EccentricFantasy
The mind is a fearsome thing, don't tread on it.
How does one stand out in a world of exception? When everyone has magical capabilities, how does one distinguish themselves among the extraordinary? Well, they judge based on pets.
In the world of the magical, the only real distinction is the type of familiar you can summon. Treated much like a game of who has the fancier pet. A lot of people take great pride in their familiars. Though, due to this increasing popularity of who has the better familiar, there has been a lot of research and study done into the type of familiar one can summon. As such, the study and research of familiars has taken great leaps and strides. Soon it became the only magical research anybody was interested in. Even those with non-classical magical abilities, such as monks, knights or paladins, had familiars as well. They were the only thing that really mattered in life. It became the standard of when you became an adult. Adventuring, showing off your familiar and discovering new ways that these familiars would appear, interact or manifest. People odd at the abilities that some of these summoned companions had.
The world was far too dangerous a place. They needed adventurers and adventurers needed familiars. Of course, adventures guilds popped up. Making money advancing themselves and all sorts of fun things. What will your story be? How will your familiar help you? Let the story begin.
Types
A Familiar can take on different types based on the nature of its form or ability. It is commonly thought that the nature of the Master is what determines the type of Familiar they receive.
Basic Types
There are 5 basic types of Familiar that are commonplace.| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: Arms | A category for a Familiar that is wielded by Masters. This includes weapons such as swords, staves, and even extends up to prosthetic body parts as well. |
| Type: Beast | A category for a Familiar that takes the form of a living, non-human being. |
| Type: Chariot | A category for a Familiar that takes the form of a vehicle. |
| Type: Castle | A category for a Familiar that takes the form of a building. In its basic category, this type of Familiar cannot move, but in return boasts high defensive power. |
| Type: Territory | A category for a Familiar that invokes a special ability within a certain area. Since this Familiar does not usually have a physical form, it is extremely difficult for it to be interfered with by others. Depending on the shape and size of the area of effect, the strength of the effect can change. A spirit form can be manifested, but it is purely visual. |
Rare Types
There are 2 types of Familiar's that are much rarer.| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: Maiden | A category for a Familiar that takes the form of a human female. This type of Familiar is always a hybrid with up to two of the five basic types from the beginning. It tends to emerge due to a sense of crisis. The ability of this type of Familiar are usually focused on the concept of 'giant killing': concentrating power on a single point and defeating the 'strong' under limited conditions. Said 'strong' can be defined as a certain kind of opponent, or even a concept. |
| Type: Apostle | A category for a Familiar that takes the form of a human male. This type of Familiar is always a hybrid with up to two of the five basic types right from the beginning. It tends to emerge due to a sense of duty. They will dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to their Masters' missions, regardless of its morality. Less than 0.1% of all Familiar's are this type. The ability of this type of Familiar are usually focused on the concept of 'Dominator': Taking control of a part of the world and transforming it into a world that benefits them. This differs from Type: Territory in that rather than invoking the ability inside an area, it dominates the phenomenon inside the designated area. It is extremely easy for this Familiar to grow and acquire powerful abilities. |
High-End Familiar
Depending on the form and ability a Familiar obtains during the course of its evolution, it will sometimes become a High-End Familiar. Each of the five basic categories has two high end categories.| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: Weapon | A category for a Type: Arms Familiar whose functionality is focused on its use as a weapon, increasing potential damage. |
| Type: Calculator | A category for a Type: Arms Familiar whose functionality focuses on calculation ability. A weapon that forgoes the damage boost for a pseudo sentience, allowing for extra battle tactics and assistance. |
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: Legion | A category for a Type: Beast Familiar with multiple units. They come in two types: those with a large number of units with weaker abilities and status and those with a small number of units with stronger abilities. |
| Type: Guardian | A category for a Type: Beast Familiar that is capable of independent action. Due to concentrating resources into one unit, its abilities and status surpasses that of a Legion. |
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: Gear | A category for a Type: Chariot Familiar specialized in being ridden by its Master. Normally, the Familiar's ability would only work when the Master is present, but in the case of hybrids with the Maiden, Apostle or Guardian category, independent operation is possible. |
| Type: Advance | A category for a Type: Chariot Familiar specialized in strengthening the ability of the Master's vehicle. Taking one skill or ability and maximizing it to it's utmost potential. |
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: Fortress | A category for a Type: Castle Familiar that takes the form of a huge facility or a large scale fortification. |
| Type: Labyrinth | A category for a Type: Castle Familiar whose abilities focuses on affecting things on the inside of its range. |
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: World | A category for a Type: Territory Familiar whose ability can affect everything inside the designated space. Depending on the nature of the ability, the effect can be increased by compressing the area of effect. |
| Type: Rule | A category for a Type: Territory Familiar whose ability only affects the user. Placing a rule or rules on the Master and granting boosts in ability or skill based on the severity of said rules and how strictly they are followed. Punishment is possible and becomes gradually more intense as the the Rule becomes more strict. |
So this is a classic story of adventuring, but rather than focusing purely on adventures, fighting and other such things, I wanted to put a major focus on the development of your character and their relationship with their familiar. I made sure to include plenty of ways for you to mix and match and grow. Of course, you will need to adventure and have wonderful stories in order for that to happen, but it's not the end all be all. You could design a familiar for domestic use, design one that could help you with a business for the adventurer's guild. This is a completely open world and the only limit is your imagination. However, there are a few rules!
1. RPN rules apply and I get the final saying.
2. No godmodding, metagaming and the like. Doing these will automatically get you kicked, but not without a warning.
3. Be respectful to each other and if there is anyone that you don't feel comfortable with, let me know. I want everyone to have fun here.
4. A minimum of 2 paragraphs is required, no one-liners. Posts should be in third person past tense.
5. You are to play as a Master. You will also be responsible for your familiar. In the case of any Maiden or Apostles, it's basically playing two characters.
6. Tell me your favorite book in your request.
7. Be reasonable with your choice of Familiar's and the abilities you give them. No one is gonna start this in a super over powered state. Not even myself. If they have a huge ability, give them an easily exploited weakness. Make them strong, but balanced.
8. Have fun!
I very intentionally left the familiar system vague and loose ended. I wanted you all to mix and match. Come up with weird and wonderful combinations that make your familiar unique to you. I would appreciate if you ran ideas by me before you solidify them. I won't tell you what to do, but I will offer opinion and solutions to help fit the world if asked.
World building is under way, but remember that I want you to affect the world in your own way. However that may be. This world is yours to explore and shape. Be sure to have fun with it. I will try to apply story elements to help with the fable you want to weave. I can't wait to see our stories unfold!
I could be here all day thinking about this. So I’ll just go with the Wings series.
