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<blockquote data-quote="TinyFamiliar" data-source="post: 6904802" data-attributes="member: 6857749">Hi! This is a 5e rules question, and I could not find an answer using search.Using 5e Rules as Written only:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">When casting Find Familiar: &quot;the familiar appears in an unoccupied space within range&quot; [PHB 240]</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">When moving around: &quot;Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you can't willingly end your move in its space.&quot; [PHB 191]</li>
</ul>This makes it seem like a Familiar and its Master cannot occupy the same space, since the Familiar cannot end its move in its Master's space.In DMG 251, the &quot;Creature Size and Space&quot; table says multiple Tiny creatures can occupy the same space, but does not say anything about a Tiny creature (e.g. a Familiar) occupying the space of a Small or Medium creature (e.g. its Master).Am I missing a rule that allows a Tiny familiar to occupy its (larger) Master's space?I'm only looking for rules-as-written here, not adjudication. I already know what I'd do at my table.If I'm not missing a rule, I'm interested in knowing if this was (a) design intent by 5e writers, e.g. to balance how powerful familiars are for passively granting Sneak Attack and being able to use Help to grant Advantage on an attack; (b) a rules oversight by 5e writers; or (c) something else.EDIT: In the discussion on the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/559fe7/5e_can_a_tiny_familiar_share_the_same_space_as/" target="_blank">reddit thread</a>, someone smartly volunteered Mounted Combat as a solution, which I think works perfectly. Thanks all!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TinyFamiliar, post: 6904802, member: 6857749"] Hi! This is a 5e rules question, and I could not find an answer using search. Using 5e Rules as Written only: [LIST] [*]When casting Find Familiar: "the familiar appears in an unoccupied space within range" [PHB 240] [*]When moving around: "Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you can't willingly end your move in its space." [PHB 191] [/LIST] This makes it seem like a Familiar and its Master cannot occupy the same space, since the Familiar cannot end its move in its Master's space. In DMG 251, the "Creature Size and Space" table says multiple Tiny creatures can occupy the same space, but does not say anything about a Tiny creature (e.g. a Familiar) occupying the space of a Small or Medium creature (e.g. its Master). [B]Am I missing a rule that allows a Tiny familiar to occupy its (larger) Master's space?[/B] I'm only looking for rules-as-written here, not adjudication. I already know what I'd do at my table. If I'm not missing a rule, I'm interested in knowing if this was (a) design intent by 5e writers, e.g. to balance how powerful familiars are for passively granting Sneak Attack and being able to use Help to grant Advantage on an attack; (b) a rules oversight by 5e writers; or (c) something else. [B]EDIT: [FONT=Verdana]In the discussion on the [/FONT][URL="https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/559fe7/5e_can_a_tiny_familiar_share_the_same_space_as/"]reddit thread[/URL][FONT=Verdana], someone smartly volunteered Mounted Combat as a solution, which I think works perfectly. Thanks all![/FONT][/B] [/QUOTE]

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