Find Familiar—Shadow Mage (Wiz 3; Summoning)
(Shadow)
Range: Special
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 1 rd.
Area of Effect: 1 shadow creature
Saving Throw: None
This spell summons to the caster a familiar from the Demiplane of Shadow. Nearly identical in every way to the conventional find familiar spell, this version instead summons one of the following creatures to become the familiar of the caster:
Percentage
Chance____Familiar
Regardless of whether the spell is successful in summoning a familiar for the caster, it can only be cast once per year. This stipulation is always followed, even if the caster's familiar dies before this year is up. Thus, he cannot have his familiar die a month later and then summon another to take its place.
The material components of find shadow familiar is the same 1,000 gold pieces worth of incense and special herbs required by the find familiar spell. The shadow mage then must complete a sacred rite, which opens a minor portal to the Demiplane of Shadow allowing a special creature of that land of half-light to enter into the service of the caster.
Note: Restricted to shadow mages; uncommon.
