Find Familiar

Level 1 Conjuration

Find Familiar is a level 1 conjuration spell in D&D 5e (2024 rules), available to the Wizard. Casting time: 1 hour or Ritual. Range: 10 feet. Duration: Instantaneous.

Level
Level 1
School
Conjuration
Casting Time
1 hour or Ritual
Range
10 feet
Components
V, S, M
Duration
Instantaneous

M (burning incense worth 10+ gp, which the spell consumes)

Description

You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: Bat, Cat, Frog, Hawk, Lizard, Octopus, Owl, Rat, Raven, Seahorse, 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. Your familiar acts independently of you, but it obeys your commands. In combat, it rolls its own Initiative and acts on its own turn. When the familiar drops to 0 Hit Points, it disappears. It reappears after you cast this spell again. As a Magic action, you can temporarily dismiss the familiar to a pocket dimension. Alternatively, you can dismiss it forever. While your familiar is within 100 feet of you, you can communicate with it telepathically. Additionally, as a Bonus Action, you can see through your familiar's eyes and hear what it hears until the start of your next turn, gaining the benefits of any special senses that the familiar has. Finally, when you cast a spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell for you if it is within 100 feet of you. It uses its Reaction to deliver the spell when you cast it. If the spell requires an attack roll, you use your attack modifier for the roll.

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