symmetri Familiar cords

Games Discussion Ars Magica
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Away from books for a while.

Does the Familiar cords also affect the Familiar?

If the Familiar had an Int score, does its magus give the Familiar a bonus to mental resistance, personality trait rolls et al equal to the Silver cord strength?
Just as the Magus would get in similar circumstances

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ArM5 p.104 The Three Cords has a blanket:

These benefits also apply to the familiar.

So Silver and Bronze Cord scores help familiars a lot. A Golden Cord score less so: a familiar will rarely use magic, as it cannot learn it.

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