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From: disc@hou2h.UUCP (Scott Berry the Unbeliever)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Familiars in FRP
Message-ID: <913@hou2h.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-May-85 10:39:06 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 14 10:39:06 1985
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"                              "  (the previously scheduled line has 
                                   dimension-doored the hell out of here)

The way familiars were played in my last (more demented than 
lamented) campaign was extremely dissatisfying to me, and also, 
I think, to my fellow mage (alas, poor Radagast, I knew 
him well).  Our DM played our familiars as NPCs, and we had 
virtually NO control over them.  He had them disobeying orders, 
even to the point of going against alignment in the case of my 
Neutral-Good Pseudo-Dragon acting Chaotic (Yeah, I HAD to drag 
THAT issue into it, didn't I?).  Hell, he wouldn't even let us NAME
the damn things the way we wanted.

Of course, this particular DM was into power trips, essentially
demanding full control over EVERYTHING.  And you think that was
bad, you should see him as a player (gimme, gimme...).  The only
reason the game lasted as long as it did was that the SANE members
of the party had no one else to play with... :-(

By the way, anyone in the Central Jersey area need a couple of extra
players, at any level?  Anyone want to start up a game?  Let me know..

But I digress(ed).  I too, would enjoy others' experiences with
familiars and the way the whole idea has been incorporated into
their campaigns.


			Scott J. Berry
			aka Mordru the Unemployed
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