OOC Courtesy Reminder: Familiars

[Aethereal]

This has become a little convoluted, though a welcome discussion to help ensure everyone is on the same page. My point was actually quite simple:

It is not about who should be OOC courteous and who should not (familiar summoner/controller versus familiar hater/killer is just absurd!) - we should all be OOC courteous. Is it so difficult to give an emote before you attempt to kill something that you know would effect the other player with negative consequence and at least make sure both PLAYERS are aware of what might occur in the interaction? This is just as important as the familiar controller being aware of the risks/consequences associated with having one active, setting hostile if hostile intent and the other relevant points mentioned in this discussion.

Things can go awry, we can't always react immediately when out of nowhere someone just runs up and scythes a raven familiar to death.

E.g.
[INDENT][Takes out crossbow, loading a bolt and aiming at the raven - *click*][/INDENT]

Something like that, maybe. And that is an action perfectly viable in an NPC populated area for trying to slaughter a chicken familiar if DM is not present (though should be a first step even if DM is watching, because I think it's just good player etiquette and most conducive to everyone's fun).

[HalflingPower]

For the record, I once killed a lone slime familiar in town with dm supervision and its a good thing I had it, because all the nearby NPC's became hostile to me.

You may want to have a DM, lest the Aberdenn Armsmen crack your head open like a raw egg for hitting that cute slime monster.

[Jasede]

The ooze cult has their slimy tentacles in everything, apparently.