> I thought that familiars could only be incomplete creatures or inanimat=
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> objects, and a herd-man is neither. Mind you, I always thought it was a=
> bit of a pity you couldn't have a black cat as a familiar or something
> like that. Have I misread the rules or has Tal?
You have. A fixed-INT creature (like any kind of cat [*], or a herd-man) makes a fine familiar. See the start of the Monsters Book: "Only fully sentient physical beings are defined as 'complete'. Animals are incomplete because they lack free will, possessing instead fixed INT."
To make an animal complete, give it a point of Familiar INT. Again, see the Monsters Book intro for the effects.
RQ3 Dragons have Fixed INT 10, but it's a rabbit stew recipe.
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Nick
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[*] Calvin's claws tell me to note that ginger-and-white long-haired half=
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Persian cats have higher INT than other breeds of cat, and free will too.=
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