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<blockquote data-quote="Stoutstien" data-source="post: 8176063" data-attributes="member: 7020569">Let's start with the SSI and components. The feature is unique in that it is not spell casting on any level. So not only does the feature excluded any mention of components past the SSI itself, it goes as far to double back on wording to emphasize it's not a spell. no spell casting means no components. Action to activate and the spell's effects happen.As far as concentration and tiny servants are concerned there is no intelligence or stat requirements whatsoever to remain concentration on an effect. See familiar with a ring of spell storing.The SSI say the creature who actives the item maintains concentration. full stop. no side bars with exceptions or intelligence checks to see if they are a smart enough.&nbsp; that's about it clearly defined as you're going to get. The tiny servants are creatures and they can take the action to activate the SSI.How bout the tiny servant spell? Nope nothing there. If anything the text gives the artificer a flat out direct rule for commanding the TS to use the SSI.So if a DM is shifting concentration from one creature to another they are actively making a ruling that is contrary to every written rule. Not a bad thing but it is the very definition of both a house rule and a direct nerf to a class feature. There is absolutely no support for this ruling past rule zero.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stoutstien, post: 8176063, member: 7020569"] Let's start with the SSI and components. The feature is unique in that it is not spell casting on any level. So not only does the feature excluded any mention of components past the SSI itself, it goes as far to double back on wording to emphasize it's not a spell. no spell casting means no components. Action to activate and the spell's effects happen. As far as concentration and tiny servants are concerned there is no intelligence or stat requirements whatsoever to remain concentration on an effect. See familiar with a ring of spell storing. The SSI say the creature who actives the item maintains concentration. full stop. no side bars with exceptions or intelligence checks to see if they are a smart enough. that's about it clearly defined as you're going to get. The tiny servants are creatures and they can take the action to activate the SSI. How bout the tiny servant spell? Nope nothing there. If anything the text gives the artificer a flat out direct rule for commanding the TS to use the SSI. So if a DM is shifting concentration from one creature to another they are actively making a ruling that is contrary to every written rule. Not a bad thing but it is the very definition of both a house rule and a direct nerf to a class feature. There is absolutely no support for this ruling past rule zero. [/QUOTE]

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