Characters

"Characters" (キャラ Kyara) are one of the card types in Future Card Buddyfight. It characterizes by being regarded as a monster at the same time regarding effects and game rules.

See also Monsters.

Card name

 * The card's name.
 * In card text, the card name appears within "".

World name

 * The World which the character belongs to.
 * In card text, the card name appears within <>

Character name

 * The name of a character which the character belongs to, some abilities affect characters from specific character's name.
 * In card text, the card name appears within []

Attributes

 * An additional category to classify characters, some abilities affect characters from specific attributes.
 * In card text, the attribute appears within 《》.

Size

 * The sum of sizes on your field cannot be higher than 3, if you call a character and exceed your size limit you must put other characters in the drop zone until you no longer exceed the limit. However you may still call size 0 character even if you reach this limit. Examples:
 * You may have a size 1 and size 2 character on the field (1 + 2 = 3).
 * You may have a size 3 and two size 0 characters on the field (3 + 0 + 0 = 3).
 * You may not have two size 2 characters on the field (2 + 2 = 4).
 * If you have two size 1 characters on the field (1 + 1 = 2), you must put one of them in the Drop Zone before calling a size 2 character.
 * The higher the size, the higher the character's overall potential, and vice-versa.
 * The characters' size, the sum of sizes on the field, and the maximum size field available can be altered with card abilities.

Power

 * The character's attacking power, used in order to attack and destroy other character with defense lower than or equal to that attacking character(s).
 * Reducing the power value cannot cause it to be a negative number.

Defense

 * The character's defensive power, used in order to protect the player and/or that character being attacked.
 * Reducing the defense value cannot cause it to be a negative number.

Critical

 * The amount of damage characters can deal to the opponent's life points.
 * Reducing the critical value cannot cause it to be a negative number.

Ability / Card text

 * What the characters use to affect the game
 * Some characters may not have abilities.
 * If a character has a "[Call Cost]", means that you must pay all costs written in order to call it.
 * However some effects can allow you to call character without paying their call costs.
 * If a character says "you may only call this card...", means that you must fulfill all conditions written in order to call it.
 * Characters with higher call costs tend to have higher Power/Defense/Critical, while characters with stronger abilities have lower values.

Flavor text

 * Some commentaries about the character. These do not affect gameplay.
 * Some characters do not have flavor text.

Soul

 * Cards placed under the character on the field.
 * The soul is commonly used to pay costs for abilities such as Soulguard.