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Can my imp familiar still talk when shapeshifted (to a raven, if that matters)?
Does a Warlock receive the benefit of their familiar's Magic Resistance trait?Can variant familiar imps and quasits reform their bodies?Can a Raven familiar learn additional languages?Can a Pact of the Tome warlock get a Pact of the Chain-type familiar?Can a Warlock have both a Sentinel Raven and a familiar?Can you Awaken a Raven Queen-patron warlock's sentinel raven?How much unconscious awareness do I have of my familiar?Can a Pact of the Chain Warlock in Gaseous Form have their familiar attack?What are the limits of multiple warlock familiars?While merged with their Sentinel Raven using the Soul of the Raven feature, can a Raven Queen-patron Chainlock speak through their familiar?
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My Great Old One warlock just made third level, and I chose Pact of the Chain. I chose an imp as a familiar initially (recasting find familiar would allow me to change to an ordinary familiar or any of the other special familiars, as well as retrieving the familiar spirit if the physical form is killed), with the intention that the imp would usually remain shapeshifted into the form of a raven -- to avoid awkward questions about alignment, for the most part.
That said, the imp is one of the two familiars that can actually speak, both the common tongue and Infernal. Since ravens have been taught to talk (like parrots) for centuries, it wouldn't be instantly obvious the raven is more than it seems, at least to someone who doesn't know find familiar themselves. The question is, can the imp still speak when shapeshifted to raven form?
I'm not asking to be able to speak through the familiar -- that's a separate invocation on my wish list for a few levels later. I don't need the imp to speak to me, of course; we have telepathy for that. But can the imp speak its own words when in the form of a raven?
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My Great Old One warlock just made third level, and I chose Pact of the Chain. I chose an imp as a familiar initially (recasting find familiar would allow me to change to an ordinary familiar or any of the other special familiars, as well as retrieving the familiar spirit if the physical form is killed), with the intention that the imp would usually remain shapeshifted into the form of a raven -- to avoid awkward questions about alignment, for the most part.
That said, the imp is one of the two familiars that can actually speak, both the common tongue and Infernal. Since ravens have been taught to talk (like parrots) for centuries, it wouldn't be instantly obvious the raven is more than it seems, at least to someone who doesn't know find familiar themselves. The question is, can the imp still speak when shapeshifted to raven form?
I'm not asking to be able to speak through the familiar -- that's a separate invocation on my wish list for a few levels later. I don't need the imp to speak to me, of course; we have telepathy for that. But can the imp speak its own words when in the form of a raven?
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My Great Old One warlock just made third level, and I chose Pact of the Chain. I chose an imp as a familiar initially (recasting find familiar would allow me to change to an ordinary familiar or any of the other special familiars, as well as retrieving the familiar spirit if the physical form is killed), with the intention that the imp would usually remain shapeshifted into the form of a raven -- to avoid awkward questions about alignment, for the most part.
That said, the imp is one of the two familiars that can actually speak, both the common tongue and Infernal. Since ravens have been taught to talk (like parrots) for centuries, it wouldn't be instantly obvious the raven is more than it seems, at least to someone who doesn't know find familiar themselves. The question is, can the imp still speak when shapeshifted to raven form?
I'm not asking to be able to speak through the familiar -- that's a separate invocation on my wish list for a few levels later. I don't need the imp to speak to me, of course; we have telepathy for that. But can the imp speak its own words when in the form of a raven?
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My Great Old One warlock just made third level, and I chose Pact of the Chain. I chose an imp as a familiar initially (recasting find familiar would allow me to change to an ordinary familiar or any of the other special familiars, as well as retrieving the familiar spirit if the physical form is killed), with the intention that the imp would usually remain shapeshifted into the form of a raven -- to avoid awkward questions about alignment, for the most part.
That said, the imp is one of the two familiars that can actually speak, both the common tongue and Infernal. Since ravens have been taught to talk (like parrots) for centuries, it wouldn't be instantly obvious the raven is more than it seems, at least to someone who doesn't know find familiar themselves. The question is, can the imp still speak when shapeshifted to raven form?
I'm not asking to be able to speak through the familiar -- that's a separate invocation on my wish list for a few levels later. I don't need the imp to speak to me, of course; we have telepathy for that. But can the imp speak its own words when in the form of a raven?
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Yes, it can
The imp's stat block is clear in how the shapechanger trait mechanically works. It states in the PHB (p. 277 with my emphasis):
The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form, except for the speed changes noted.
It's always an imp, it just resembles other forms
Part of the Imp's statistics are it's languages, and those remain the same.
It's also important to note that it isn't actually a raven, it's an imp in a form that resembles a raven.
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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Would true sight reveal that? I'd guess yes?
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Yes, it can
The imp's stat block is clear in how the shapechanger trait mechanically works. It states in the PHB (p. 277 with my emphasis):
The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form, except for the speed changes noted.
It's always an imp, it just resembles other forms
Part of the Imp's statistics are it's languages, and those remain the same.
It's also important to note that it isn't actually a raven, it's an imp in a form that resembles a raven.
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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– MivaScott
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Would true sight reveal that? I'd guess yes?
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Yes, it can
The imp's stat block is clear in how the shapechanger trait mechanically works. It states in the PHB (p. 277 with my emphasis):
The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form, except for the speed changes noted.
It's always an imp, it just resembles other forms
Part of the Imp's statistics are it's languages, and those remain the same.
It's also important to note that it isn't actually a raven, it's an imp in a form that resembles a raven.
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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– MivaScott
10 hours ago
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Would true sight reveal that? I'd guess yes?
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Yes, it can
The imp's stat block is clear in how the shapechanger trait mechanically works. It states in the PHB (p. 277 with my emphasis):
The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form, except for the speed changes noted.
It's always an imp, it just resembles other forms
Part of the Imp's statistics are it's languages, and those remain the same.
It's also important to note that it isn't actually a raven, it's an imp in a form that resembles a raven.
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Yes, it can
The imp's stat block is clear in how the shapechanger trait mechanically works. It states in the PHB (p. 277 with my emphasis):
The imp can use its action to polymorph into a beast form that resembles a rat (speed 20 ft.), a raven (20 ft., fly 60 ft.), or a spider (20 ft., climb 20 ft.), or back into its true form. Its statistics are the same in each form, except for the speed changes noted.
It's always an imp, it just resembles other forms
Part of the Imp's statistics are it's languages, and those remain the same.
It's also important to note that it isn't actually a raven, it's an imp in a form that resembles a raven.
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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– MivaScott
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Would true sight reveal that? I'd guess yes?
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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– MivaScott
10 hours ago
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Would true sight reveal that? I'd guess yes?
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3 hours ago
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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– MivaScott
10 hours ago
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It's not even an imp. It's a spirit in the form of an imp in the form of a raven. Cue "Me? I know who I am. I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude." quote...
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– MivaScott
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Would true sight reveal that? I'd guess yes?
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