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	Familiar spirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Familiars were mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth, as the witches called their familiars.
		The form taken by the familiar is also influenced by the personality of its master as in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman (though the comparison is not perfect, the nature of Pullman's daemons being dissimilar from standard notions of a familiar).
		Familiars have appeared in several fantasy role playing systems, most notably as the companions of wizards and sorcerers in recent versions of Dungeons and Dragons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Familiar (388 words)

	Familiars
		Familiars usually assumed animal forms - cats, toads, owls, mice and dogs seem to have been the most common - though virtually any animal or insect could be suspected.
		Throughout Africa, the wild creatures of the bush are said to be Witches' familiars: for the Lugbara, they are said to be the toad, snake, lizard, water frog, bat, owl, leopard, jackal and a type of monkey that screeches in the night; for the Dinka, they are fl cobras and hyenas.
		The Zulus' familiars are said to be corpses dug up and re-animated with magic; they are sent out at on night errands to scare travelers with their shrieking and pranks.
	www.geocities.com /twisted_glitter_2000/Familiar.html (982 words)

	Familiars (New Henchman Type)
		Familiars form a special bond with their Wizards, and the death of a Familiar (unless it is somehow resurrected) means that the Wizard permanently loses 1 Fate Point.
		Power Familiars are creatures that serve as natural collectors of the energy of the Winds of Magic, and Wizards can exploit this fact to power their own spells.
		Once per expedition, if the Familiar is in base contact with the Wizard, the Wizard may cast one of his spells without having to expend a spell component, by drawing upon the Familiar's energy.
	greywolf.critter.net /ahq/henchmen/familiars.htm (1172 words)

	Familiars
		I've long mused that familiars can be used in much the same manners as founts, foci, etc, with the right spells.
		Familiars, while known to the Shek-Pvar, are not common.
		As the familiar can be used as focus, fount, and friend, it can also be enchanted to become a magical artefact itself.
	www.ketherian.org /paxtharda/gm_stuff/magic/familiars.htm (1960 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Familiars
		Many of the privileges and exemptions granted to religious are accorded their familiars.
		For this reason familiars validly receive absolution from a confessor approved by the regular prelate, or from one approved by the ordinary of the place where the house is located.
		In like manner, familiars actually dwelling in a monastery may receive their Easter Communion in the church or chapel of the monastery.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05781c.htm (277 words)

	Familiars For Savage Worlds
		Familiars can be taken as an Edge, with an AB as a prerequisite.
		The familiar gains the ability to understand all the languages the mage could when he gained the familiar.
		The familiar can be given an additional selection of powers, as many as the mage wants and can afford to lose the power points for.
	www.kript.net /SavageWorlds/familiars.html (755 words)

	Obsidian Forum Community -> Familiar's. How 3.0 ed and 3.5 ed. differ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Under the 3.5 rules the Familiar can attack and the this is worked out the same as for 3.0 using the base creatures stats and the Familiar's Dexterity or Strength (whichever is greater) bonus to get the mellee attack bonus.
		All of the talk about how we're handling familiars is speculative - but my current plan is that they give their master appropriate skill bonuses, scouting abilities, plus a cool extra or two I don't want to mention (in case we don't have time to implement those bits).
		Familiars would be treated as non-combatants and can't attack anyone, but on the plus side they can't be attacked in return.
	forums.obsidianent.com /index.php?showtopic=27123&hl= (3001 words)

	Familiars,animal guides and shape shifting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The concept of familiars used by witches, shamans and magicians is an old concept.
		The plant as a familiar is not commonly known, but it is used by many who work with herbs and for healing.
		Familiars are used to strengthen your magick, warn you of danger, guide you on inner or shamanic journeys, for healing, adapt an animals traits to shape-shift or become 'invisible', and to help us to understand the connection between humans, animals, plants, Otherwolds and all of nature in the universe.
	www.geocities.com /lavenderwater37/familiars.htm (1050 words)

	The CRAFT .. Familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Still others believe familiars are never "pets" (and should never be treated as such) but are animals that volunteer to work as familiars and are Karmically attracted to Witches.
		In ways both physical and behavioral, the hare was a natural ally of witches: Hares are swift and agile, able to stand on their hind legs like a person, prone to gathering in parliament like groups, orgiastically mad in the spring, wantonly destructive of crops and possessed of a most unbeast like cry.
		Ugly and venomous thought it was, the toad seems to have been among the most cherished of witch familiars: The creatures were dressed in velvet by their mistresses, ornamented with bells and encouraged to dance.
	www.cybamall.com /zakimba/afhfamiliars.html (1451 words)

	WITCHES FAMILIARS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These Familiars are the ones who have a psychic connection with the Witch.
		The second kind of Familiar is an astral creature of animal form that attaches itself to a human for the purpose of helping.
		This type of Familiar usually is a creature that can't be kept within the house.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/momwitch/cat.html (195 words)

	Familiars
		of being a witch was being questioned or tried, it was said to be her (or his) familiar.
		familiars are "demons" or spirits in animal form but simply animals whose psychic
		Among certain Eskimos, the familiar is embodied in an artificial seal, not
	www.geocities.com /SouthBeach/Breakers/1965/familiar.html (1129 words)

	familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		familiars, though others don't believe it should be done.
		Familiars usually stay with their shaman until death, then disappear.
		A Familiar, to my way of thinking, is an individual who has entered into a mutually beneficial relationship (partnership) with you, and therefore should be afforded the respect and consideration due a partner.
	www.crystalforest1.homestead.com /familiars.html (1315 words)

	The Witches Way Familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A familiar can be an animal, a plant or anything with energy residing within it.
		An animal is usually the chosen familiar, such as a pet, which can lend it's energy to your purposes, ritual or spells.
		Another type of familiar is the one you create yourself, a non-material being, created from your own energies, that can act for you when you cannot do so yourself.
	www.witchesway.net /10-22-links/familiars.html (145 words)

	Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Community Forums - Familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Accompanying the familiar radar would be the option of a separate familiar command window, although anyone should have the option of seeing any and all commands in the main chat window.
		Familiars won't be very capable of fighting on their own, but according to their unique abilities they'll be useful.
		Familiars are not another attack creature, and should not be given the abilities to.
	www.ddo.com /forums/printthread.php?t=773 (1872 words)

	Llewellyn Journal - Familiars: Your Magical Partners
		In Western lore, the familiar gained unfortunate notoriety as a supposedly evil, demonic entity during the anti-witch hysteria that began in the Middle Ages.
		Familiars were less significant in witch trials in the American colonies.
		Familiars have a special psychic attunement and rapport that makes them valuable participants in raising power, setting and clearing space, spellcasting, scrying, healing, and other rituals and magical activities.
	www.llewellynjournal.com /article.php?id=480 (1931 words)

	Wicca/Witchcraft 101 - Familiars [Eldritchs Crypt] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Familiars were given names like any household pet, which most of them undoubt- edly were.
		Perhaps the best known familiar name is Pyewackett, the moniker the Witch's cat in the movie Bell, Book and Candle, and a name that dates back to Renaissance England.
		I would not recommend contracting an animal to become your familiar and then treating the animal as a pet.
	crypt.eldritchs.com /wicca/familiars.html (1497 words)

	Familiars
		familiars are visible to ordinary sight, as, for example, in the form of dogs or cats, but in some cases it was claimed that witches were followed by a swarm of invisible familiars.
		It was held that the familiar, usually in the form of a small domestic animal, was given to the witch by the Devil as companion, helper and adviser, which could be used to perform malicious errands, including murder, and other feats of fl magic.
		Japanese familiars were dogs and foxes, and in Africa it was believed witches relied on the assistance of baboons, hyenas and owls.
	www.occultopedia.com /f/familiars.htm (653 words)

	Familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		familiars helped diagnose illnesses and the sources of bewitchment and were used
		Familiars reputedly are sensitive to psychic vibrations and power and are welcomed
		to become your familiar and then treating the animal as a pet.
	ww2.paganlore.com:8080 /familiar.html (1130 words)

	Kliatt: Little, Denise ed. Familiars - Book Review
		Familiars is a load of fun to read for the fantasy fan or anyone who wants a good escape.
		Most of them are animals, but there are a few surprises and one tale will make readers review their concept of what constitutes a pet and what is a master.
		There is the mediocre wizard who depends heavily on his familiar, a seductive and saucy, wisecracking female cat who promptly disappears.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0PBX/is_6_36/ai_107202706 (323 words)

	RPGnet: Review of Dweomercraft: Familiars
		Basically, there are two options for the improved or exotic familiars - either the casting of a higher level spell, or requiring the use of a feat, either of which is dependent on the type of improve or exotic familiar.
		Each chapter on a type of familiar starts with a list of familiars and their benefits, a discussion of the type of creatures (often including special rules and role-playing ideas), then ends with stats for each type of critter.
		The most fascinating familiar in this section is the "Phenix", which is like a little bird shaped ball of fire (named after the legendary "Phoenix"), that changes colors according to its moods.
	www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/10/10223.phtml?nobuy=1 (1648 words)

	Familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dog - An excellent familiar as well as man's best friend, a dog familiar is of the small dog variety, such as terrier.
		Monkey - Monkey familiars are unavailable to most arcane casters, as they are not native to a typical 'European-style' setting, but for those who have the ability to get a monkey familiar, they are an excellent choice.
		This category of familiar presumes monkeys which are no bigger than a housecat, such as colobus or capuchin monkeys.
	www.stormkeep.net /magick/familiars.htm (902 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Ecyclopaedia Arcane - Familiars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		You will also find variant special ability progressions for familiars whose masters have gained in experience, a detailed guideline on how to improve a familiar via gained experience and training rituals, brief overviews of a couple prestige classes based on familiars, and a catalog of spells used to augment familiars.
		Familiars are much more than pets; they are an extension of the mages that summon them.
		To be more to the point, familiars are a part of the mage made manifest by his arcane powers and will and the mage should recognize that he invests much more than the components of the summon spell into his familiar.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1904577148 (336 words)

	Graffë Forums - OoW familiars
		One of the great things about the familiars (before OOW) was that a wizard could instantly change from Allegiant to Specialty instantly and the Fire/Magic/Ice familiar would overwrite the Allegiant.
		A wizard has summoned his Devoted Familiar and wishes to instantly switch to a specialized familiar for one of many reasons (tank died-need to burn down named npc, just pulled npc that ae's a heavy fire/magic/ice spell, etc).
		It is such a simple fix that it is laughable, but without a change the inconvenience really highlights just how crappy an implementation familiars were in the first place.
	www.graffe.com /forums/printthread.php?t=27259 (600 words)

	Familiars
		Unlike a summoned creature which only appears on command and leaves when unneeded, the animal familiar will act as a companion to the ninja all through their day.
		The Destruction Bugs are one of the familiars of the Aburame Clan.
		Kuromaru acts as a canine familiar for the Inuzuka clan.
	www.leafninja.com /familiars.php (253 words)

	RPG Now: Dweomercraft: Familiars
		There are the rules for the creation of new familiars and a wealth of information on new types, including clockwork and undead creations.
		This is the Familiar book that no Wizard or Sorcerer should do without, illustrated lovingly and providing several extra feats and new ideas, this book has all the wielder of the magical arts needs.
		Dweomercraft: Familiars offers new insight unto those companions that are often the unseen and bravest of the adventuring party.
	www.rpgnow.com /product_info.php?products_id=2514 (364 words)

	SIBERIAN HUSKIES^HUSKY SPIRIT GUIDES^Spirtuality Holistic Metaphysical Animal Healing^Friendly Familars
		Familiars are around us all, even in our daydreams and nightly dreams.
		Familiars can also be something other than the ordinary type of pets we humans like to have abut us.
		Often familiars make themselves known through meditation and dreams.This usually applies to people who can't have pets or who feel connected to animal it would be impossible to have in their lives.Whenever a change is coming into my life, no matter how small, tigers, leopards, cheetahs,cats, wolves,and bears appear suddenly in my meditations and dreams.
	www.husky-petlove.com /friendly.html (1105 words)

	[Familiars] Enabling Unlock/Disarm trap skills - The Forums
		Since HCR rewrites the traps/locks code, familiars with these related abilities don't work very well, such as the pixie.
		Unlike Henchmen, Familiars are a bit hard-coded so you cant really do much with them from within the toolset.
		I have not looked at the familiar scripts or hardcoded info as of yet so I was just wondering.
	www.neises.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7240 (314 words)

	Friends & Familiars - RPG Reviews - GameWyrd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Friends and Familiars is, for me, a book of fifteen wonderful illustrations that have been bundled with some stats and brief background blurb so that they can be published as a roleplaying supplement.
		Its safe to say that the races in Friends and Familiars are safe enough for virtually all D&D style d20 campaign worlds and yet interesting enough to be worthwhile having in a book.
		Friends and Familiars is one of those books that can lift a struggling GM out of a rut.
	www.gamewyrd.com /review/296 (765 words)

	Familiars - The Sisters Three
		I have a cat, but I wouldn't call her a familiar, nearly set herself on fire once by coming too close to a candle.
		Not all familiars are physicall either, some have spiritual familiars as well.
		Most familiars start off as a spiritual type protector, usually created and residing in the Astral plane as a thought form, which overtime may gain enough energy (eg through rituall, energy feeding, they cycle of reincarnation etc) to manifest itself physically.
	www.thesistersthree.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3789 (795 words)

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