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Classification System Overview

Elements, classifications, natures, and the living ecology of Arcana Beasts.

Classifications define the biological or conceptual family an Arcana Beast belongs to. Each classification has a favoured environment and fictional capabilities during play.

Grants Boost to any rolls made when interacting with non-hostile Arcana Beast of the same Classification.

Grants Boost to any rolls made to explore or navigate through their favoured environment.

Beast

Often have mammalian features like fur, paws, tails, and snouts. They typically favour grasslands, forests, and other natural environments.

Environment Grasslands, forests, natural environments

Bird

Often have avian features like feathers, wings, beaks, and talons. They typically favour aerial environments and high places like mountains and tall trees.

Environment Aerial environments, high places, mountains, tall trees

Bug

Often have insectoid features like chitinous shells, antennae, and multiple limbs. They typically favour underground environments.

Environment Underground environments

Dragon

Often have draconic and/or dinosaur-like features like scales, horns, wings, and claws. They typically favour rocky, mountainous environments (varies based on Element).

Environment Rocky, mountainous environments (varies by Element)

Fish

Often have aquatic features like fins, scales, and gills. They typically favour underwater environments.

Environment Underwater environments

Flora

Often have plant-like features such as leaves, bark, roots, and flowers. They typically favour environments with rich soil and plant life.

Environment Environments with rich soil and plant life

Ghost

Often have ethereal, translucent, or otherwise incorporeal features. They typically favour dark, spooky environments.

Environment Dark, spooky environments

Humanoid

Often have human-like features such as upright posture, hands, and facial features. Their favoured environments vary between individuals.

Environment Varies between individuals

Machine

Often have mechanical features like metal plating, gears, wires, and digital displays. They typically favour urban environments.

Environment Urban environments

Mineral

Often have rocky or crystalline features like gems, ore, and stone. They typically favour underground environments.

Environment Underground environments

Slime

Often have gelatinous, liquid, or otherwise amorphous features. Their favoured environments vary between individuals.

Environment Varies between individuals

Unknown

Any Arcana Beast that doesn't fit into other Classifications. They might be amorphous or have otherwise unusual features. Their favoured environments vary between individuals.

Environment Varies between individuals

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