Lyrakien Familiar Feats [PFS]


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My PFS character (an arcanist with the occultist archetype) will be taking Improved Familiar to gain a lyrakien azata familiar.

The familiar comes with
Feats Agile Maneuvers, Improved Initiative.

I want to replace the Agile Maneuvers feat, and I want to keep the Improved Initiative feat.

I'm looking for suggestions for what to substitute in place of Agile Maneuvers.

The familiar has the School Familiar (Divination) archetype, so I can only share spells or deliver touch spells from the divination school of magic. Sometimes, I cast true strike on her (which is why I'm not too concerned about Agile Maneuvers), but that is about it.

One possibility that I've considered is Additional Traits. It would benefit the PC to have the familiar's Initiative bonus be very high, so one of the traits would be Reactionary. I'd be happy to hear suggestions for a second trait if I go this route.

Another option would be the Extra Item Slot feat, which would allow her to have a magic item other than her ioun stones. I'm just not really sure what item I might want to give her.

I'd love to hear some other Feat/Trait/Item ideas!

More about the PC:
Zranashta is a follower of Desna. She is very much Varisian. She uses a harrow deck for a lot of her powers. She has the Harrow Chosen race (human) trait, and the Harrowed and Harrow Summoning feats.

She summons creatures in combat more than she casts spells. Most of her spell slots go toward replenishing her arcane pool.

Thanks in advance! :)

Silver Crusade

you cant replace the agile maneuver feat.

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Skyler Malik wrote:
you cant replace the agile maneuver feat.

A citation would be more helpful. Could you please provide one?

I am basing my understanding off of the following:

Animal Archive, p. 18 wrote:
... Feats that are meant for familiars can be switched out for a familiar's default feats (as listed in the familar's statistics) if the familiar meets the prerequisites. Such feat replacements must be made whtn the PC first acquires a new familiar...

I could find no prohibition is the PFS FAQ, Additional Resources, or the Guide to PFS Organized Play.


I believe that's meant for the familiar feats in Animal Archive (possibly for the feats in Familiar Folio), not for any feat they could possibly have.

Silver Crusade

feats familiars come with, can't be changed out in society. I have 3 characters with familiars (2 with improved), on being a Lyrakien Azata as well and I know you can't. don't have anything concrete for you, nor do I want to go digging for it.


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Seems you can swap feats in society, but only for feats found in Animal Archive

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Thanks, dragonhunterq!

Now the question remains:

If I take Extra Item slot, which items could you recommend?

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