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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadow145" data-source="post: 2747360" data-attributes="member: 10718">I guess I'll throw in my 2 cp. I love the article.  I agree staves are definitely a wizard thing, and this sort of reminds me of Magisters in AU.  I plan on introducing it into my campaign shortly in the form of a tome they'll find as treasure.  However my reasoning is that it looks easier to use then a familiar.  The current wizard in the party had a pseudodragon familiar, but is having a hard time managing just her character.  After about 12 sessions of never using it (as in, it never made an appearance in the campaigm at all) because she was having a hard enough time just keeping her wizard and all the spell/equipment options straight, she asked if she could lose the familiar and replace the feat with something else.  I agreed.  So now she has no familiar at all and I believe Imp. Init instead of Imp. Familiar.  Actually, I may have made the suggestion, we run a pretty high-powered game and I hated to see her waste a feat when everyone else is twinking.  I hate to see what I consider a key feature of the class (others may see it as an option, I see it as a key class feature like an mount or an animal companion) go unused.  I think this is an option of similar power that is a lot easier to manage.  As a wizard player myself, I don't know which one I'd use.  I like the staff rules, but I see it as more of an easier option to play then a familiar.  I think a well-played familiar is more versatile and useful.  Anyhow, I'll make the option available, it'll be up to her if she wants to use it.  Oh, and I have no comments on the above changes to the rules.  I'll let more experienced DM's comment on it.</blockquote>

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