Thousands of years ago, a doomsday cult attempted to bring about the apocalypse. Anticipating a horde of bloodthirsty demons, they were disappointed when the creatures they summoned had no interest in wreaking havoc and desecrating the earth. Instead, they remained content to loiter between worlds. Over time, groups of humans learned to control and tame daemons. Now these people, called Evokers, compete against each other for prize money to see who is better at commanding daemons The best Evokers plan elaborate strategies, participate in organized competitions, and are treated like celebrities.
You will take on the role of an Evoker who has just become a member of the Steel City Daemon Club. As an Evoker, you’ll have the ability to command up to 6 daemons in combat against your opponents. Each daemon has different strengths and weaknesses and it will be up to you to choose what daemons you want on your team.
Below you’ll see Aridia, our mascot, Floatilla, whom you met in our last art post, and Revenoth, a fresh face! The first thing you’ll notice on the card are the daemon’s name at the top, their portrait, and the colored border. While the name and portrait are self explanatory, the border lets you know at a glance what phylum/phyla a daemon belongs to. Phyla categorize daemons by their strengths and weaknesses against other phyla. Aridia is a plant daemon (bright green border), Floatilla is an Air / Explosive daemon (pale green / orange border), and Revenoth is an Ice / Spectral daemon (light blue / purple border). If you don’t happen to remember what color belongs to what phylum, no problem, just hover over the daemon card (you can tap on it if you’re on mobile) and it will tell you what phyla that daemon belongs to.
While you’re hovering over the daemon, you’ll notice that there are some bars and icons that appear beneath its phyla. These are a daemon’s base stats. There are 6 stats in Daemon Club that gauge what each daemon excels at doing. You can hover over each icon to see the stat description and hover over the bar to see the exact stat value. Health, toughness, and resilience are defensive stats that determine how much of a beating your daemon can withstand, while power, energy, and speed are offensive stats that indicate how much of a beating your daemon can dish out.
Below the stats, you’ll notice that there’s some information about the daemon’s dimensions. Its height and weight are measured in meters and kilograms. Below that, you’ll see a list of tags associated with a daemon. These are qualitative descriptions of the daemon that indicate what characteristics it has. A daemon’s height, weight, and tags are used by some techniques to decide how much damage they do or if some effect will be triggered.
Next time, we’ll cover the various techniques that daemons get to use in battle and how to use them effectively!
