Using your familiar to touch teleport subjects

[Chaldfont]

I had a player do this in a game a few sessions ago:

The ranger is grabbed by some big nasty monster. Next round, he is going to lose his grapple check and be swallowed. The sorcerer whips out a teleport scroll, casts it, and sends his hawk familiar to go touch the ranger. The ranger and the sorcerer are teleported to some safe area.

The first time this was used, the PCs were in the jungle, far from anyone able to raise dead. The death of the ranger would have held up the adventure as the PCs returned home to have him raised. I let it work because I love to reward clever players who bend the rules.

 

[Thanee]

I suppose the instanteneous duration makes this a little tricky, but otherwise, why not?

Bye
Thanee

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

Looks legit to me.

That's the main point of the Touch ability of the familiar. It would be pretty pointless otherwise.

 

[Gromm]

Your familiar would have to be in touch with the ranger at the time you cast the spell (unless it was a delayed teleport I guess).
Get a Bracelet of Friendship. Perfect for these situations.

 

[Magus_Jerel]

eeek -

If you cast this thing with the familiar touching the ranger it is possible, but you have another problem.

- I don't think the familiar is in range to "share" the teleport spell in the first place - which is 5 feet; don't think this tactic works - but it was a great try.

That ranger is going to get scarfed...