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<blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 6108954" data-attributes="member: 529">I agree with everything you said, except for this part.&nbsp; I can see the logic of making it a feat, because not all wizards want a familiar.&nbsp; &quot;Don't cast the spell&quot; you say?&nbsp; Well, there is a certain pressure to do so, if it is a wizard spell that doesn't cost a feat.&nbsp; Why wouldn't you cast the spell once the 100gp cost is minor?&nbsp; So you end up a with a familiar you may not really want.&nbsp; It happened plenty of times in earlier editions. Furthermore, since the familiar is permanent, it's not like other spell effects, so WotC will likely feel the need to balance this &quot;free feat&quot; by making wizards slightly less powerful in some other way...even if they don't players will feel they have.In addition, by making this a feat, non-wizards can have a familiar.&nbsp; It's an interesting option, and I could see why a rogue or fighter with the Arcane Dabbler feat might also take this one.&nbsp; And it's perfectly suitable for a druid or cleric.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gargoyle, post: 6108954, member: 529"] I agree with everything you said, except for this part. I can see the logic of making it a feat, because not all wizards want a familiar. "Don't cast the spell" you say? Well, there is a certain pressure to do so, if it is a wizard spell that doesn't cost a feat. Why wouldn't you cast the spell once the 100gp cost is minor? So you end up a with a familiar you may not really want. It happened plenty of times in earlier editions. Furthermore, since the familiar is permanent, it's not like other spell effects, so WotC will likely feel the need to balance this "free feat" by making wizards slightly less powerful in some other way...even if they don't players will feel they have. In addition, by making this a feat, non-wizards can have a familiar. It's an interesting option, and I could see why a rogue or fighter with the Arcane Dabbler feat might also take this one. And it's perfectly suitable for a druid or cleric. [/QUOTE]

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