A wizard gets "a small magical pet" in equipment. My DM says "It doesn't say familiar, so it can't follow commands or do things."
What is this? Why doesn't it say familiar? I think it's because daggerheart is entry level, and they don't expect "familiar" to be a word players are ~familiar~ with. There is no domain card that gives a familiar either. DM thinks it is just fluff that doesn't do anything.
Do you rule it as a familiar or as a nothing? Please don't say "it's up for interpretation" because my DM is incapable of thinking outside the box and only says "that's not what the book says."
Edit: I wanted it to go flip a switch. Dm said it didn't know how to follow commands like that.
Edit: It turns out that familiars do exist, but wizards don't get access to them. That was my mistake for making that assumption.
Edit: I apologize for my frustrated tone when talking about my dm. That stems from a larger problem that has nothing to do with wizard equipment or accepting dm rulings.