The Great Role Player tip for this episode is how to use your player characters' animal companion as more than a mechanic and go for story instead of stats. Use your characters' familiar to enhance and extend your character and their story.

01:20 - Give them goals and personality
02:20 - Don't pick them for stats
03:25 - Bring it to life
05:00 - Help it with its goals
06:30 - Defend them
07:30 - Sacrifice for them
09:09 - It's not disposable, it is a companion


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