Familiars and the abilities they grant their master ???

[Zarthon]

Greetings all,

I’m having a bit of a problem figuring out what abilities an Improved Familiar grants it’s master.

The Tome & Blood feat “Improved Familiar” says: [T&B pg 41 Top Left] Familiar Special Abilities: Use Table 3-19 in the Players Handbook to determine additional abilities as you would for a normal familiar.

T&B also says on pg 15 in the Improved Familiar chapter: Granted Abilities: In addition to their own special abilities, all familiars grant their master the Alertness feat, improved evasion, empathic link, and shared spells at 1st level.

Lets say that a Wizard wants to take a Small Air Elemental [T&B pg 16 Bottom Right] as an Improved Familiar, the Air Elemental has the following Special Qualities: Granted abilities, touch, speak with master, elemental.

Now the way I see it is the Granted Abilities are the abilities listed on Table 3-19 of the Players Handbook [pg 51].

Does an Air Elemental familiar grant its master the Elemental ability?

What say you?

 

[Olive]

No, improved familiar only gives you the abilities listed in T&B, not those listed in the PHB. Improved Familiars don't grant the other ones, as they're good enough without them.

 

[Hypersmurf]

The FAQ clarifies that familiars get Improved Evasion... they don't grant it.

-Hyp.