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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 7103066" data-attributes="member: 23484">Fun! I offer thoughts on several of your points.First, something you do not mention:Find Familiar does not give you an actual animal, but "a spirit that takes an animal form", a spirit that is fey celestial or fiend. For me, this is the biggest turn-off of the spell -- it's not actually getting a pet. There's no need to feed it, treat it humanely, or "respect" its appearance, but it can be re-formed or re-shaped with the spell for functional uses. I do not know how widely that feeling is shared. I see the reasons they made this choice, but you talk about intelligence of the form; intelligence it turns out is the intelligence the form exhibits; it could change. Yuk. Warlocks should be included in your analysis (Beast Master does not grant a familiar). Warlocks explicitly are allowed other forms of familiars, and this has to be assessed against the possibility of other forms permitted by the Monster Manual. The question then becomes one for DMs: is it imbalancing to allow wizards access to "special" familiars when there are warlocks. Also, what sort of quests/training are required, or is it a "gimme"? Also, do you use MM stats or back-of-the-PHB stats? There is, I feel no clear sense around this. I think it's not that simple, since Find Familiar does occupy space in the spell book (or is the only non-cantrip spell gained by Magic Initiate, or whatever). It consumes a limited resource, which an ability does not -- not every wizard needs a familiar, and choosing this route affects the overall effective spell choice.Your choice of language is a little odd, since components are associated with casting, not with taking actions. The question becomes more meaningful if the DM is looking to limit the ability to summon:* can you summon a familiar when affected by a gag or a Silence spell?* can you summon a familiar if your hands are full, or tied, or otherwise unavailable?For both of these, the implicit answer is yes. yes, I noticed this too (Clone also requires a specific material component -- clay pots -- that aren't priced.  There may be others.)I once had a player go to a blacksmith to borrow one. Other than that, it's always been backgrounded. Yes, but it's not obvious that they can help the Wizard -- help perception maybe, but I don't buy Stealth. I generally rule that to help with a skill the helper must him/herself be proficient in the skill. Helping in combat could get annoying, but is asking to have the familiar targeted. I do not see how oil flask damages are additive "RAW". I think you are remembering rules from previous editions. Acid does d 2d6, but it's not clear that that would scale linearly. Hope this helps.</blockquote>

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