Hi people,
I have read the witches entry in the APG and I am somewhat confused.
According to the witches description the familiar knows spells and hexes and as a minion you can use an action to command the familiar.
So is the familiar able to cast spells with those actions or is do I just misinterpret his actual role as the witches spell book?
Thanks in advance
Hi people,
I have read the witches entry in the APG and I am somewhat confused.According to the witches description the familiar knows spells and hexes and as a minion you can use an action to command the familiar.
So is the familiar able to cast spells with those actions or is do I just misinterpret his actual role as the witches spell book?Thanks in advance
The familiar is essentially the Witches spell book, and does not itself typically cast spells.
A familiar may be able to cast spells eventually via a Familiar Ability, but thats completely unrelated.
There are ways to do this. There is a familiar power that lets you load a spell into your pet for it to cast and I believe there is a feat that lets you channel spells through your familiar as the point of origin.
Spellcasting (Advanced Player's Guide pg. 146): Choose a spell in your repertoire or that you prepared today that is at least 5 levels lower than your highest-level spell slot. Your familiar can Cast that Spell once per day using your magical tradition, spell attack modifier, and spell DC. If the spell has a drawback that affects the caster, both you and your familiar are affected. You must be able to cast 6th-level spells using spell slots to select this ability.
That is the familiar ability it is pretty high level though to pick it. I was looking for the feat but i was not seeing it may have been mistaken on that still on first read through of book.
Doh found it it is part of the familiar master archetype.
PFS StandardFamiliar Conduit Single ActionFeat 4
ArchetypeConjurationMetamagic
Source Advanced Player's Guide pg. 174
Archetype Familiar Master
Prerequisites Familiar Master Dedication, able to cast spells
Requirements You have line of effect to your familiar.
Under your tutelage, your familiar has grown attuned to the hidden currents of the world and can serve as a conduit for your magic. If the next action you use is to Cast a Spell that has a range, the spell uses the familiar as its origin point.
Okay, thanks a lot dear people.
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