Tallow Bones

Construct type Fire

A skeleton a mad chandler dipped in candle tallow. It still burns when it is angry.

The Tallow Bones is one of 16 constructs in Vampire Genesis, creatures of bone, brass and rusted iron. It roams the wilds 6+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.

Base stats

  • Attack6
  • Defense4
  • HP18
  • Crit0.5%
  • Dodge0.5%
  • Lifesteal0%

Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.

Battle moves

  • StrikeA reliable basic attack.
  • Fireball · 2-turn cooldown40% chance to set the foe ablaze (Bleed).
  • Bulwark · 4-turn cooldownDefense +50% for 3 turns.
  • Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.

Type matchups

Every familiar fights with its family's type. A construct deals 1.5× damage to:

and only 0.67× damage to:

How to get a Tallow Bones

It roams the wilds 6+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.

Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.

About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:

Questions

How do you get a Tallow Bones in Vampire Genesis?

It roams the wilds 6+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.

What is Tallow Bones strong and weak against?

As a construct, it deals 1.5x damage to Aberrant and Reptile familiars and only 0.67x to Insect and Spirit familiars.

What moves does Tallow Bones know?

Strike, Fireball, Bulwark, Guard.

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