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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1462677" data-attributes="member: 177">Much of this depends - is that wyrmling goign to actually be a familiar, or just an NPC that hangs around?  Familiars don't take class levels, and don't get a share of XP.  They advance as the PCs advance.  Dragon wyrmlings are, IMHO, too buff to be familiars without spending feats.  A red dragon wyrmling, by the book, has 7d12 for hit dice.  If this is a familiar, it's either going to be a really buff familiar, or it is going to take a big hit in the hit-point department.  More importatly, by the book they start as medium sized critters.  Presumably, they coome from really big eggs.  I doubt you could expect a character to confuse a red dragon egg for a pseudodragon egg...Black, white, brass, and copper dragons start at Tiny size, and would probably be more consistent with what she thinks she has.  They still have multiple d12 for hit dice, so you've still got the hit point problem if it is goign to actually be a familiar.That all, of course, if you decide to follow the book.  Your player, not having read the book, can be told about anything you like.  But sticking with the book is a good way to keep things consistent.  Presumably, if she starts trying to raise a dragon from a hatchling, she's going to do a whole lot of research on dragons.  So you'll want to work hard at keeping your story straight.</blockquote>