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Familiar Weight is exactly that: the weight of your familiar. Generally, a familiar with a higher weight will be more effective.

The base amount of a familiar's weight is a function of its combat experience. Familiars gain their own experience when you defeat a monster. Normally a familiar obtains one experience point per kill, but some items may change that:

Frumious Bandersnatch + Saucestorm/Cannelloni Cannon, without Ode to Booze (+1)
Heart of White (+1)
moveable feast (+1)
flaming familiar doppelgänger (+1-2)
Brother Corsican's Blessing (+2)
Frumious Bandersnatch + Wave of Sauce/Stuffed Mortar Shell, without Ode to Booze (+2)
Green Tongue (+2)
little box of fireworks (+2, sometimes with Fire off a Roman Candle)
Mayflower bouquet (+3 one out of eight times)
love song of icy revenge (variable, when used in combat)

As their experience increases, they gain weight, to a maximum of 20 pounds. Familiars may also gain experience at the Arena; the bonuses above apply where possible to activate in the arena.

The following fully automatic tool is invaluable to help you maximize weight gain at the arena:

Familiar Arena Chart by Vladjimir

The base weight (without Familiar Equipment or effects) of a familiar is equal to the square root of its experience (weight = experience^1/2) with the minimum weight possible being 1 lb and the maximum being 20 lbs. In other words, a familiar gains a pound at 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225, 256, 289, 324, 361, and 400 experience.

For most familiars, the maximum familiar weight is (ignoring The Wallaby, which affects weight probabilistically):

20 lbs base
20 from character equipment (10 hat, 2 bar whip, 5 old-school flying disc, 3×1 TP familiars)
10 from a sugar shield
25 from skills/skill effects
10 from adventures
10 from food
41 from usable items
8 from clan equipment
5 from the island arena
for a total of 149 lbs

The Doppelshifter and Exotic Parrot can reach 151 because of their unique familiar equipment (with the tiny costume wardrobe, the Doppelshifter can reach 161); likewise the Pet Rock, Toothsome Rock and Bulky Buddy Box can reach 147. A Turtle Tamer can increase each of these maximums by 3 (to 144, 154, 164, and 150, respectively) by wearing the Dire Drifter Duds. The El Vibrato Megadrone has an even higher possible effective weight due to the El Vibrato helmet charges; it can reach 227. A mosquito can reach 154 due to the serrated proboscis extension, an item that is hacked from the database

The following is a comprehensive list of all equipment and effects in the game that affect familiar weight, on top of the familiar's base experience. For ease of reference the data is broken down into several tables. As there are a great number of similar items (many pieces of +5 familiar weight equipment and many pieces of +1 familiar weight tiny plastic accessories), the data is shown first in compact form and then in more detailed forms.

One final note: the Comma Chameleon eats familiar-specific equipment and then performs like that familiar for about 40-49 adventures. It gets +5 weight for the duration, even if the eaten equipment does not usually grant weight.

1 Familiar Weight Modifiers: Compact Table
2 Variable Modifiers
3 Weight Altering Familiar Specific Equipment
4 Tiny Plastic Familiars
5 See Also

Familiar Weight Modifiers: Compact Table

Source	Source Type	Fam Wt	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
El Vibrato Relics	Outfit	10 per DRONE charge	Always		200 Mus 200 Mox	Applies only to El Vibrato Megadrone Up to ten charges possible
tiny costume wardrobe	Fam Equip	25	Always			Weight bonus for Doppelshifter only; makes other familiars act like a Doppelshifter
serrated proboscis extension	Fam Equip	20	Always			Unimplemented test item
tiny makeup kit	Fam Equip	15	Always			Doppelshifter only
cracker	Fam Equip	15	Always			Exotic Parrot only
pet rock "Groucho" disguise	Fam Equip	11	Always			Pet Rock, Toothsome Rock, or Bulky Buddy Box only
pet rock "Snooty" disguise	Fam Equip	11	Always			Pet Rock, Toothsome Rock, or Bulky Buddy Box only
Bureaucratized	Adventure	10	20 turns			Obtained at Mt. Molehill
Chorale of Companionship	AT Buff	10	5-15 turns	50 MP	Level 15
Crocodile Tear	Item Effect	10	15 turns	Item loss		Obtained from temporary teardrop tattoo Applies only underwater
crumpled felt fedora	Hat	10	Always		200 Mox	Muscle +5%
Down With Chow	Food	10	20 turns	Item loss, 1 full	Level 6	Obtained from tempura broccoli
Healthy Green Glow	Item Effect	10	10 turns	Item loss		Obtained from irradiated pet snacks
sugar shield	Fam Equip	10	30 turns			Obtained by using a sugar sheet Breaks after about 30 combat adventures
Zombo's skullcap	Hat	10	Always		200 Mus	Part of the Dire Drifter Duds Muscle +20% Bonus for Turtle Tamers only
Amphibian Sympathy	TT Passive Skill	5	Always			Subtracts 5 pounds from the weight of the Inflatable Dodecapede
Billiards Belligerence	Effect	5	10 turns	Up to 3 times per day	None	Bonus Weapon Damage +50% Obtained from Playing Pool Aggressively
Black Tongue	Item Effect	5	20 turns	Item loss		Also gives all other snowcones effects. You cannot have multiple Tongue effects simultaneously Obtained from a black snowcone
Dire Drifter Duds	Outfit	5	Always		200 Mus	Allows use of the Zombo's Visage skill while in Hobopolis Bonus for Turtle Tamers only
Empathy	TT Buff Skill	5	10 turns	15 MP
Greased-Up Familiar	Item Effect	5	40 turns	Item loss		Obtained from sea grease Boost occurs only during underwater adventuring
Green Tongue	Item Effect	5	20 turns	Item loss		You cannot have multiple Tongue effects simultaneously Obtained from a green snowcone
Heavy Petting	Item Effect	5	10 turns	Item loss		All Attributes -10% Obtained from Knob Goblin pet-buffing spray.
Leash of Linguini	P Non-combat Skill	5	10 turns	12 MP
little box of fireworks	Fam Equip	5	Always			In first round of combat, helps with Combat Initiative, delevels, or does Passive Damage Allows familiar to Fire off a Roman Candle (does elemental damage and sometimes grants +2 familiar experience) After combat, may increase Items from Monsters or grant 3 extra Stat Gains from Fights May not equip in Hardcore
Man's Worst Enemy	Item Effect	5	10 turns	Item loss		Obtained from disintegrating spiky collar
Mayflower bouquet	Fam Equip	5	Always			Various additional beneficial effects All familiars may equip
Most familiar specific equipment	Fam Equip	5	Always			There are many pieces of familiar equipment that add +5 to weight and are specific to one familiar.
Old-school flying disc	Off-Hand Item (Shield)	5	Always		200 Mus	Muscle +15% Damage Reduction: +14
Optimist Primal	Mysterious Island Arena	5	20 turns
Panda outfit	Fam Equip	5	Always			+5% Item Drops from Monsters Custom item given to Foggy.
plastic pumpkin bucket	Fam Equip	5	Always			+13% Item Drops from Monsters Familiar Will Occasionally Play Tricks on Enemies All familiars may equip
plexiglass pith helmet	Hat	5	Always		75 Mox	Regenerate 10-12 HP and 10-12 MP per adventure Muscle +30% Hardcore Oxygenarian Ascension Reward
Squirming Like a Toad	Item Effect	5	10 turns	Item loss		Obtained from powdered toad horn Moxie +10%
Toddler-sized Dragon Costume	Fam Equip	5	Always			+5% Item Drops from Monsters Custom item given to Cynn.
Phairly Pheromonal	Adventure	4	20 turns			Obtained at Seaside Megalopolis
Bestial Sympathy	Item Effect	3	10 turns	Item loss		Obtained from a Half-orchid
Happy Salamander	Effect	3	10 turns			Sometimes obtained from An Old-Timey Radio
Heart of Green	Item Effect	3	10 turns	Item loss		All Attributes +3 Obtained from a green candy heart
lead necklace	Fam Equip	3	Always			All familiars may equip
bar whip	Weapon (1H)	2	Always
magic whistle	Weapon (1H)	1	Always		27 Mox	+4 to Monster Level
Tiny Plastic Familiars	Accessory	1	Always			There are 24 tiny plastic familiar accessories that add +1 to weight.
The Wallaby	moon sign	0.8	Always			The bonus varies from 0-3 lbs each turn, for an average of 0.8 lbs
rat head balloon	Fam Equip	-3	Always			All familiars may equip
toy six-seater hovercraft	Fam Equip	-5	Always			Inflatable Dodecapede only, for which less weight is a bonus
das boot	Fam Equip	-10	Always			Allows underwater adventuring for air-breathing familiars
little bitty bathysphere	Fam Equip	-20	Always			Allows underwater adventuring for air-breathing familiars

Variable Modifiers

There are only a few effects that affect familiar weight on a percentage or variable basis. Note that the weight decrease of the three Bad Moon effects does not stack, but the attribute bonuses do.

Source	Source Type	Fam Wt	Duration	Cost	Prereq	Notes
Cold Hearted	Item Effect	Varies	5 turns	Item Loss	None	Obtained from love song of icy revenge If X (max 20) is the number of turns remaining: Moxie +X +ceil(X/2) Familiar Weight
miniature antlers	Familiar Equipment	Varies	Always		None	Bonus is 1+ceil(light/2)
Animal Exploiter	Adventure	-50%	10 turns		Bad Moon	Obtained at Treasury Muscle +40
Once Bitten, Twice Shy	Adventure	-50%	10 turns		Bad Moon	Obtained at Harem Moxie +40
Scent of a Kitchen Elf	Adventure	-50%	10 turns		Bad Moon	Obtained at Kitchens Mysticality +40

Weight Altering Familiar Specific Equipment

Source	Source Type	Fam Wt	Duration	Notes
tiny makeup kit	Fam Equip	15	Always	Doppelshifter only
cracker	Fam Equip	15	Always	Exotic Parrot only
pet rock "Groucho" disguise	Fam Equip	11	Always	Pet Rock, Toothsome Rock, or Bulky Buddy Box only
pet rock "Snooty" disguise	Fam Equip	11	Always	Pet Rock, Toothsome Rock, or Bulky Buddy Box only
1.21 jigawatts	Fam Equip	5	Always	Temporal Riftlet only
100-Watt bulb	Fam Equip	5	Always	Jill-O-Lantern only
ant antidepressant	Fam Equip	5	Always	Mutant Fire Ant only
aquaviolet jub-jub bird	Fam Equip	5	Always	Frumious Bandersnatch only Stat gains from the familiar are all allocated to Mysticality, rather than the normal 2:1:1
attention spanner	Fam Equip	5	Always	Attention-Deficit Demon only
blue suede shoes	Fam Equip	5	Always	Jumpsuited Hound Dog only
blundarrrbus	Fam Equip	5	Always	Spooky Pirate Skeleton only
bone collar	Fam Equip	5	Always	Misshapen Animal Skeleton only
bottle of perfume	Fam Equip	5	Always	Jitterbug only
brass stinger	Fam Equip	5	Always	Killer Bee only
cactus monocle	Fam Equip	5	Always	Mutant Cactus Bud only
candied yam pinky ring	Fam Equip	5	Always	Hand Turkey only
charpuce jub-jub bird	Fam Equip	5	Always	Frumious Bandersnatch only Stat gains from the familiar are all allocated to Moxie, rather than the normal 2:1:1
chocolate spurs	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cocoabo only
cotton candy cordial	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cotton Candy Carnie only
crimsilion jub-jub bird	Fam equip	5	Always	Frumious Bandersnatch only Stat gains from the familiar are all allocated to Muscle, rather than the normal 2:1:1
dental pliers	Fam Equip	5	Always	Crimbo Elf only
diamond-studded fronts	Fam Equip	5	Always	Wind-up Chattering Teeth only
eye 'n' horn shampoo	Fam Equip	5	Always	Uniclops only
eye-pod	Fam Equip	5	Always	Baby Gravy Fairy only
false eyelashes	Fam Equip	5	Always	Clockwork Grapefruit only
fin-bit wax	Fam Equip	5	Always	Magic Dragonfish only
flaming glowsticks	Fam Equip	5	Always	Flaming Gravy Fairy only
funky brass fez	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cymbal-Playing Monkey only
gazing shoes	Fam Equip	5	Always	Emo Squid only
green pixie spog	Fam Equip	5	Always	Green Pixie only
half-height unicycle	Fam Equip	5	Always	Midget Clownfish only
hardware upgrade	Fam Equip	5	Always	O.A.F. only
hot pink lipstick	Fam Equip	5	Always	Sleazy Gravy Fairy only
hypodermic needle	Fam Equip	5	Always	Mosquito only
iced-out bling	Fam Equip	5	Always	Frozen Gravy Fairy only
icicle katana	Fam Equip	5	Always	Ninja Snowflake only
Jawmaster 2000™	Fam Equip	5	Always	Mutant Gila Monster only
limburger biker boots	Fam Equip	5	Always	Stinky Gravy Fairy only
magnifying glass	Fam Equip	5	Always	Star Starfish only
many-eyed glasses	Fam Equip	5	Always	Levitating Potato only
Meat detector	Fam Equip	5	Always	Leprechaun only
meatcar model	Fam Equip	5	Always	Fuzzy Dice only
menorette	Fam Equip	5	Always	Hanukkimbo Dreidl only
metal mandible	Fam Equip	5	Always	Sweet Nutcracker only
metallic foil bow	Fam Equip	5	Always	Crimbo P. R. E. S. S. I. E. only
metallic foil radar dish	Fam Equip	5	Always	Crimbo P. R. E. S. S. I. E. only Changes stat gains from volleyball to sombrero formula
miniature carton of clove cigarettes	Fam Equip	5	Always	Spooky Gravy Fairy only
miniature castagnets	Fam Equip	5	Always	Casagnova Gnome only
miniature espresso maker	Fam Equip	5	Always	Coffee Pixie only
miniature Jacob's ladder	Fam Equip	5	Always	Hunchbacked Minion only
overclocked avian microprocessor	Fam Equip	5	Always	RoboGoose only
palm-frond toupee	Fam Equip	5	Always	Blood-Faced Volleyball only
Pretty Predator Clawicure Kit	Fam Equip	5	Always	Snowy Owl only
prosthetic forehead	Fam Equip	5	Always	Angry Goat only
psychedelic bubble wand	Fam Equip	5	Always	Psychedelic Bear only
radioactive chew toy	Fam Equip	5	Always	Pair of Ragged Claws only
rainbow tie	Fam Equip	5	Always	Personal Raincloud only
rattlesnake enrager	Fam Equip	5	Always	Baby Mutant Rattlesnake only
rhesus monkey	Fam Equip	5	Always	Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot only
six-armed sweater	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cuddlefish only
skewer-mounted razor blade	Fam Equip	5	Always	Ghost Pickle on a Stick only
smile-sharpening stone	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cheshire Bat only
spoon!	Fam Equip	5	Always	Nervous Tick only
sucky decal	Fam Equip	5	Always	Barrrnacle only
tasteful black bow tie	Fam Equip	5	Always	Penguin Goodfella only
tiny ballet slippers	Fam Equip	5	Always	Sugar Fruit Fairy only
tiny balloon knife	Fam Equip	5	Always	Howling Balloon Monkey only
tiny bindle	Fam Equip	5	Always	Hobo Monkey only
tiny bust of Pallas	Fam equip	5	Always	Reassembled Blackbird only
tiny knife and fork	Fam Equip	5	Always	Ghuol Whelp only
tiny maracas	Fam Equip	5	Always	Hovering Sombrero only
tiny Mountie hat	Fam Equip	5	Always	Whirling Maple Leaf only
tiny shaker of salt	Fam Equip	5	Always	Sabre-Toothed Lime only
velvet choker	Fam Equip	5	Always	Feather Boa Constrictor only
woolen cravat	Fam Equip	5	Always	Dandy Lion only
toy six-seater hovercraft	Fam Equip	-5	Always	Inflatable Dodecapede only

Tiny Plastic Familiars

Source	Source Type	Fam Wt	Duration
tiny plastic ancient yuletide troll	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic angry goat	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic baby gravy fairy	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic barrrnacle	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic blood-faced volleyball	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic Cheshire bat	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic cocoabo	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic coffee pixie	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic Crimbo elf	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic fuzzy dice	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic ghost pickle on a stick	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic ghuol whelp	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic gift-wrapping vampire	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic grue	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic howling balloon monkey	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic killer bee	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic leprechaun	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic levitating potato	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic mosquito	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic sabre-toothed lime	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic spooky pirate skeleton	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic stab bat	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic star starfish	Accessory	1	Always
tiny plastic sweet nutcracker	Accessory	1	Always

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