Familiar questions

[Ferret]

The sage is taking questions for the next Rules of the Game article, the topic this time is Familiars so if you want to submit your questions follow this link: Link

P.S I do realise this is on the news section but it mentions neither the topic nor that you get to pose a question.

 

[Driddle]

I guess it's beyond the scope of the column to ask WHY a game element is the way it is -- the sage only interprets/clarifies existing rules.

Because I'd like to know why familiars get such a short shrift compared with animal companions.