I dunno if the forum is still viable to talk about, but asking for a friend of mine, can a familiar dismiss itself after being summoned?
The spell description doesn't give familiars that ability, so technically that's not a thing they can do according to the rules.
In practice, many DMs (including me) like to give player characters' familiars a lot of personality and sentience, and that often comes with more autonomy and independence than are strictly called for in the rules, so it's definitely something to check with the DM about.
I'm not sure what "the forum is still viable to talk about" means here.
When my Find Familiar(Owl) HP Reach 0, it disappear forever or I can make it reappear with using Magic Action?
You have to cast the spell again for it to reappear and you can choose the form again.
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As of now (June 2026), currently playing 5.5E homebrew cyber/diesel punk and the Wildsea.
I dunno if the forum is still viable to talk about, but asking for a friend of mine, can a familiar dismiss itself after being summoned?
The spell description doesn't give familiars that ability, so technically that's not a thing they can do according to the rules.
In practice, many DMs (including me) like to give player characters' familiars a lot of personality and sentience, and that often comes with more autonomy and independence than are strictly called for in the rules, so it's definitely something to check with the DM about.
I'm not sure what "the forum is still viable to talk about" means here.
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Not RAW. Talk to your DM.
Food, Scifi/fantasy, anime, DND 5E and OSR geek.
As of now (June 2026), currently playing 5.5E homebrew cyber/diesel punk and the Wildsea.
The ultimate abandonment - left by your familiar 10 minutes after it meets you.