Savage Wombat
Hero
I like familiars - many other players don't.
From what we've seen of 5e, familiars should clearly be a feat. That way the characters who don't want one can clearly see how much it's worth to "trade it away".
To that end, the familiar should be designed so as to be as powerful a choice for a spellcaster as any of the other intended-for-first-level feats, such as the infamous javelin of fire. 3e familiars, frex, didn't cut it.
From what we've seen of 5e, familiars should clearly be a feat. That way the characters who don't want one can clearly see how much it's worth to "trade it away".
To that end, the familiar should be designed so as to be as powerful a choice for a spellcaster as any of the other intended-for-first-level feats, such as the infamous javelin of fire. 3e familiars, frex, didn't cut it.