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<blockquote data-quote="Beholder Bob" data-source="post: 1386385" data-attributes="member: 12866">For my new campaign, I am trying to nail down the rules of the universe, methods to the madness, and all other sorts of silliness.&nbsp; Here is a question for you - Why do wizards and sorcerer's have familiars?&nbsp; I know the obvious answer - because they do!&nbsp; Some others I've considered are listed below.&nbsp; I'm just looking for neat concepts... 1) Like draws like, animals with a touch of magic bond with their arcane fellows.2) Your soul's shape interacts with the familiars - making the two of you part of a larger whole.&nbsp; Like a molecular bond.3) The magic of the wizard is too 'big' to house in just his body - so some of it overflows into the pet.&nbsp; You get along so well because part of it is just excess you.&nbsp; You do not need to have a familiar, but if not, the excess you is 'wasted potential'4) It is just an ancient spell that everyone uses - why not do so.&nbsp; No special nature or bond prior to using this rite.5) Astrological 'soul mates' - familars are not chosen, they are born.&nbsp; Higher powers are at work - perhaps fate has a hand...X) Magic and its manipulation is not simply muttering words and waving your arms - your 'soul' is involved with the casting, you manipulate a force in another dimension, the words &amp; gestures are just part of a larger effort unseen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beholder Bob, post: 1386385, member: 12866"] For my new campaign, I am trying to nail down the rules of the universe, methods to the madness, and all other sorts of silliness. Here is a question for you - Why do wizards and sorcerer's have familiars? I know the obvious answer - because they do! Some others I've considered are listed below. I'm just looking for neat concepts... 1) Like draws like, animals with a touch of magic bond with their arcane fellows. 2) Your soul's shape interacts with the familiars - making the two of you part of a larger whole. Like a molecular bond. 3) The magic of the wizard is too 'big' to house in just his body - so some of it overflows into the pet. You get along so well because part of it is just excess you. You do not need to have a familiar, but if not, the excess you is 'wasted potential' 4) It is just an ancient spell that everyone uses - why not do so. No special nature or bond prior to using this rite. 5) Astrological 'soul mates' - familars are not chosen, they are born. Higher powers are at work - perhaps fate has a hand... X) Magic and its manipulation is not simply muttering words and waving your arms - your 'soul' is involved with the casting, you manipulate a force in another dimension, the words & gestures are just part of a larger effort unseen. [/QUOTE]

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