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Doodling a bug mount design and figured i might expand on it and add it to Familiar Bonds- so you guys get a rare treat.

i vanish into the void again now.

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government assigned lil guys for ppl!

@arawsuu - @thelostmoongazer - @cosmic-nopedog

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obSERVE. MORE GUYS

This puts us over 100! with out little plant bug and Elder Crab- both have earth typing!

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despite spending most of my time posting gay monster men on my main blog- I did draw some new familiars recently.

Cabelet -> Electromock -> Striking Coil

it's grown layers of ribbed scales to mimic wires in a factory. when it's little it hides in metal tubes because the scales are still hardening and thusly it's easily hurt

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Have you put thought into the combat system? I remember scrolling though and getting the impression its not like pokemon which is really interesting! and Cool! and I wanna know if you have put any thought into them (or if I missed a post)

No worries! I believe i've said a little about my idea, but not a lot because it's not ironed out yet. but so far I know for sure that it's going to be a Deck builder style- inspired by Voice Of Cards and Inscription!

you can add up to 8 familiars (currently) to your Deck, but must have at least one. for spells i'm thinking a Max of 10, and a min of 5.

Each familiar has a flat attack and a Flat heath and that's it! HOWEVER, you can add sigils with different abilities to Familiars with an open slot for one (not all have them. Single stage familiars tend to have more slots for them

Combat is based on a mana system. the actual flow of combat it'self is still being ironed out but my idea is that each familiar can attack with either of their types- or be used to channel spells. they can also attack in in front of them, or to the sides. Think of it like pokemon's triple battle mechanic.

attcking and casting spells costs mana, but you can earn mana by 'passing' a familiars turn, or you get some at the beginning of your turn each round. some spells also can be cast to give you some. The more YOU level up, the more mana pool you have, however, you spend your levels to evolve your familiars!

not featured in the hand, you can only have, i think, three cards in your hand- unless you return a familiar to your hand. the only penalty for having over three cards is that you can't draw new ones.

in the top left over there is your deck, running out of cards is how you loose battles, it's not ironed out super well yet aside from if an enemy attacks a black space they attack your deck and you discard the top card- i'm thinking if the top card is a familiar though it gets auto summon to the field, but 'weakened' (half health)

You can only cast SPELLS through familiars, but Items can be used without mana during the 'hand' phase- where you draw cards and summon familiars. I'm thinking on making it so you can only use one item per hand phase but i'm unsure for now!

I also like the idea that any Extra mana you have at the end of battle turns into gold, but we'll see- I might also have the mana carry over into the overworld. maybe undrawn cards can give you bonus gold.

there's still a lot to work out, but that's my general idea.

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the two most common ways to get your first familiar is to get one from a rescue, or summon one via a mentor. familiars can also be past down through families.

The field in which your mentor is in doesn't have to be specific to witches and familiars- the example here, though, is Mystic Shows/contests.

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Are there possibly any familiars for a huge horror fan who still scares super easily and has anxiety?

Zombug my friend!

Though not very well received due to their unnerving look and upkeep- these little bugs are about the size of a house cat and form very strong family bonds. being 'undead' also means they are very cold, and they tend to be very cuddly for warmth! remember to clean their fur, though, or they start to smell like rot.

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The joy of making a work where magic is everywhere means i can make non human characters. 'Mystics' rather.

here are some guys you might meet on your journey