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Game Info

Title  The Book of Familiars
Author  Casey Christofferson
Book Type  Other Rules
Rank: [ 644 / 2673 ]
Genre  Fantasy
Setting  Generic
Edition Info  Troll Lord Games (2014 Hardcover)
Stock: 81291
System  Castles & Crusades
Parent: [ SIEGE Engine ]
Parent: [ d20 ]

Game Summary

The Book of Familiars -- Familiars for All Classes. All those who tread the paths of the wild, who crawl through the lost dark, plunder treasures of the ancients, must surely find themselves alone and bereft of friends. It is in those moments, when the cold creeps up your spine, and the hair rises, that you most need a stalwart companion at your side; a wolf to bare fangs, an owl to see into the darkness, a muse to whispers songs of the ancients, a named sword of cold steel and magic . . . these are the familiars you seek.

An Arm Extended -- The Book of Familiars offers a groundbreaking look at Castles & Crusades' thirteen core classes. Herein we expand the horizons of familiars and have developed a fully functional, well balanced approach for each character class to gain a familiar or animal companion. These added features do not inhibit the simplicity of the Siege Engine, nor do they add a level of complexity to your game that slows it down. The Book of Familiars adds new dimensions to the game without impeding play.

And these are not the familiars you know. However, the Book of Familiars breaks the fantasy mold. From the barbarian's spirit guides, to a fighter's weapons, the monk summoning ancestral spirits, or a rogue's shadow with a life its own and the paladin fusing his own spiritual power with his arms and armor. These are familiars as you've never seen them.

Complete with over 150 animals and monsters.

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208 pages, Hardcover or PDF.

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# Title System Publisher Released Stock Status
1 The Book of Familiars HCCastles & Crusades 1Troll Lord Games 2014 81291 ---

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8 / 10FlexiEchoes of d20 here but it offers very interesting new options for each character class & their familiars, at a small cost in complexity. I even like the small bursts of fiction throughout the book.

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