Familiars

Basics

A character may only have one familiar at a time. 

The familiar may only be a living creature from a player item card.  Gamemaster cast cards cannot be used for familiars. 

The familiar must be bonded to the character through the use of the Familiar Bond and/or the Familiar Link cards. 

Familiars with the Familiar Link anchor may receive role-playing points from their master and can purchase card points at the rate of the master’s + the familiar’s total card points. 

  Example: Eldona the Witch has 165 card points and her cat familiar, Quincy, has 45 card points.  At this point, additional card points purchased by either Eldona or Quincy cost 30 role-playing points per card point instead of the standard 20 role-playing points.

Anchors

Familiars may purchase anchors from the following list:  Drakkentung, Health, Hunting, Nightvision, Perception, Ride, Scouting, Stealth, and Thievery.

Boons

Familiars may earn boons, but at a slower rate than a player character.  Familiars earn boons at the rate of 1 boon for every 40 card points.  This means that a familiar cannot receive a boon until it has earned at least 41 card points.

Familiars may earn boons from the following list:  Arion's Course, Cat's Eye, Kasalorn's Gift, Kijon's Health, Rhianon's Training.

A player character gains boon slots at a slower rate than normal.  She only has boon slots at her card points, not including the points of the familiar.

  Example: Even though Eldona counts as a total of 210 card points and could have 6 boon slots and 2 weapon mastery anchors if she did not have a familiar, she only has 5 boon slots available and can only purchase 1 weapon mastery anchor.  However, because Quincy has 45 card points he can earn 1 boon.

Familiars and Death

If the familiar dies all points invested into the familiar, including the points for the Familiar Bond and Familiar Link, are lost.  The character purchases card points at his new card point total.

If the familiar's master dies, the familiar becomes an NPC.  The familiar will not bond with another master.  The familiar's character sheet should be sent to the guildmaster to be placed in the Notable NPCs section of the website.

Purchasing Cards

Familiars with the Familiar Link anchor may receive role-playing points from their master.  The familiar can then purchase Universal ace cards and selected Universal anchor cards.  These cards are purchased at the rate of the Master's card points + the Familiar's card points.

Spells

Familiars can only cast spells through the use of the Familiar Magic ace card.  They are not permitted to learn or cast spells of their own.