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A Witch makes a pact made with an otherworldly power and, communing with that source, using her familiar as a conduit, the witch gains a host of spells. Familiars store all of the spells that a witch knows.
A witch’s familiar can learn spells from another witch’s familiar. To accomplish this, the familiars must spend one hour per level of the spell being taught in communion with one another. At the end of this time, the witch whose familiar is learning a spell must make a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + spell level). If the check succeeds, the familiar has learned the spell and the witch may utilize it the next time she prepares spells. If the check fails, the familiar has failed to learn the spell and cannot try to learn that spell again until the witch has gained another rank in Spellcraft.
So, a Familiar stores spells for the Witch, and communicates them to her somehow.
Now, suppose the Witch picks a spell, at a new level, that is on both the witch's tradition spell list and the Arcane spell list.
If a Wizard selects the Arcane Discovery Feral Speech, can the Familiar teach the spell to the Wizard?

I have a house rule that Spellcasters can 'burn' constitution to cast spells.
The rule goes like this:
1. Choose a spell
2. Subtract Level of Spell from Constitution (CON)
2a. This is Ability Drain
3. Immediately make a CON check at reduced CON
3a. If CON is 0 or less, player is Dead.
3b. If CON check is failed, player is Fatigued.
3b-1 If player is already Fatigued player is Exhausted
3b-2 If player is already Exhausted player is Nauseated

An expended prepared spell can be 'recast' in this manner.
If the daily casting limit has been exceeded, the spell can be cast in this manner.

This allows lower level spellcasters to remain useful (at considerable risk) to the party and encourages a wider range of spells for spellcasters who must prepare their spells every day.

No more "I cast a spell, let's sleep!"