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Body Slot Wondrous Items The body slot consists of robes, vestments, and items that can be worn on or around the body. Anyone can use a body slot wondrous item unless specified otherwise by its description. These wondrous items are usually use-activated or triggered by a command word, but details vary from item to item. h=1Magic Items Unchained/h Thursday, April 16, 2015 We've all been there. We've faced the sad crossroads when we realized that our favorite magic item just wasn't cutting it, and we couldn't justify keeping it instead of equipping the new and shinier item the party just found instead. Second, access to specific magic item slots may be granted at a later date by another legal source. If you do not own a copy of the Animal Archive, your animal companion may only use barding and neck-slot items. An animal or familiar has to have an intelligence of 3+ to activate an ioun stone. I'd love to have a raven familiar enlarged to the point that my wizard can ride him, for example. But permanency aside, magic items would be necessary for those sorts of ongoing buffs. Problem is, I have no idea what the rules are or would be for an animal familiar wearing or benefiting from magic items. What sort of magic item slots would it have?

2014-11-04, 09:28 AM
This came up in the Rules Q&A thread and we couldn't find anything that directly addresses this by RAW. Does anyone know of RAW that discuss this? So far I've found this third party page discussing it and this is material I will be addressing to make the case to my DM.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/3rd-party-races/rite-publishing/dragon-taninim
Draconic Physiology: Taninim are quadrupeds, and have a number of rules modifiers based on their body shape. Quadrupeds are limited to using the following item slots: armor, belt (saddle only), chest, eyes, headband, neck, shoulders, and wrist. Armor for quadrupeds has double the cost of armor for a humanoid of the same size. Taninim also have the standard two ring slots due to their dexterous claws. Quadrupeds have a greater carrying capacity than humanoids, multiplying the carrying capacity value for their Strength as follows: Fine x1/4, Diminutive x1/2, Tiny x3/4, Small x1, Medium x1 ½, Large x3, Huge x6, Gargantuan x12, Colossal x24. Quadrupeds also gain a +4 bonus to CMD against overrun and trip combat maneuvers from their extra legs.
Even though it's third party, I think it makes sense that dragons can at least grasp things for things like using a wand or staff, if not wear rings as a Compsognathus familiar explicity can (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items#table-magic-item-slots-for-animals). Presumably the dragon, being a quadruped, would need to be up up on it's haunches or flying to free up its forward claws for casting or manipulating items. FWIW, dragons and faerie dragons cast spells as sorcerers and do not have Still Spell as a feat, nor do they apparently have Eschew Components which implies that they need to be able to make somatic motions that animal bodies are incapable of and carry and manipulate components. Even if they did have Eschew Components, they are capable of casting spells with costly components like Stoneskin (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/dragons/dragon/chromatic-red/red-dragon-great-wyrm) which require handling.
I'm a little reluctant to refer to Hero Labs because it still has a lot of bugs, but FWIW, my faerie dragon familiar was able to take skills like disable device and craft(traps) on top of already having innate UMD and access to the rest of the skill list for sorcerers. She was also able to take Scribe Scroll. It does at least attempt to and usually succeeds at blocking you from taking things that are not applicable. When I switch to a Silvanshee familiar, a magical cat that can speak multiple languages, it allows me to add languages for it's bonus Int but reds out all the skills that require manual manipulation like crafting, disable device, heal, etc.
So that's where I'm at so far on this. Thoughts?
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Your character has six ability scores that represent his or her most basic attributes. They are his or her raw talent and prowess. While your character will rarely roll a check using just an ability score, these scores, and the modifiers they create, affect nearly every aspect of your character's skills and abilities.

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  • Climb, Swim, and Strength checks
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    Dexterity measures agility, reflexes, and balance. This ability is the most important one for rogues, but it's also useful for characters who wear light or medium armor or no armor at all. This ability is vital for characters seeking to excel with ranged weapons.

    You apply your character's Dexterity modifier to:

  • Ranged attack rolls
  • Armor Class (AC), provided your character can react to the attack
  • Reflex saving throws
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  • Constitution

    Constitution represents your character's health and stamina. A Constitution bonus increases a character's hit points, so the ability is important for all classes.

    You apply your character's Constitution modifier to:

  • The number of hitpoints gained at each level
  • Fortitude saving throws, for resisting poison, disease, and similar threats.
  • Intelligence

    Intelligence determines how well your character learns and reasons. This ability is important for wizards because it affects their spellcasting ability in many ways.

    You apply your character's Intelligence modifier to:

  • The number of bonus languages your character knows at the start of the game
  • The number of skill points gained each level
  • Appraise, Craft, Knowledge, Linguistics, and Spellcraft checks
  • Wisdom

    Wisdom describes a character's willpower, common sense, awareness, and intuition. Wisdom is the most important ability for clerics. If you want your character to have acute senses, put a high score in Wisdom.

    You apply your character's Wisdom modifier to:

  • Will saving throws (for negating the effects of compulsions, charms, and other spells)
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  • Charisma

    Charisma measures a character's personality, personal magnetism, ability to lead, and appearance. It is important for clerics, since it affects their ability to channel energy.

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  • Channel energy DCs for clerics attempting to harm undead foes.
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    Trap Finding

    +1 to Perception skill checks made to locate traps and to Disable Device skill checks. A rogue can use Disable Device to disarm magic traps.

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    God of Justice and Honor
    Sarenrae
    Godess of the Sun and Healing
    Shelyn
    Godess of Beauty and Art
    Desna
    Godess of Dreams and Travels
    Cayden Cailean
    God of Alcohol and Freedom
    Calistria
    Godess of Lust and Revenge

    Domains

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    Chaos Domain

    Your touch infuses life and weapons with chaos, and you revel in all things anarchic.

    Bonus Spell
    Domain Power
    Touch of Chaos: You can imbue a target with chaos as a melee touch attack. For the next round, anytime the target rolls a d20, he must roll twice and take the less favorable result. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

    Charm Domain

    You can baffle and befuddle foes with a touch or a smile, and your beauty and grace are divine.

    Bonus Spell
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    Dazing Touch: You can cause a living creature to become dazed for 1 round as a melee touch attack. Creatures with more Hit Dice than your cleric level are unaffected. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

    Arcane Bond

    Wizards form a powerful bond with an object or a creature. This bond can take one of two forms: a familiar or a bonded object. A familiar is a magical pet that enhances the wizard's skills and senses and can aid him in magic, while a bonded object is an item a wizard can use to cast additional spells or to serve as a magical item.

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    Int: 10 (0)

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    Cha: 10 (0)

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    Languages

    ommon, Dwarven, Orc

    Traits

    Hatred, Greed, Stonebreaker, Hardy, Surefooted

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