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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8759817" data-attributes="member: 7030563">A familiar might be sneaking, but a +3 is not that great and a low check will ensure he is seen, even an average roll will fail many times.  You can make him invisible, but that won't give him advantage on everything.I think a domestic cat is not the kind of animal you are scouting for.  If there is a domestic cat in the dungeon it is likely a pet of someone or something and in any case is largely irrelevant, your paerty is not at risk for strolling up on the cat either ..... unless it is a familiar of something else in which case the Owl is at risk of exposing you.  I was talking about beasts that would be encounters in areas you are scouting - more like a giant constrictor snake, sabre-toothed tiger or dire wolf.I mentioned that above, but this is an hour to summon (more as a ritual) and it it an hour to summon your owl again.  The downside with either of these is they are pests and will probably be killed for being pests.You would need to summon something that is both common in the environment and not considered a pest. Indoors that is tough.There are very few animals deep in caves beyond the "living cave", moreover that doesn'tmean they won't.  I can't keep my house free of spiders and I can't keep my garage free of mice, but I darn sure kill everyone I see.If it is detected and not suprised and can escape and they do not have ranged weapons.  It depends on numbers and environment and a lot of other factors.A Rogue is generally going to be a lot better at sneaking, will have a higher initiative, can survive one round of combat and with cunning action is going to be able to outrun any familiar and the vast majority of enemies.</blockquote>

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