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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 2500199" data-attributes="member: 8158">As a frame of reference, it may be useful to note what the normal benefits are for having a familiar:[CODE]Familiar     Special Bat         Master gains a +3 bonus on Listen checks Cat         Master gains a +3 bonus on Move Silently checks Hawk         Master gains a +3 bonus on Spot checks in bright light Lizard         Master gains a +3 bonus on Climb checks Owl         Master gains a +3 bonus on Spot checks in shadows Rat         Master gains a +2 bonus on Fortitude saves Raven         Master gains a +3 bonus on Appraise checks Snake         Master gains a +3 bonus on Bluff checks Toad         Master gains +3 hit points Weasel         Master gains a +2 bonus on Reflex saves[/CODE] Now with the rat, the wizard normally gets a flat-out +2 bonus on Fort saves. With my house rule the wizard's Int would have to be 4 points higher than his Con just to break even on that, and I've never seen a wizard (PC) with a low Con. I think that it's OK, especially considering we're talking about both a weak save and one of the weaker domain choices.The ability to convert 1 skill point into 1 hit point is a nod to what the toad normally grants, but it also incorporates the theme of transmutation. Admittedly it's significantly superior to just gaining 3 hit points--especially if you don't have anything better to do with your skill points--but it's still inferior to simply upping the class's hit dice to 1d6 (which in and of itself would not be overpowering). I think there's a lot of stuff here that meshes well. Most of the familiars correlate to a spell school naturally. Some have affinities you might have to think about (what does a toad or lizard have to do with transmutation, for instance).</blockquote>

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