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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 3316171" data-attributes="member: 1465">Different familiars don't have to be equally good at combat. When balancing them against each other, consider each of them as a whole, with regard to:- how useful it can be to harm an opponent (e.g. poison capability)- how useful it can be to deliver touch attacks (depends on its defenses)- how useful for scouting- how useful for tracking (usually not useful at all)- how useful as a watch/alarm- how useful as a messengerand of course- how useful the bonus it gives to its masterFor example, the 3.0 toad was virtually useless for all those above (except perhaps as a watch) due to its slowliness. Which is why it had such a huge bonus (+2 Con).*So first think about what those new familiars can be useful for. THEN balance them about by increasing/decresing the bonus to the wizard. The other way around can be much more complicated.*edit: The unfortunate fate with the toad familiar was that a lot of players took a familiar only for the bonus, and if you do so then the toad is obviously much better than any other. But that was just what it was meant to be!</blockquote>