Share spell and range "you"


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Hi everyone. Let's make a long story short since i'm on my cellphone right now: I'm a sorcerer with an animal companion of a druid. I know share spell let me cast self spell on him (exemple mirror image) and also let me bypass rules that would limit the type of person affected.

BUT

By searching forum I might be missing something. It seems players use enlarge person for their animal companion (or eidolon). Enlarge person is a touch range, not "you" or "personal".

Is it working or not?


The key is the following line:

pfsrd on familiars wrote:
A wizard may cast spells on his familiar even if the spells do not normally affect creatures of the familiar's type (magical beast).
pfsrd on summoners wrote:
The summoner may cast a spell with a target of “you” on his eidolon (as a spell with a range of touch) instead of on himself. A summoner may cast spells on his eidolon even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the eidolon’s type (outsider).

So yes, a familiar and/or an eidolon qualifies for Enlarge Person.

Dark Archive

What Kudaku said, but here's a link to the equivalent paragraph under Druid for Animal Companions.

Pathfinder PRD wrote:
Share Spells (Ex): The druid may cast a spell with a target of “You” on her animal companion (as a spell with a range of touch) instead of on herself. A druid may cast spells on her animal companion even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the companion's type (animal). Spells cast in this way must come from a class that grants an animal companion. This ability does not allow the animal to share abilities that are not spells, even if they function like spells.

Emphasis mine.


Thank you gor the quick answers. But part you mentionned what I understand is: if the spell got limits (humanoid only for exemple) you can bypass the rule.

But the first section mention that only spells with the range "you" qualify for that bypass. From my understanding, if enlarge would have a range of "you" or "personal", it would be ok.

Is it just me?


If uou are right, that means i can buff him with every spells i know, no matter the range of the spell


Ah!

There are actually two separate rules here that work separately from each other.

Rule 1: You can cast a spell with a target of "you" on your animal companion/familiar/eidolon instead of yourself.
IE you can cast Mirror Image on your familiar even though Mirror Image has a range of 'personal'.

Rule 2: You can cast a spell on your animal companion/familiar/eidolon even if the spell normally do not affect creatures of the companion's/eidolon's type.
IE you can cast Enlarge Person on your familiar even though Enlarge Person requires a humanoid target.


Aaaaaahhhhhh thank you....makes a LOT more senses now.
Thanks to all of you

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