Witches, Familiars & Magic?

This will mostly be “Which is your fav?” questions so vote on your favorite idea/concept!

Which setting?
  • A Modern(?) world where you can go to a college sort of thing if you want to further your magic education
  • A fantasy world lead by royal kingdoms. Other magical/myth creatures, like shapeshifters, fae, elves, etc. will also exist
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How will a witch meet their familiar?
  • Random meeting, the witch and familiar will feel some sort of energy pull when they see/touch/are close to each other
  • A witch can choose their own familiars and vice versa
  • Random meeting, the witch and familiar first see each other they have a “They’re the one” moment
  • The witch and familiar has a few symbol on their body that hints on to where they will meet
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A few questions:

Is this too cliche? Any way to change it?

What would you change/take away/add?

What should I avoid to make it boring/cliche?

What do you think of this as a whole?

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Updating this with more polls!

Can the familiar shapeshift?
  • No
  • Yes
  • Yes, but they can only be human for a certain amount of time
  • Yes, but they can only be in their animal forms for a certain amount of time

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How should a familiar, in animal form, communicate with humans?
  • They can’t
  • Telephatically
  • They can talk
  • Others? (Give me ideas!)

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How to differentiate between familiar and normal animals?
  • There’s runes/markings on the familiar’s body
  • No difference, they look the same
  • Familiars have some sort of auras around them
  • Others? (Give me ideas!)

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