#the scrybes

[goobusart]

WIP I gave him a tail and ears because of course I fucking did xD

[your-fav-hates-jimmy]

in fact. All of the scrybes from inscryption. They’d turn him into the worst card

All the Scrybes from Inscryption HATE Jimmy !

[internetskiff]

MAN I wish I first played Inscryption without knowing the talking cards r actually a bunch of old people that hate eachother's guts. Their interactions r so endearing. It does say a lot that the only time the Scrybes seem to actually come together and show actual concern for eachother is when one of them takes full control and the others need to see them crash and burn ASAP.

Like. They could 100% come to an agreement if it's absolutely necessary. Unfortunately it's only absolutely necessary when one of them assumes the role of a scapegoat that needs to be Killed Maimed Destroyed ASAP. Literally the one thing all four of them can agree on is that the OLD_DATA's some seriously fucked up shit. They're just funny little guys trapped in cards except Oops they're also wretched little old people that can't get along and are just terrible all around. Except Grimora. She's cool

[ask-inscryption-turbo]

what do you two think of each other? what does turbo think of the other scrybes ?

[skellulite]

VS : The Scrybe of Beasts

[eeriedragone]

I had a random idea of Kaycee using the dagger, and then my thoughts spiralled

Maybe an earlier version of Inscryption allowed the player to use the dagger more often, and Kaycee took advantage of it as often as possible, even though she should have fixed the mechanic as soon as she noticed. She's forced to do it when Leshy gets fed up with it and retaliates.

If she could she'd jump him and find the missing eyeballs, but she's not literally in the game (yet), so her movement is very limited. Leshy couldn't just delete the eyeballs, so he stuffed them in his mouth and is storing them in his cheeks like a squirrel (so imagine him in the comic as if he's speaking with his mouth full).

[remxedmoon]

“shadowy figures appeared before you. apparitions, memories of what once was. reminders of who you’re fighting for. are they your true family, or merely wearing their visage?”

[twohats spoilers below the cut!]

DEATHCARDS!!! WOOO!! that leshy quote isn’t entirely set in stone yet, btw. i made these for a king boss fight i’m working on so realistically he’d be the one narrating? but eh. it’s fun to write in leshy’s voice. anyways, hopefully this won’t be too long?? i’ve got way less design notes this time around, but there’s also 6 cards here and i’m not very succinct. sorry in advance!!

siffrin

2 power - 2 health - 5 bones

loose tail - when a card bearing this sigil would be struck, a tail is created in its place and a card bearing this sigil moves to the right. a tail is defined as: 0 power, 2 health.

steel trap - when a card bearing this sigil perishes, the creature opposing it perishes as well. a pelt is created in your hand.

GOD it was hard to come up with sigils for this one. since these are boss exclusive cards, i had a pretty limited pool to work with… hopefully this is still fitting

loose tail is the closest i could get to a sigil that avoids death, since sigils like unkillable and many lives were off the table. plus, there’s kinda a connection with him not valuing his own life?? and sacrificing a part of himself? i think it works

steel trap!! this sigil is exclusive to the trapper boss fight! since summoned cards (like chimes and tails) inherit sigils, their tail card will also kill whatever’s in front of it when it’s destroyed! sort of a “taking you down with me” situation.

mirabelle

2 power - 5 health - 3 blood

swapper - after a card bearing this sigil is dealt damage, swap its power and health.

swapper!! this is an act 3 sigil exclusive to swapbot! ahhhhhhhh i had such a hard time trying to figure out another card design for her. i REALLY liked the bellist sigil for her and didn’t really have any other ideas. swapper felt like it fit with the change belief to me! and it also makes her a pretty terrifying card to go up against. since this is a boss card, that cost is basically entirely for show lol

ALT CARD ART!!! YIPEE!! literally all i did was flip her eyes to look angry lol. swapbot’s sprite changes when it swaps so i think hers would too!

isabeau

2 power - 4 health - 2 blood

dam builder - when a card bearing this sigil is played, a dam is created on each empty adjacent space. a dam is defined as: 0 power, 2 health.

fledgling - a card bearing this sigil will grow into a more powerful form after 1 turn on the board.

dam builder feels like a very defensive sigil to me, and it synergizes well with fledgling!! after a turn, isabeau will be doing 5 damage across 3 lanes! good god.

odile

1 power - 2 health - 2 blood

trifurcated strike - a card bearing this sigil will strike each opposing space to the left and right of the spaces across from it as well as the space in front of it.

sharp quills - once a card bearing this sigil is struck, the striker is then dealt a single damage point.

this was the HARDEST card to think up, and probably the weakest out of the bunch imo. i think i really nailed her regular card and i just. couldn’t come up with anything. agonies

i picked trifurcated strike as a reference to her being able to use all three craft types, and sharp quills… i think because of her aversion to touch? i think. it’s been a while since i made these aaaaa

bonnie

1 power - 1 health - 1 blood

waterborne - a card bearing this sigil submerges itself during its opponent's turn. while submerged, opposing creatures attack its owner directly.

leader - creatures adjacent to a card bearing this sigil gain 1 power.

if yall remember the notes on my kid card, this is based on the beta version of that card!! which means that for once i’m not putting bonnie through the torments. hooray!

waterborne is there because they always stay out of danger during battles! plus they’re from a coastal town so it fits on that front as well. i didn’t really think about the actual sigil names for cards this time around but hey! it’s a nice bonus!

the beta card had trinket bearer, but that’s a sigil that would only benefit the player in battle, so i swapped it out with leader! since they can’t be directly attacked, this basically makes them a permanent alpha on the king’s side of the field. also, leader, snack leader, it fits namewise as well!

loop

2 power - 1 health - 4 bones

haunter - when a creature bearing this sigil dies, it haunts the space it died in. creatures played in this space gain its old sigils.

bifurcated strike - A card bearing this sigil will strike each opposing space to the left and right of the space across from it.

“i’m normal about inscryption” i say as i give one of my cards a sigil that only appears in the completely missable rulebook of grimmora’s segment of the finale.

so. haunter! the aforementioned grimmora sigil! this appears on no cards ingame, but cmon. it fits. this sigil reminded me of how loop reacts when you guess that they’re a ghost! in battle, i imagine that siffrin will always get played right behind loop. because twohats

bifurcated strike was added here for the same reason it’s on their normal card! it feels like scissors craft!! i needed them to actually have A Sigil to transfer to siffrin and this felt the most fitting to me.

also, just like the normal cards, siffrin and loop are both the only ones to have a bone cost instead of blood cost! teehee :333

and i think that’s it! i’m not making inhabited versions of these cards because they aren’t meant to be accessible outside of the king fight! also! hi! i drafted this post and wrote siffrin’s segment: almost a month ago! oops!! i kept putting this off… at least it’s actually written out now lol. hope you guys enjoy!!!

[ladylyra]

he has to do that for every expression

[hivvernal]

"Stop Shaking" Played and 100% Inscryption for the first time and I loved it, Leshy is living in my head and the Skull Storm run for Kaycee's mod was a blast

[emioliravioli]

ouroboros my beloved

[kodamos-bucket]

silly owl

[chococrystal]

Scrybe (+ some others) sketches

Silly card game has dominated my mind as of late

[naturallydark]

This weekend, I was morphed! Transformed! into the great wizard Magnificus at the KCC! After I cosplayed Leshy last year, I knew I had to cosplay my favourite Scrybe next. It was super fun getting to meet with other Inscryption cosplayers and roam around together as a little indie game posse :3 Bonus pics below the cut!

"I must...still...shake your hand..."

do u have games on ur xbob

[internetskiff]

I don't know if what I'm saying is wrong but I keep seeing such weird Inscryption takes (mostly in regards to.. shipping???) pop up on my dash that are filled with such needless ridiculous vitriol that I find very hard to take seriously when the character roster is basically

- Asshole Gameboy

- An actual fucking forest deity from Slavic Mythology

- Granny Ghoul

- Magic Torture Bush

like r we really gonna be throwing stones at eachother over stuff like this, man?

Main point being I think some people take this game just a little too seriously when we're talking about a card game that has a fucking doomsday device priming code hidden within it's files and the four old people in charge are too busy using it to kill eachother out of pure petty drama instead of doing anything about it. Let people have fun with it methinks. Like I personally think Leshy and P03 are funnier as a divorced couple that hates eachother's guts but I'm not out here frothing at the mouth because someone likes to draw them in an active relationship. Literally all four of them are total weirdos that want eachother dead you can literally pair up any of them and make it work. It's whatever, man.

[colliholly]

AT LONG LAST.. and by popular demand... the glow-in-the-dark Inscryption pin set is complete!

Grimora and Magnificus pins are available on my Etsy! They're available for purchase individually or in sets.

[mionzoka]

Leshy and his little slugcat friend