List of ACFs that lose familiar in exchange for something else

[redking]

Any ACFs that offer something in exchange for losing your familiar, besides some of the specialist wizard variants (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/specialistWizardVariants.htm)? I found some options here (http://bg-archive.minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=7908.20). Is that all there is?

[schreier]

There are really extensive lists of ACFs out there - you can google them

Lots of possible choices
My personal favorite is eidetic spellcaster - I always take it to remove the need of a spellbook (although it also costs scribe scroll)

You can always take obtain familiar as a feat later, which is better because it counts your prestige classes for familiar levels.

Aligned Spellcaster - you get +1 CL vs opposed align targets
Arcane Reabsorption - take 1 point non-lethal to "reabsorb" a spell when you failed to penetrate SR or was countered
Beleaguered Spellcaster - if you take 3x your CL in damage, you can auto maximize or extend your next spell
Focus Caster - get an item as a familiar basically (but different than the item familiar feat)

[Thurbane]

From the this list (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?444354) (I'm leaving out examples that swap one type of familiar for another - you may want to double check in case I missed any or you don't agree with my omissions; I also only checked Sorcerers and Wizards):

Sorcerer:

Divine Companion (CC, 51): Lose familiar. Gain a spirit that stores spell energy and turns it into healing or deflection bonuses.

Dragonblood Sorcerer Substitution Levels (RotD 107): lose Craft and profession; gain UMD
1st level: Arcane Insight (+2 Knowledge (arcana)), Dragon Heritage (the feat); lose familiar

Dwarf Sorcerer Substitution Levels (RoS 161): d6 hit dice, add Knowledge (dungeoneering)
1st level: Arcane Earthblood (alertness feat, damage reduction); lose familiar

Metamagic Specialist (PH2 61): lose familiar. Gain the ability to apply metamagic rapidly 3 + INT bonus times per day.

Spell Shield (Ds 13): Give up familiar. You can sacrifice a spell slot to prevent damage equal to five times the spell level.

Wand Bonding (CoS 119): Warforged only; lose familiar to gain Wand Bonding (CoS 119) feat @1

Wilderness Companion (UA 58): Trade familiar for animal companion.[/SPOILER]

Wizard:

Immediate Magic (PH2 68): Give up your familiar; gain the ability to use a magical effect as an immediate action, the effect type depends on your specialization:
Abjuration: Generate a shield effect
Conjuration: Short range teleport
Divination: Saving throw bonus
Enchantment: Daze an enemy
Evocation: Shoot fire at someone targeting you with a spell
Illusion: Make a mirror image of yourself
Necromancy: give enemy a penalty to AC and saves
Transmutation: Give yourself special movement abilities

Specialist Wizard Variants: There are three variants for each specialist Wizard; each gives up something: familiar, bonus feats, or bonus spells per day.
Abjurer
Familiar: resistance to energy
Conjurer
Familiar: summon faster
Diviner
Familiar: Gain Sense Motive as a class skill, plus some minor bonuses when casting certain spells
Enchanter
Familiar: Cohort
Evoker
Familiar: +1 caster level using certain energy types
Illusionist
Familiar: When someone disbelieves your illusions, they can not help others pierce your illusions
Necomancer
Familiar: Skeleton minion
Transmuter
Familiar: Once per day, plus another time every 5 levels, add +2 to an attribute

Wilderness Companion (UA 58): Trade familiar for animal companion

Wizard of Sun and Moon (Ds 14): Lose familiar @1. When you prepare spells, you can store two spells in one slot by designated one 'sun' and the other 'moon'. Moon spells can be used underground or at night. Sun spells can only be used during the day and above ground.

[Analytica]

Lightning Warrior?

[Thurbane]

Lightning Warrior?

Now there's a name I've not heard in a long, long time. A long time.

How could I have missed the fairest and most balanced ACF of all. :smallbiggrin:

[Adamantrue]

Occasionally, I like to refer to THIS (https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?216778-3-5-Class-Ability-Equivalents) for some more...creative choices.