM/CSco)
7 | Hippogriff (N) (MM/CWar)
7 | Howler (CE) (MM/CWar)
7 | Winter Wolf (NE) (MM/CWar)
7 | Formian Worker (LN) (MM/FR)
7 | Imp (LE) (MM/FR)
7 | Pseudodragon (NG) (MM/FR)
7 | Quasit (CE) (MM/FR)
7 | Homunculus (any) (MM/DMG)
7 | Ice Mephit (N) (MM/DMG)
7 | Mephit, any (N) (MM/CSco)
7 | Beholderkin: Eyeball (NE) (Monsters of Faerūn/FR)
7 | Ghostly Visage (CE) (Heroes of Horror)
9 | Deathfang (NE) (RoF)[/table]

Celestial Familiar (Feat from BoED)
{table=head]Caster lvl | Familiars (alignment)
3 | Celestial Animal (any restrictions?) (MM)
7 | Coure Eladrin (CG) (BoED)
7 | Lantern Archon (LG) (MM?)
7 | Musteval Guardinal (NG) (BoED)[/table]

Darkness Familiar (Feat from DR322)
{table=head]Caster lvl | Familiars (alignment)
5 | Night Hunter Bat (?) (MoF)
6 | Shadow Asp (?) (FF)
7 | Darkness Pseudo Elemental, Small (DR322)
8 | Sinister Bat (?) (MoF)
9 | Shadow (?) (MM)
10 | Dark Creeper (?) (FF)
12 | Darkenbeast (?) (MoF)
14 | Cloaker (CN) (MM), Shadow Mastiff (CE) (MM), Wraith (?) (MM)[/table]

If you know any others, have corrections or know the alignments i couldnt figure out please post them here and i will add them to the list.
JackMage666
2007-05-06, 10:26 AM
Pretty sure the Celestial Animal has to be one of the basic familiar animal types, but I'm not sure.

Also, you forgot Huitzil (Dragon Magic) - They're basic, nothing special required.

And, Albatross, Eel, Fish Owl, Octopus, Parrot, and Sea Snake, all basic, but those are all Aquatic campaign familiars (still on the list, though).

And, lastly Horned Lizards (this one's from Sandstorm). Another basic.

That's all I have right now - You might want to check Frostburn, too.
Lord Lorac Silvanos
2007-05-06, 10:30 AM
The DMG has lists for alternative familiars for both small and large masters.
puppyavenger
2007-05-06, 10:47 AM
cloaker are CN
Zherog
2007-05-06, 10:52 AM
Dragon 341 has the following critters:

Regular Familiars

Chameleon
Crow
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Dog
Flying Fox
Iguana
Monkey
Night Lizard
Platypus
Rabbit
Squirrel
Vampire Bat

Improved Familiars

Great Horned Owl
King Cobra

I co-wrote the article. :smallgrin:
Threeshades
2007-05-06, 10:56 AM
Dragon 341 has the following critters:

Regular Familiars

Chameleon
Crow
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Dog
Flying Fox
Iguana
Monkey
Night Lizard
Platypus
Rabbit
Squirrel
Vampire Bat

Improved Familiars

Great Horned Owl
King Cobra

I co-wrote the article. :smallgrin:
nice! can you also tell me the required caster levels and the alginments for the improved familiars?
Jimp
2007-05-06, 01:07 PM
Could you add what books/sources the familiars you have listed come from please?
Threeshades
2007-05-06, 07:00 PM
Could you add what books/sources the familiars you have listed come from please?

i think that should be possible. but i can only say from which books I have them, some of them might be in other books too
Zherog
2007-05-06, 10:15 PM
nice! can you also tell me the required caster levels and the alginments for the improved familiars?


3rd level, and no alignment is listed (I didn't write those familiars :smallwink: ).
The Vorpal Tribble
2007-05-06, 10:30 PM
Frostburn
Caribou
Fox, Arctic
Otter, Sea
Penguin
Seal

An Alienist from Complete Arcane gets the pseudonatural template added to any familiar they already have.

A Fleshwarper from Lords of Madness has their familiar gain the aberration type and gain some odd abilities.
Holocron Coder
2007-05-06, 11:24 PM
The DMG also lists all 4 of the Small [type] Elementals as Improved Familiars at level 5.

Also: Any celestial/fiendish version of a standard familiar is an Improved Familiar at level 3.

Homunculus and Ice Mephit are Improved Familiars at level 7
Threeshades
2007-05-07, 08:19 AM
Thanks a lot @Zherog, Vorpal Tribble and daedu! All added!
cupkeyk
2007-05-07, 08:26 AM
Uhm Beholderkin Eyeball(Improved Level 7), Hairy Spider(Basic) from the FRCS. Ghostly Visage(Improved Level 7, basic for Dread Necro) from Heroes of Horror.
Threeshades
2007-05-07, 08:44 AM
Uhm Beholderkin Eyeball(Improved Level 7), Hairy Spider(Basic) from the FRCS. Ghostly Visage(Improved Level 7, basic for Dread Necro) from Heroes of Horror.

Can you tell me the alignmments for those?
Zherog
2007-05-07, 11:41 AM
Thanks a lot @Zherog, Vorpal Tribble and daedu! All added!

No problem. I take any chance I can to pimp my articles. :smallbiggrin:
Threeshades
2007-05-10, 07:38 AM
Does anyone know the alignments of the following?:
Homunculus, Ice Mephit, Eyeball, Ghostly Visage and the Darkness Familiars
Lord Lorac Silvanos
2007-05-10, 07:42 AM
Does anyone know the alignments of the following?:
Homunculus, Ice Mephit, Eyeball, Ghostly Visage and the Darkness Familiars

The Homunculus has the alignment of its creator (the master).
Ice Mephits are usually neutral.

They can both be found in the MM.


Ghostly Visages are usually CE (Fiend Folio, page 221).

Eyeballs are usually NE (Monsters of Faerun, page 23).
Latronis
2007-05-10, 09:28 AM
there's actually a monkey familiar in dragon?

What's it grant the mage?
Zherog
2007-05-10, 09:42 AM
Buy Dragon 341 to find out. :D
Lord Lorac Silvanos
2007-05-10, 09:46 AM
Or wait until WotC publishes Zherog's collected writings :smallwink:
Latronis
2007-05-10, 09:47 AM
aw come on be a sport.. PM that one insy bit of info to me, i wont tell anyone.

Or i'll just have to stick to granting +1 ranged attack rolls, cos they are adept at flinging poop :smallamused:
Zherog
2007-05-10, 09:55 AM
Or wait until WotC publishes Zherog's collected writings :smallwink:

Does WotC have the foresight to print such an awesometastic book? :biggrin:
JackMage666
2007-05-10, 09:59 AM
The Huitzil's in Dragon Magic, not Stormwrack.
Lord Lorac Silvanos
2007-05-10, 10:00 AM
Does WotC have the foresight to print such an awesometastic book? :biggrin:

I would hope so, since it is a DC 0 Profession (Business Administration) check to make the decision to go forward with the project. :smallbiggrin:
JackMage666
2007-05-10, 10:04 AM
I would hope so, since it is a DC 0 Profession (Business Administration) check to make the decision to forward with the project. :smallbiggrin:


....But, they have a -14 on that check!
Threeshades
2007-05-11, 07:30 PM
The Huitzil's in Dragon Magic, not Stormwrack.

Thanks.


And Thanks Silvanos for the missing alignments.
FdL
2007-05-11, 09:59 PM
Complete Scoundrel offers additions to Improved Familiar:

{table=head]Familiar|AL|Caster Level
Monstrous centipede, Small|N|2nd
Badger | N | 3rd
Monstrous scorpion, Small | N | 3rd
Viper, Medium | N | 3rd
Monstrous spider, Small | N | 4th
Vargouille* | NE | 6th
Mephit, any | N | 7th[/table]

Yay, I learned how to do tables :smallbiggrin:

(is it okay to post this stuff, I mean isn't it a copyright infringement?)
Latronis
2007-05-12, 12:29 AM
Only in full i believe, or if you try to profit from it.
Threeshades
2007-05-12, 06:03 AM
Complete Scoundrel offers additions to Improved Familiar:

{table=head]Familiar|AL|Caster Level
Monstrous centipede, Small|N|2nd
Badger | N | 3rd
Monstrous scorpion, Small | N | 3rd
Viper, Medium | N | 3rd
Monstrous spider, Small | N | 4th
Vargouille* | NE | 6th
Mephit, any | N | 7th[/table]

Yay, I learned how to do tables :smallbiggrin:

(is it okay to post this stuff, I mean isn't it a copyright infringement?)

Fortunately most of D&D and d20 based stuff is open gaming license. That's why there are online SRDs and havent been sued by WotC for everything they posess

oh and thanks for familiars :smallwink:
squishycube
2007-05-12, 06:31 AM
Actually only very little D&D material is open game content, at the time of writing only the DMG, PHB, MM1, XPH, Unearthed Arcana and a little snip from a book about deities.
Threeshades
2007-05-12, 07:04 AM
Actually only very little D&D material is open game content, at the time of writing only the DMG, PHB, MM1, XPH, Unearthed Arcana and a little snip from a book about deities.

Hm, okay, but i dont think my list is already breaking any copyright law. Its simply a list of names and caster levels. I would only be infringing if i posted th monster stats and benefits for the master, I think.