Esteemed Agents,

Today, we shall take a close look at some of the new rules our campaign will bring.

Haven’s Heir will not just feature an extensive campaign book but also the Dioscorian Library, a tome featuring new rules, classes and other juicy add-ons to our existing core rules. And one of these new rules will be the Familiar system!

Familiars are creatures who accompany the Hand on their adventures: a guide sent by otherworldly forces to assist them. They could be an animal like a cat, bat, spider or dog; a mythical creature like a hellhound or winged snake; or something more supernatural like a spirit or animated statuette. The choice is yours!

A familiar is attached to the entire Hand, rather than to an individual Agent. Familiars are not trivial to acquire: some of your Agents must appeal to a deity, who will then send the familiar. For example:

In the dead of night, the Hand sleeping in their quarters in the council tower, the shutters are blown open and the familiar is perched on the windowsill.
The Hand search the wild places of Dioscoria for a suitable familiar. They discover it seated comfortably within a ring of mushrooms.
The familiar emerges from a reflecting pool in one of the city’s temples as the Hand are praying for the help of a deity.

Each familiar has traits (eg. kind, mischievous, loyal), an ability (eg. telepathy, dream-walker, shape-shifter), and a natural talent (eg. climbing, spinning webs, sharp vision).

Familiars are mostly controlled by the Agents, and can help during missions. They can take harm (but never die), and gain xp to improve their stats.

The familiar rules are currently in the testing stage, so all this may change – but if you’d like to try out a familiar at your table, and tell us how it went (which would be super useful!), just head to our discord and ask an admin for the “playtester” role!

Now, do you like familiars? I mean, who doesn’t! Below you can vote which one is your favourite so far! But beware: there are even more cute (and fierce) familiars on the way!

That’s it for now! Thank you for signing up and feel free to also reserve for a mere €5 to receive a free pin and sticker sheet once you back the campaign.

A ton of fun and banter also await you via our socials and on Discord, if you seek more entertainment.

Stay safe and stay connected,

The Warden of Shadows

What is YOUR familiar of choice?

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