Synergist witches / Familiar-melded arcane casters and item slots


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Ok, firstly, I've read the FAQ on familiars and items. Barding slot and neck slot only, unless I take the extra item slot feat. This is a PFS campaign-specific rule that varies the animal item slots optional rule from animal archive.

Does this restriction still apply when I am melded with my familiar through a spell or ability? If I am melded with my familiar would I be able to put on, say, a tiny ring of protection or wear a tiny helmet of waterbreathing, seeing as it's me - the player character - putting it on rather than the familiar (albeit in a temporarily borrowed body)? Do I keep my item slots when melded with my familiar, assuming my new body has the anatomy for it?

And whilst I'm at it, am I free to use use-activated items such as a hand of glory?

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No. The item slots are physical. However humanoid improved familiars are exempt from item slot limitations, so that is one route.

You would be able to use-activate items.

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When a synergist melds with her familiar, the familiar's "body becomes part of the synergist's and can't be targeted or affected by any means (including ongoing effects), though the familiar can still communicate its feelings empathically. The symbiosis causes the synergist to adopt some basic physical features of the familiar and grants additional abilities based on the synergist's level."

As best I can tell, the questions in the OP aren't relevant to this ability.

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Jared Thaler wrote:
No. The item slots are physical. However humanoid improved familiars are exempt from item slot limitations,

Source? That is not my recollection.

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Where is Synergist from?

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Pathfinder Player Companion: Familiar Folio.

^_^

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Thank you very much.

Just went to my 'check it out at some point' list.

Normally can't stand pet classes, but this sounds kind of cool.

Silver Crusade 1/5 Contributor

I think it's worth it just for the Chosen One paladin. ^_^

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