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NCRC // Field guide (partial)

What answers

Every creature is a species, an element and a pile of numbers, all built from the bytes of an address. Names are generated too: Woofgrowl, Barkwoof, Yipwoof. We are as surprised as you.

Roll call

Headcount: 22

Dogs, golems, slimes and a cat, stood in front of the sign for a group photograph. They were not told to smile. Some of them cannot.

A group photograph at Camp 7 under the red NCRC Recovery Corps sign: golems of light, thunder, earth, water, fire and stone stand at the back, dogs in front of them, and a row of slimes with black eyes and glowing cores in front of those. A small grey cat stands at the right. Captions read: Headcount, 22, was 1. One of them is a cat.
Seven dogs, seven golems, seven slimes and one cat. Twenty-two in all. One of them is a cat.

Species on file

Dogs, golems and slimes

Every species comes in every element. Here they all are, standing in Camp 7 for the photograph. They are idle. It is their favourite state.

Dogs

The first species, and the most finished. One metre tall. Very good.

  • A Common Dog: a black and white dog standing in Camp 7 at night.Common
  • A Fire Dog: dark fur broken by glowing orange cracks.Fire
  • A Water Dog: deep blue facets with pale curling wave crests.Water
  • An Earth Dog: a brown dog with moss-green facets.Earth
  • A Thunder Dog: a dark dog with a pale chest and yellow lightning along its legs.Thunder
  • A Light Dog: a cream-white dog with a mane and tail of golden crystal.Light
  • A Phantom Dog: a sleek, near-black dog with violet edges.Phantom

Golems

Three metres tall, and built from one stone titan, then re-skinned seven ways. Each one falls in its own way.

  • A Stone Golem: a grey titan of rough boulders standing in Camp 7 at night.Common
  • A Fire Golem: dark stone split by glowing orange lava cracks.Fire
  • A Water Golem: a titan of translucent blue facets.Water
  • An Earth Golem: a brown titan of soil with glowing green seams.Earth
  • A Thunder Golem: dark slate with yellow and blue electric seams and amber crystals on its shoulders.Thunder
  • A Light Golem: an opal-white titan with a crown of crystal.Light
  • A Phantom Golem: a near-black titan with violet edges.Phantom

Slimes

Round, patient and translucent. The core tells you what they are. The eyes tell you nothing.

  • A Common Slime: a clear jelly teardrop with a small pale core and two black eyes.Common
  • A Fire Slime: an orange jelly teardrop with a bright orange core.Fire
  • A Water Slime: a sky-blue jelly teardrop with a blue core.Water
  • An Earth Slime: a green jelly teardrop with a small sprout.Earth
  • A Thunder Slime: a dark jelly teardrop with a yellow core and a small spark above it.Thunder
  • A Light Slime: a cream-white jelly teardrop with a pale gem for a core.Light
  • A Phantom Slime: a dark jelly teardrop with a purple cube for a core.Phantom

Elements

Seven ways to hit

Every element has its own colour, its own mark and its own effect. Here they are, one dog apiece, with the way each one throws its moves.

  • A Fire Dog in the arena: a black dog made of faceted shards, glowing orange along its cracks, standing in an orange ring.

    Fire

    A faceted fireball that leaves a trail of embers.

  • A Water Dog in the arena: a dog of deep blue facets with pale curling wave crests along its back and tail, standing in a blue ring.

    Water

    A wave of pixel columns that rolls across the floor, like a digital equalizer.

  • An Earth Dog in the arena: a brown dog covered in moss-green facets with stumps along its spine, standing in a green ring.

    Earth

    A boulder of cubes, lobbed in a low arc.

  • A Thunder Dog up close: a dark dog with a pale, hunched chest and yellow lightning bolts along its back and legs, standing in a yellow ring.

    Thunder

    A bolt that turns at right angles, like a trace on a circuit board.

  • A Light Dog in the arena: a pale, cream-white dog with a mane and tail of golden crystal shards, standing in a pale ring.

    Light

    A clean beam.

  • A Phantom Dog in the arena: a sleek black dog with violet edges and a long pointed tail, standing in a purple ring.

    Phantom

    A corrupted stream that snakes toward its target.

  • Common

    A V of pale shards. Common has no element at all, and its mark is a plain ring and a dot.

Completion report

Twelve species planned

Species and elements are separate, so any species can turn up in any element. Filed by the Corps, who would like it noted that the dogs are done.

Dogs
7 / 7
Golems
7 / 7
Slimes
7 / 7
Cats
1 / 7
Mechs
0 / 7
Human, Ghost, Lizard, Mage, Bird, Fish, Bug
On the list
Sound
Some
Story
Some
Release date
No
A low-poly grey cat with amber eyes stands in Camp 7 at night beside a burn barrel and a pink HOTEL sign, looking off to the left.
The first Cat, standing still. Opinions are pending.

Traits

Names, tempers and rarities

Each creature has a temperament, which decides how it takes being coached, and likes and dislikes of its own.

Some creatures are Rare: special named forms that turn up far less often. We will leave it at that.

How the game works