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From: billp@ISM780.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Familiars in FRP
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 10:30:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 13 10:30:00 1985
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Familiars can be interesting NPCs as well as lend interesting
role-playing opportunities for a mage.  For example,  one mage
I once knew had the usual black-cat familiar which, of course,
was a feisty animal which needed attention, affection, and occassional
scolding for misbehavior.  The mage spent lots of time perfecting
two spells to use in conjunction with his familiar: Seeing through the
Eyes of Another, and Shapeshifting.  When battled loomed near, the
mage would go find a quite corner and shapeshift the cat into a
suitable bird (Eagle for daytime, Owl for night) and then rejoin
the party giving very nice recon.  Needless to say, he was well
received and respected by other adventures after he got this
set of talents together. At first his familiar was hesitant about
this arrangement, but the mage saw to it that the cat was Well
taken care of. 

Unfortunately, last I saw that mage, he and a party were reenacting
the Battle of Little Big Horn along with a rather large contingent
of Zombies...

Bill Putnam
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