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2018-02-20, 11:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Obtain familiar v hexblade’s summon familiar
Which one gives the better familiar? Because it looks like obtain familiar would use my hex blade level instead of hexblade -3
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2018-02-21, 02:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Obtain familiar v hexblade’s summon familiar
Unless you're going with straight hexblade or prestiging into something that advances familiars, the feat always yields better results since it keys off of all classes which advance arcane casting which, arguably includes PrCs.
As for your observation wrt level vs level -3, you're right -but- do note that you'd be getting the familiar at level 6 rather than 4 and you're giving up a feat for a 3 level boost to something that's not super level dependant.I am not seaweed. That's a B.
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2018-02-21, 09:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Obtain familiar v hexblade’s summon familiar
I think if you want a familiar, going with obtain is significantly better on a hexblade. Primarily because using the feat allows you to take the dark companion acf which imo is way more valuable than a familiar to a hexblade.
The downside of course is the delay and the consumption of a feat slot, so it kind of depends on the direction you want to go.
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2018-02-21, 05:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Obtain familiar v hexblade’s summon familiar
Obtain Familiar is the stronger option even on a pure classed Hexblade.
The question is, is it worth a feat? The answer is: No.
Another question is, if it's worth a feat when you also get the Dark Companion on top of the stronger Familiar? The answer is: Most likely yes.
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2018-02-21, 06:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Obtain familiar v hexblade’s summon familiar