The Game Master's Deck of Familiars and Animal Companions - by Logan Reese (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Add some excitement to your next session with The Game Master's Deck of Familars and Animal Companions, your key to unlocking a new world of friendship and fun for your game! This fully illustrated 40-card deck contains dozens of mystical creatures and ferocious beasts ready to join your adventure with the flip of a card. Featuring original art from renowned illustrator Tim Foley, each card contains all the stats, actions, abilities and lore needed for a quick and easy integration into your game.

Familiars have long provided magic-using PCs with a trusted companion that can help with exploration and combat, but the rules as written put a lot of work on the GM and players to give them a personality. Our deck provides players with a fully-realized familiar that feels like a party member from the get-go, turning a useful mechanic into a font of storytelling possibilities.

And with our new "animal companion" system, we give PCs of every class an opportunity to get in on the fun. No matter what class or level, your players can find their next loyal companion in this deck, from six-legged polecats to spine-covered chinchillas and more. So get ready to make some room--your new pet has arrived!

About the Author

Logan Reese, aka Runesmith, is an established content creator and author of the books Stibbles Codex of Companions and The Seeker's Guide to Twisted Taverns (which raised more than $1.6 million in its Kickstarter campaign), both published by Ghostfire Gaming. He's also the creator of the board game Companion Quest. He has more than 390K followers on his YouTube channel, where he posts educational and entertaining videos covering the finer points of Dungeons & Dragons.

Tim Foley was born in Flint, Michigan, and since attending college at the Kendall School of Design, has made his home in Grand Rapids on the west side of the state. A freelance illustrator for the past three decades, his work has appeared in magazines and newspapers around the world and books have included many titles in the bestselling young adult "Who Was" biography series, as well as several adult coloring books. He is the illustrator of The Game Master's Deck of Boons and Banes, The Game Master's Deck of Wild Magic and Mischief, Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons and Drinking with Wizards, Warriors and Dragons.