Current List of all Official Familiars available for the spell Find Familiar! (Also Flock of Familiars if you really want to party)
If you were ever curious What can be a familiar for find familiar in 5E, well here's a list I have put together with the help of a bunch of other sources and other people to help you choose the familiar that's right for you! Keep in mind that no matter how "Official" the source is, at the end of the day it is still up to DM discretion to allow anything outside the base PHB although if they don't, they're a fuddy-duddy!
Additional Notes: There are some that are up for debate, Volo's Guide to Monsters on page 213(After Conjurer) mentions allowing tiny creature as a familiar such as Cranium Rat and Crawling Claw however it should be noted this is meant for NPCs not PCs so this would be DM Discretion. This also includes the Gazer, and Anvilwrought Raptor although some might be obtainable through campaigns.
Some other information on familiars and the spell can be found In this Article and also on this GMBinder Page. Thanks to everyone for contributing to this, i'll keep trying to keep it updated the best i can.
Familiar, Find Familiar, DnD, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, Flock of Familiars, Wizard, Warlock, Druid, Pet, Companion
I really wish DDB would add a "familiar" tag to the monster search. It should be pretty straightforward to implement and would make finding these super easy, but I've officially requested it more than once and nothing yet.
I edited the main post with a bunch of the new information as well as another familiar option i found while researching. I'll keep adding to this as i find more, however this is a pretty solid list.
Once you obtain it as a familiar does it not get summoned via the find familiar spell? There's also no specification that it can't be summoned using the spell as far as i can tell in any of the books i have around the house. If you can direct me to a ruling I will be more than happy to write it in but as far as i can tell they are an option once the criteria are met.
aren't you able to choose celestial, fey, fiend, or undead as the chooses for what type of familiar they count as? the book was in curse of strahd for spell modifications.
Current List of all Official Familiars available for the spell Find Familiar!
(Also Flock of Familiars if you really want to party)
If you were ever curious What can be a familiar for find familiar in 5E, well here's a list I have put together with the help of a bunch of other sources and other people to help you choose the familiar that's right for you! Keep in mind that no matter how "Official" the source is, at the end of the day it is still up to DM discretion to allow anything outside the base PHB although if they don't, they're a fuddy-duddy!
Default Options: These are from the base spell
bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, lizard, octopus, owl, poisonous snake, fish (quipper), rat, raven, sea horse, spider, or weasel
Pact of the Chain Specific: These are available to warlocks with the pact of the chain
Pseudodragon, imp, quasit, and sprite.
Other Options from Other Sources: These were added in various other books
Tressym, Abyssal Chicken, Almiraj, Flying Monkey,
Additional Notes:
There are some that are up for debate, Volo's Guide to Monsters on page 213 (After Conjurer) mentions allowing tiny creature as a familiar such as Cranium Rat and Crawling Claw however it should be noted this is meant for NPCs not PCs so this would be DM Discretion. This also includes the Gazer, and Anvilwrought Raptor although some might be obtainable through campaigns.
Some other information on familiars and the spell can be found In this Article and also on this GMBinder Page.
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this, i'll keep trying to keep it updated the best i can.
Familiar, Find Familiar, DnD, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, Flock of Familiars, Wizard, Warlock, Druid, Pet, Companion
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
nice idea
Guide to the Five Factions (PWYW)
Deck of Decks
Added, and i added some of the others to the list that i know of so far.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
There is also imp, quasit, and sprite. These are only available for pact of the chain warlocks. Thanks for making this list!
Anything is edible if you try hard enough!
I am a swimmer. If you see me running, you should run too, because it means something horrible is chasing me.
Really it's partially because i was so frustrated not finding this information easily.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
Tressym is one as well
Do not forget the Pseudodragon
Added it
Doh, how did i forget the adorable guy?
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
https://www.fandomspot.com/find-familiar-5e/
Guide to the Five Factions (PWYW)
Deck of Decks
Thanks, i'll have to go through and categorize all of that. It seems to be a really good source.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
Thanks for this!
I really wish DDB would add a "familiar" tag to the monster search. It should be pretty straightforward to implement and would make finding these super easy, but I've officially requested it more than once and nothing yet.
Guess I'll bookmark this post instead. Thanks!
D&D Fifth edition - Familiars | GM Binder
I think there's a couple listed here that haven't been mentioned yet.
The cranium rat, and the crawling claw, as far as i can tell are meant to be NPC only ones but i can add them as special circumstance ones.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
I edited the main post with a bunch of the new information as well as another familiar option i found while researching. I'll keep adding to this as i find more, however this is a pretty solid list.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
Pretty sure some like Gazer are****y Familoar Variant Feature, which is NOT the same as being an option for Find Familiar.
All me Hombews:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WUnYn1tRvbkKOPpAkWOVlpe2S3JVLpV_LDOVzKG2DgQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Once you obtain it as a familiar does it not get summoned via the find familiar spell? There's also no specification that it can't be summoned using the spell as far as i can tell in any of the books i have around the house. If you can direct me to a ruling I will be more than happy to write it in but as far as i can tell they are an option once the criteria are met.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
Fairly certain Variant Familiar is in fact not summoned with Find at all.
Also, where is your ruling that they ARE summoned with Find?
A lack of proof isn't itself a proof. Where is it said affirmatively that Gazers are Find compatible?
Variant Familiar doesn't far as I can tell make any explicit mention of Find, so shouldn't thw assumption be zero connection, not automatic connect?
All me Hombews:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WUnYn1tRvbkKOPpAkWOVlpe2S3JVLpV_LDOVzKG2DgQ/edit?usp=drivesdk
Best I can find:
You can get a gazer as a familiar in
Waterdeep dragon heist
I did however fix it as i have had time to research it a little more and outside certain modules they are technically not an option.
|| Sol Night-Arrow, Tabaxi Ranger ||
||Currently DMing a Homebrew Campaign ||
Guides or Important Threads of Mine ----- || List of ALL Official Familiars || My Homebrew Monsters ||
Level 3 One Shot Character Concepts ----- || Fist of the Gods || Triple Tap Hunter || Bullseye Dartmaster || Captain America ||
^^^Those are Links BTW^^^
aren't you able to choose celestial, fey, fiend, or undead as the chooses for what type of familiar they count as? the book was in curse of strahd for spell modifications.