1 Answer. No, paladins take spells from the paladin spell list not from the wizard spell list. If a paladin wants a familiar it will have to take a level of wizard, or find another way to get a spell from the wizard spell list, such as the arcane initiate feat, or being an elf with a cantrip.
How do I find the best familiar?
Since Find Familiar is exclusively found on the wizard spell list , which means that by far the easiest way to gain a familiar is to simply be a wizard and pick Find Familiar as one of your 1st level spells. For everybody else it’ll take just a bit of work.
Can a familiar be any animal 5e?
You gain the service of a familiar, a spirit that takes an animal form you choose: bat, cat, crab, frog (toad), hawk, Lizard, Octopus, owl, Poisonous Snake, fish (quipper), rat, raven, Sea Horse, Spider, or Weasel. Your familiar acts independently of you, but it always obeys your commands.
Which is stronger an owl or a tressym?
With the DM’s permission, a person who casts the find familiar spell can choose to conjure a tressym instead of a normal cat. The tressym seems really strong in comparison to other familiars, such as the owl (who many see as the strongest familiar). The owl has a flying speed, but it has has almost no ground / climbing speed.
Can you use find familiar to conjure a tressym?
I was looking at the tressym’s description in the Storm King’s Thunder adventure, and saw this (p. 243): With the DM’s permission, a person who casts the find familiar spell can choose to conjure a tressym instead of a normal cat.
Is the tressym a friend or a foe?
The Tressym is a creature that can actually be a friend; an owl familiar is just a magical tool. Not the answer you’re looking for? Browse other questions tagged dnd-5e monsters balance familiars or ask your own question.
How is the tressym in comparison to other familiars?
The tressym seems really strong in comparison to other familiars, such as the owl (who many see as the strongest familiar). The owl has a flying speed, but it has has almost no ground / climbing speed. The tressym has the Detect Invisibility trait (with a range of 60 feet) as well as immunity to and detection of poison.
