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    What is a familiar? In witch terms

    TwistedTransistorTwistedTransistor Posts: 154 Member
    in The Sims 3 General Discussion
    In one of the new previews of Supernatural they mention Witches being able to use magic through a familiar such as a cat.
    What does that mean?

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    • NoonlesNoonles Posts: 428 New Member
      edited August 2012
      http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+familiar .

      Haha, but seriously, a familiar is just a magical companion to witches and other fantasy folk. In the case of Supernatural, a cat familiar will boosts a witches spell success rate.
    • TwistedTransistorTwistedTransistor Posts: 154 Member
      edited August 2012
      Noonles wrote:
      http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+familiar .

      Haha, but seriously, a familiar is just a magical companion to witches and other fantasy folk. In the case of Supernatural, a cat familiar will boosts a witches spell success rate.
      Thankyou for showing me that exists :lol:
      -Let me google that for you-
      I freaking love the internet.

      I wasn't sure if it was a general Witch term or just something the sims team made up for Supernatural.
      Thanks for the info
    • murfeelmurfeel Posts: 7,584 Member
      edited August 2012
      TwistedTransistor wrote:
      In one of the new previews of Supernatural they mention Witches being able to use magic through a familiar such as a cat.
      What does that mean?

      So I wonder if this means we'll be getting a new 'Pet'? :shock:
      Or if it will be a watered down sort of pet you don't interact with much, like the Cowplant?
      Or if it's not a pet at all, and just another moving object we'll have that boosts our moodlets/power--that just so happens to be in the shape of a spectral cat?
    • cajo5cajo5 Posts: 1,359
      edited August 2012
      murfeel wrote:
      TwistedTransistor wrote:
      In one of the new previews of Supernatural they mention Witches being able to use magic through a familiar such as a cat.
      What does that mean?

      So I wonder if this means we'll be getting a new 'Pet'? :shock:
      Or if it will be a watered down sort of pet you don't interact with much, like the Cowplant?
      Or if it's not a pet at all, and just another moving object we'll have that boosts our moodlets/power--that just so happens to be in the shape of a spectral cat?

      It is a cat, maybe one of the others, that will enhance a witches power. So no new pet.
    • Mariefoxprice83Mariefoxprice83 Posts: 8,108 Member
      edited August 2012
      I thought it was just if a witch sim has a pet cat in the normal fashion it boosts his/her spellcasting ability?
      Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.
    • antsims310antsims310 Posts: 1,154 New Member
      edited August 2012
      A familiar is a creature (usually a cat) that guides a new witch when she discovers her powers. In the case of SN, they boost the witch's ability, and make spells more successful.
    • HydrasisHydrasis Posts: 216 New Member
      edited August 2012
      Think along the line of Salem from Sabrina. He was a compass but a kinda faulty one on occasion . w . ;
    • FlawlessAriaFlawlessAria Posts: 1,476 New Member
      edited August 2012
      But will this mean people without Pets get it?!
    • NeonivekNeonivek Posts: 1,373 Member
      edited August 2012
      A familiar is another word for "Pet" for the most part.
    • KBrox1KBrox1 Posts: 234 Member
      edited August 2012
      Who knows? Guess we'll have to wait and find out. :3
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    • NeonivekNeonivek Posts: 1,373 Member
      edited August 2012
      KBrox1 wrote:
      Who knows? Guess we'll have to wait and find out. :3

      In The Sims 3 a witch who has a familiar has less drain from casting magic spells... or faster magic regeneration I forget.

      That is pretty much it.
    • ashcrash19ashcrash19 Posts: 4,407 Member
      edited August 2012
      What I find wonderful is I created a cat based on my real life cat, Felix...who happens to be a black cat. Maybe my simself should be a witch :lol:
      "Not All Who Wander Are Lost"-Tolkien
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    • orrasfairyorrasfairy Posts: 224 Member
      edited August 2012
      Familiars can also be birds or snakes(really any animal).
      There is a lot of lore surrounding familiars. In some myths the witch is able to turn into her familiar or see through their eyes. In, others they help increase the witch's powers. They basically just serve the witch. In all of the stories I've read, familiars are much smarter than normal animals.

    • jazhandzjazhandz Posts: 26
      edited August 2012
      In the most basic terms, familiars are a witch's magical companion. Familiars were thought of to assist the witch in their magic, although I cannot say how exactly. They are usually live beings, such as animals, and typically have a spiritual connection with their "master."

      In some forms of fiction, they are also sources that witches can store their magical power in. The witch's magic can be drawn from this source at any time, by conjuring the familiar.
    • DerellaDerella Posts: 765 Member
      edited August 2012
      FlawlessAria wrote:
      But will this mean people without Pets get it?!
      No. Only people with Pets will be able to have one.
    • NeonivekNeonivek Posts: 1,373 Member
      edited August 2012
      Which I don't mind at all.

      I love it when Expansions work with other expansions and have cross content bonuses.

      I still remember Vampire Plantsims.
    • Capt_OdeeCapt_Odee Posts: 70 Member
      Noonles wrote: »
      http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+familiar .

      Haha, but seriously, a familiar is just a magical companion to witches and other fantasy folk. In the case of Supernatural, a cat familiar will boosts a witches spell success rate.

      would be nice if we could have Dog, Birds, Dragons, and/or Horses as familiars
    • Capt_OdeeCapt_Odee Posts: 70 Member
      TwistedTransistor wrote: »
      In one of the new previews of Supernatural they mention Witches being able to use magic through a familiar such as a cat.
      What does that mean?

      According SIMS Wiki: Familiars are magical creatures that act as companions for witches and spellcasters in The Sims 2: Apartment Life (when The Sims 2: Pets is also installed) and The Sims 4: Realm of Magic. Witches in The Sims 3: Supernatural get a moodlet that boosts spellcasting if they own a cat or a small pet, but these pets are completely normal otherwise.

      Source https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Familiar
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      edited June 2020
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