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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:

Heart of White (+1 per combat)
flaming familiar doppelgänger (+1-2 per combat and in the Arena)
Brother Corsican's Blessing (+2 per combat)
little box of fireworks (+2 per combat, sometimes with Fire off a Roman Candle)
Mayflower bouquet (+3 sometimes after combat)

As their experience increases, they gain weight, to a maximum of 20 pounds. Familiars may also gain experience at 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
17 from character equipment (10 hat, 2×2 bar whips, 3×1 TP familiars)
5 from familiar equipment
25 from skills/skill effects
51 from item/adventure effects
for a total of 118 lbs

The Doppelshifter and Exotic Parrot can reach 128 because of their unique familiar equipment; likewise the Pet Rock, Toothsome Rock and Bulky Buddy Box can reach 124. The El Vibrato Megadrone has an even higher possible effective weight due to the El Vibrato helmet charges; it can reach 204.

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 Percentage 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
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	10	15 turns		Item loss	Obtained from temporary teardrop tattoo Applies only underwater
crumpled felt fedora	Hat	10	Always		200 Mox	Muscle +5%
Healthy Green Glow	Item Effect	10	10 turns		Item loss	Obtained from irradiated pet snacks
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
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
Empathy	TT Buff Skill	5	10 turns	15 MP
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.
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.
Bestial Sympathy	Item Effect	3	10 turns		Item loss	Obtained from a Half-orchid
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
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
little bitty bathysphere	Fam Equip	-20	Always			Allows air-breathing familiars to adventure underwater

Percentage Modifiers

Thus far, there are only three effects that affect familiar weight on a percentage basis; these are attained only in Bad Moon. Note that the weight-decreasing of the three effects does not stack, but the attribute bonuses do.

Source	Source Type	Fam Wt	Duration	Prereq	Notes
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
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
chocolate spurs	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cocoabo only
cotton candy cordial	Fam Equip	5	Always	Cotton Candy Carnie only
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
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
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
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
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 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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