That situation is impossible.
You can't fit through a ring gate. They're not that big. Plus there's a weight limit for passing through.
Can one make a ranged attack through a ring gate?
Yes, you can. You can even cast spells through it.
And I said in my earlier post for this situation "Let's assume I'm 6 inches tall". It is not an impossible situation. And as long as an item doesn't pass all the way through, it doesn't even count towards the weight limit. So I could stick parts of my body in and out of it all day long, with no limit, as long as I don't go all the way through.
I hate to be pushy here, but you've basically nerfed every idea I've came up with into oblivion with house rules or interpretations, some of them after they'd been initially approved. So I'm a bit frustrated with this whole thing.
If I stick my hand through and leave it there, right next to my psicrystal/familiar on the other side of the Ring Gate, then I should definitely count as being "within 5 feet of them". I don't think any other interpretation is reasonable or fair.
My apologies, I thought you said 6 feet tall. I apparently can't read.
Ring Gates don't actually minimize distance. There's no interpretation about it. You're either in a 5' square or you're not. If you're in a 5' square, then your familiar must either be in the same square, or an adjacent one. What you're trying is some manner of logical interpretation which doesn't apply in D&D rules. In D&D, 5' squares are how you measure the world. Ring Gates don't change that. So, again, if you're reaching through a ring gate and casting a spell (which is perfectly legal) you can target the companion (animal companion, familiar, psicrystal) with spells that would only target you, but to share a spell cast on you with it, it MUST be within your square or an adjacent square and remain so as long as the spell is in effect, or it gets canceled. That's just how the ability works.
Now I don't think I've been nerfing every idea you've had. I admit we had a disagreement on one rule, but I was corrected, as I was wrong. You can use Fission & Fusion on your familiar and psicrystal. If you feel frustrated anyways, there's not much I can say about that.
It may make you feel better to know that after thinking it over and checking PHB2's feat for animal companions, I'm fine with that homebrew version of Enspell Familiar. Within 30 feet is fine.
