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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 8576978" data-attributes="member: 97077">The details of your example are scant, but it would appear you were in some sense unaware of threats being present or, at least, threats to your owl. Is it reasonable in the context of that campaign setting that monsters like kobolds hunt creatures like owls for sustenance or for their feathers, etc.? Was the owl keeping watch for threats so that it's PP applied to noticing the kobolds? Was the owl hiding? If so, did you make a Stealth check and failed compared to the kobold's PP? Or, alternatively, did the DM make a Stealth check to resolve the kobolds getting the drop on the owl? Was the owl surprised? Did the owl lose initiative? Or did the familiar just die without any of those things taking place? Because if that's what happened, then that definitely seems unfair to me!"At risk" means that you put them in harm's way. If you don't want them targeted, don't do that. If you want advantage on your attack via the Help action, know that your familiar is now a target. If they're flying around spewing fire, a monster might loose an arrow at them or throw a rock. They might even ready an attack to do it.Failure to telegraph threats sets up situations where attacks or traps can be perceived by players as a "gotcha."Does a monster need to know the owl flapping around their heads, making it easier for an adventurer to hit them, is a familiar in order to target them? No.</blockquote>

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