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What are the official options for alternate familiars using the Find Familiar spell?
Other than the options listed under the find familiar spell in the PHB, and the Pact of the Chain warlock, what other official options are available for familiars that can be summoned by find familiar?...
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Does the Wild Companion optional class feature for druids let them use spell slots to cast the Find Familiar spell?
Does the Wild Companion optional class feature for druids grant access to the find familiar spell?
Basically I'd rather hard cast it than waste the Wild Shape on it. The Circle of Stars druid's Starry ...
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Customizing Your Origin and Reincarnate
The druid spell Reincarnate says "The reincarnated creature recalls its former life and experiences. It retains the capabilities it had in its original form, except it exchanges its original race ...
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Can a lingering injury that requires "magical healing of 6th level or higher" be healed by an upcast lower-level spell?
The Lingering Injuries table in the DMG (p. 272) contains some wounds that can only be fixed by powerful healing magic, for instance:
Horrible Scar. You are disfigured to the extent that the wound ...
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How do Sanity saving throws work when resisting an effect conferred by an attack or spell that deals psychic damage?
I am playing with the Sanity ability score option (DMG, p. 265-266). One of the suggestions on Sanity saving throws states:
Sanity Saving Throws. You might call for a Sanity saving throw when a ...
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Using the optional flanking rule, would a Spiritual Weapon on the other side of an enemy allow a character to benefit from flanking?
Using the optional rules on flanking in the DMG on page 251, would a caster who gains access to the Spiritual Weapon spell be able to use said weapon to trigger the advantage from flanking?
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Is There A Rule Variant Permitting Casters to Take Additional Cantrips In Place of Spell Slots?
I only have the PHB and DMG. I'm the usual DM.
My friends are more interested in using Cantrips than developing high level spells. More for fluff than for combat variety, to be sure.
I'm sure RAW ...
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How much should NPCs charge for spells cast as services to PCs?
As the title suggests, I need to know how to compute the appropriate cost for spells that NPCs provide as services (components included) to the party.
My search has come up with the following:
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Do familiars have to be summoned?
So the way the spell find familiar works is that you summon a fey/fiend/celestial that takes the form of a normal animal and follows your commands unquestionably. But then I see certain variant rules ...
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Can spell points be used with a Warlock?
In the DMG (288-289) there is an optional rule for spell points, but warlocks are not mentioned.
Can warlocks use spell points for their magic?
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