[quote=@Scribe of Thoth]
What school would a shaman controlling animals fall under? Pact magic seems like it deals with higher entities than just beasts, but golemancy implies artificial constructs that weren't already alive.
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Well the way the GM pitched it pact magic lets you use the magic/powers of the stuff you make a pact with. So if it's a magic animal pact magic works, otherwise probably thought manipulation so you can talk to them and stuff.