Conjuration Wizard's Dimensional Steps ability and familiars

[Warhawx]

The 8th SLA ability of a conjuration school wizard says that "You can bring other willing creatures with you, but you must expend an equal amount of distance for each additional creature brought with you."

Does that mean you must spend double teleport distance every time you try to teleport both yourself and your familiar with this SLA?

[Jeff Morse]

Yep. Unless ability says it goes for free it didn't.

[TheMagicIndian]

I always figured, and ran it, as the familiar counts as part of the character and therefore doesn't count towards the types of limits. I could have sworn I read that somewhere but I can't find it.