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<blockquote data-quote="BookTenTiger" data-source="post: 8685273" data-attributes="member: 6685541"><p>Thinking about it more, I think this just adds way too much complexity.</p><p></p><p>A much simpler option for different Familiar Origins could be something like this:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Familiar Origin</em></strong></p><p>When you first conjure your familiar, choose an origin. The origin impacts the appearance of your familiar. Choose one of the appearance choices, or come up with your own. When you cast a spell through your familiar that causes damage, you may choose to instead deal the damage type associated with your familiar's origin.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><strong>Origin</strong></td><td><strong>Appearance</strong></td><td><strong>Damage Type</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Celestial</td><td>Head surrounded by halo of light; golden eyes; or fur, feathers, or scales patterned with celestial runes.</td><td>Radiant</td></tr><tr><td>Fey</td><td>Flower petals or leaves instead of fur, feathers, or scales; prismatic colors; or a single silver horn.</td><td>Thunder</td></tr><tr><td>Fiend</td><td>Twisting horns; smell of sulfur; or a long forked tongue.</td><td>Fire</td></tr><tr><td>Aberrant</td><td>Too many eyes; tentacles instead of limbs or a tail; or covered in slime.</td><td>Psychic</td></tr><tr><td>Construct</td><td>Copper fur, feathers, or scales; made of living glass; or a stuffed creature with clicking gears.</td><td>Lightning</td></tr><tr><td>Undead</td><td>Skeletal; spectral; or a living shadow.</td><td>Necrotic</td></tr><tr><td>Draconic</td><td>Long serpentine neck and tail; row of spines; or intelligent reptilian eyes.</td><td>Acid, Cold, Fire, or Lightning</td></tr><tr><td>Beast</td><td>Indistinguishable from a normal beast.</td><td>Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing</td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BookTenTiger, post: 8685273, member: 6685541"] Thinking about it more, I think this just adds way too much complexity. A much simpler option for different Familiar Origins could be something like this: [B][I]Familiar Origin[/I][/B] When you first conjure your familiar, choose an origin. The origin impacts the appearance of your familiar. Choose one of the appearance choices, or come up with your own. When you cast a spell through your familiar that causes damage, you may choose to instead deal the damage type associated with your familiar's origin. [TABLE] [TR] [TD][B]Origin[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Appearance[/B][/TD] [TD][B]Damage Type[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Celestial[/TD] [TD]Head surrounded by halo of light; golden eyes; or fur, feathers, or scales patterned with celestial runes.[/TD] [TD]Radiant[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fey[/TD] [TD]Flower petals or leaves instead of fur, feathers, or scales; prismatic colors; or a single silver horn.[/TD] [TD]Thunder[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Fiend[/TD] [TD]Twisting horns; smell of sulfur; or a long forked tongue.[/TD] [TD]Fire[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Aberrant[/TD] [TD]Too many eyes; tentacles instead of limbs or a tail; or covered in slime.[/TD] [TD]Psychic[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Construct[/TD] [TD]Copper fur, feathers, or scales; made of living glass; or a stuffed creature with clicking gears.[/TD] [TD]Lightning[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Undead[/TD] [TD]Skeletal; spectral; or a living shadow.[/TD] [TD]Necrotic[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Draconic[/TD] [TD]Long serpentine neck and tail; row of spines; or intelligent reptilian eyes.[/TD] [TD]Acid, Cold, Fire, or Lightning[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Beast[/TD] [TD]Indistinguishable from a normal beast.[/TD] [TD]Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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