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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 7851593" data-attributes="member: 6750235">Anyone can bribe the DM.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />If I were going to use planar binding I would use magical secrets on magic circle.  I can do that now, lol.  It takes an hour an a 1000gp gem to cast planar binding.  That's the same material cost and less time than awaken, and doesn't require that I have a suitable plant or animal.Going that route means I don't have to wait a day to do multiple times.  It's also the exact same thing clerics, druids, and wizards can do.  Druids don't have magic circle by default so they might bribe the DM or get someone else to create the magic circle (that doesn't actually have to be the caster).  It's a saving throw ability so CHA or other social skills don't matter, but it's just an attempt to work around monetary costs.  If a DM were to let that application work as you intend it invalidates your wizard money arguments because wizards can do this without a limited resource like secrets.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Awaken is functionally less control because it's the charmed condition for 30 days (although that's not particularly challenging for a bard who's planning on making use of it) than planar binding because the creature must obey and the duration increases with slot level.  Simply using 7th level or higher level slots gives the same duration or better with a higher degree of control for the same monetary cost, shorter casting time, and less spell investment.  It's also easily done by a cleric or wizard  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />If you are looking for a money is nothing mechanic here the same principle already applies to existing classes with existing mechanics, including wizards.  Versatile spellcasting cannot create something that already exists if DM's are allowing that type of money manufacture.Another thing to consider is how many hirelings, armies, henchmen, siege engines, or underworld contracts any character might procure with such funds.  600 gp gives 10 skilled hirelings for 30 days, for example.The last thing to consider (off the top of my head) is how is awaken being applied to imbalance the campaign?  It's essentially creating friendly NPC's in the forms of plants and animals.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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