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    Post by Dwarmaj Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am

    Find Familiar

    You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (quipper), rat, raven, sea horse, spider, or weasel. Appearing in an unoccupied space within range, the familiar has the statistics of the chosen form, though it is a celestial, fey, or fiend (your choice) instead of a beast.


    From Warlock:
    Pact of the Chain

    You learn the find familiar spell and can cast it as a ritual. The spell doesn’t count against your number of spells known.

    When you cast the spell, you can choose one of the normal forms for your familiar or one of the following special forms: imp, pseudodragon, quasit, or sprite.


    My question...
    Can you have a Celestial Imp?
    It seems like you can select the type of spirit (celestial/fey/fiend) then select the form (beast, special (imp, pseudodragon, quasit, sprite).
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    Post by Ross Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:32 pm

    Sounds like you can.
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    Post by Arthur Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:28 pm

    Yes you can have a celestial imp.

    The creature you choose does not matter except for what it can do mechanically.
    The creature is just a manifestation of the spirit you choose.
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    Post by Dwarmaj Sun Apr 04, 2021 9:17 am

    Another question...

    Find Familiar::

    Warlock Invocation: Voice of the Chain Master:

    The way I read this is that I can communicate and perceive while we're on the same plane any time with no action required.

    Let me know how you guys rule on this...
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    Post by Arthur Sun Apr 04, 2021 2:16 pm

    The way I read it is that the improvement to find familiar from Voice of the Chain Master removes the range limit to communication and the implied range limit to when you can take the action to use the familiars senses.
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    Post by Dwarmaj Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:40 pm

    Arthur wrote:The way I read it is that the improvement to find familiar from Voice of the Chain Master removes the range limit to communication and the implied range limit to when you can take the action to use the familiars senses.

    Thanks
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    Post by Dwarmaj Sun Apr 25, 2021 10:09 pm

    Another Familiar question...

    From Find Familiar:

    If the familiar is wearing or holding an item when dismissed, what happens to the item?


    Not the same, but in the Imp description:
    If it shapechanges, items worn or carried aren't transformed.
    If it turns invisible, items worn or carried become invisible.

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    Post by Arthur Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:08 pm

    Hmm that is a good question.

    I cant find anything in the find familiar spell itself or other general rules that give a direct answer for the question.

    I would say the answer is different based on the type of dismissal. If you dismiss it forever everything it is wearing and carrying drops wherever it was as the physical form vanishes.

    For a temporary dismissal I would say anything it is wearing would go with it to the pocket dimension but it would drop anything it is carrying.

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