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Companions and Familiars
Magic Item Slots
Source
Ultimate Wilderness pg. 176
The sheer diversity among species of animal companions and familiars makes it difficult to determine what kinds of magic items are suitable for a creature to use or wear. Wearable wondrous items typically resize themselves to fit a creature trying to wear them, but the situation becomes a little more complicated if the creature simply lacks the requisite appendage or body part. For example, a snake can’t wear magic boots, and a giant raven can’t wear magic gloves.
The following lists summarize these rules for several creature body types as well as specify which magic item slots are available to them. Available slots followed by either “(saddle)” or “(horseshoes)” denote that creatures of that body type can wear magic items in the appropriate slots only as long as they are either saddles or horseshoes, respectively (for instance, a hoofed quadruped can wear
horseshoes of a zephyr
, but not
boots of speed
).
Creatures with certain body types are able to grasp and carry one object at a time in their paws, claws, or hands, including rods, staves, wands, and weapons, though animal companions are almost never able to use such items effectively (subject to the GM’s discretion) and take penalties for nonproficiency as usual. Creatures with this capacity have the indication “can grasp objects” at the end of their available slots entry.
Specific animals may be able to wear different types of items as specified in their original monster entry.
If you are using animal companions or familiars from another source, you can use the information below as a guideline for those creatures. Additionally, GMs can use this table as a guide to determine what kinds of magical gear non-humanoid monsters can use and wear. Note that the rules in this section are merely suggestions, and ultimately it is up to the GM to decide what kinds of animals can use particular types of magic items.
Avian
Available Slots
armor, belt, chest (saddle), eyes, head, headband, neck, ring, wrist; can grasp objects
Animal Companions
archaeopyeryx
,
axe beak
,
bustard
,
dimorphodon
,
dire bat
,
eagle
,
giant owl
,
giant raven
,
giant vulture
,
hawk
,
moa
,
pteranodon
,
ornithomimosaur
,
owl
,
quetzalcoatlus
,
roc
,
trumpeter swan
Familiars
archaeopteryx
,
arctic tern
,
bat
,
chicken
,
dodo
,
hawk
,
kakapo
,
osprey
,
owl
,
parrot
,
peafowl
,
penguin
,
ptarmigan
,
puffin
,
rhamphorhynchus
,
raven
,
snail kite
,
thrush
,
toucan
Biped (Claws)
Available Slots
armor, belt, chest, eyes, head, headband, neck, ring, shoulders, wrist; can grasp objects
Animal Companions
allosaurus
,
ceratosaurus
,
chalicotherium
,
deinonychus
,
giganotosaurus
,
iguanodon
,
kangaroo
,
pachycephalosaurus
,
parasaurolophus
,
spinosaurus
,
therizinosaurus
,
troodon
,
tyrannosaurus
,
velociraptor
Familiars
compsognathus
,
wallaby
Biped (Hands)
Available Slots
all; can grasp objects
Animal Companions
ape
,
baboon
,
chimpanzee
,
devil monkey
,
megaprimatus
Familiars
monkey
,
tarsier
Piscine
Available Slots
belt, chest (saddle), eyes
Animal Companions
anglerfish
,
armorfish
,
blue whale
,
dolphin
,
dunkleosteus
,
gar
,
giant seahorse
,
hammerhead shark
,
manta ray
,
narwhal
,
orca
,
plesiosaurus
,
shark
,
stingray
,
tylosaurus
,
walrus
Familiars
lamprey
,
popoto dolphin
,
pufferfish
,
seal
Quadruped (Claws)
Available Slots
armor, belt (saddle), chest, eyes, head, headband, neck, shoulders, wrist
Animal Companions
badger
,
bear
,
capybara
,
cheetah
,
digmaul
,
dire polar bear
,
dire rat
,
dog
,
giant mole
,
giant porcupine
,
giant skunk
,
giant weasel
,
goblin dog
,
grizzly bear
,
hyena
,
leopard
,
lion
,
marsupial devil
,
marsupial lion
,
panda
,
polar bear
,
saber-toothed cat
,
thylacine
,
tiger
,
wolf
,
wolfdog
,
wolverine
Familiars
arctic fox
,
arctic hare
,
armadillo
,
cat
,
donkey rat
,
ermine
,
flying fox
,
flying squirrel
,
fox
,
hedgehog
,
jerboa
,
koala
,
lemming
,
margay
,
meerkat
,
mole
,
mongoose
,
otter
,
platypus
,
rabbit
,
raccoon
,
rat
,
red panda
,
sloth
,
squirrel
,
weasel
Quadruped (Hooves)
Available Slots
armor, belt (saddle), chest, eyes, feet (horseshoes), head, headband, neck, shoulders
Animal Companions
antelope
,
aurochs
,
bison
,
boar
,
brontotherium
,
buffalo
,
cattle
,
elk
,
giraffe
,
horse
,
llama
,
megaloceros
,
moose
,
pony
,
ram
,
reindeer
,
stag
,
styracosaurus
,
yak
,
zebra
Familiars
goat
,
pig
Quadruped (Short Legs)
Available Slots
armor, eyes, head, headband, neck, shoulders
Animal Companions
alligator
,
archelon
,
crocodile
,
dimetrodon
,
elasmosaurus
,
frog father
,
giant chameleon
,
giant frilled lizard
,
giant frog
,
giant gecko
,
giant salamander
,
giant snapping turtle
,
glyptodon
,
goliath frog
,
kaprosuchus
,
megalania
,
monitor lizard
,
prionosuchus
,
tortoise
Familiars
dwarf caiman
,
fire salamander
,
horned lizard
,
lizard
,
marine iguana
,
snapping turtle
,
toad
,
tuatara
,
turtle
Quadruped (Other)
Available Slots
armor, belt (saddle), chest, eyes, head, headband, neck, shoulders
Animal Companions
amargasaurus
,
ankylosaurus
,
arsinoitherium
,
baluchitherium
,
brachiosaurus
,
camel
,
deinotherium
,
diplodocus
,
elasmotherium
,
elephant
,
eohippus
,
hippopotamus
,
kentrosaurus
,
mammoth
,
mastodon
,
megatherium
,
mokele-mbembe
,
rhinoceros
,
stegosaurus
,
triceratops
,
uintatherium
,
wolliped
Familiars
—
Serpentine
Available Slots
belt, eyes, headband
Animal Companions
basilosaurus
,
constrictor snake
,
electric eel
,
giant leech
,
giant moray eel
,
giant slug
,
reef snake
,
spitting cobra
,
titanoboa
Familiars
sea krait
,
viper
Unusual (Plant and Vermin)
Available Slots
belt, eyes
Companions
cameroceras
,
corpse-eater fungus
,
creeping puffball
,
eurypterid
,
giant ant
,
giant assassin bug
,
giant beetle
,
giant caterpillar
,
giant centipede
,
giant cockroach
,
giant crab
,
giant dragonfly
,
giant locust
,
giant mantis
,
giant mantis shrimp
,
giant mosquito
,
giant scorpion
,
giant solifugid
,
giant spider
,
giant squid
,
giant termite
,
giant wasp
,
giant whiptail centipede
,
gulper plant
,
hunting cactus
,
octopus
,
rash creeper
,
slithering sundew
,
snapping flytrap
,
sniper cactus
,
squid
,
web tyrant spider
Familiars
blue-ringed octopus
,
butterfly
,
cockroach
,
creeper ivy
,
dweomer cap
,
flowering lattice
,
giant isopod
,
giant tardigrade
,
greensting scorpion
,
house centipede
,
ioun wyrd
,
king crab
,
leopard slug
,
moth
,
petrifern
,
ravenous tumbleweed
,
razor fern
,
sawleg locust
,
scarlet spider
,
shimmerwing dragonfly
,
spiny starfish
,
suture vine
,
trilobite
,
vampire squid