View source for El Vibrato Megadrone (familiar)

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{{familiar
|famid=81
|name=El Vibrato Megadrone
|H1=Strange ancient magic,
|H2=or is it technology?
|H3=It's probably both.
|ability=Is programmable to perform various functions
|function=Attacks; [[Monster Level|Delevels]]; heals at the end of combat; increases [[Weapon Damage|weapon damage]]; or prevents the opponent from attacking, depending on [[#Notes|function]] selected with {{plural|El Vibrato punchcard}}
|throne=+10 to [[Monster Level]], sometimes restores 10-15 [[MP]]
|hatchling=El Vibrato Megadrone (hatchling)
|equipment=
|ucm=3
|sh=3
|oc=3
|hns=3
|hands=0
|wings=0
|animal=0
|clothes=0
|eyes=0
|mechanical=1
|sleaze=0
|undead=0
|hot=0
|biting=0
|quick=0
|flying=0
|evil=0
|bug=0}}

*During combat, if no punchcard has been inserted:
*:<name> floats around in circles, endlessly repeating "NO BEFUNO BUGACHA."
*During combat, when programmed to [[El Vibrato punchcard (115 holes)|ATTACK]]:
*:<name> says "TAFU: <opponent> BUGACHA, BEBU GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA." as it fires a beam of energy at your opponent, dealing X damage.
*At end of combat, when programmed to [[El Vibrato punchcard (97 holes)|REPAIR]]:
*:<name> says "KROKUZ NOKZAKPAAN GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA." It presses itself against your head, and your whole body feels warm. {{HP|amount=X}}
*During combat, when programmed to [[El Vibrato punchcard (129 holes)|BUFF]]:
*:<name> says "TAFU: <weapon> BUGACHA. SOM GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA." as a beam of energy arcs out of it and into your <weapon>.
*During combat, when programmed to [[El Vibrato punchcard (213 holes)|MODIFY]]:
*:<name> says "TAFU: <opponent> BUGACHA, FUZEVEZEVECHO GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA." as it performs a series of painful-looking body modifications on your opponent. He comes out of it looking a little worse for wear.{{delevel|att=X|def=Y}}
*During combat, when programmed to [[El Vibrato punchcard (165 holes)|BUILD]]:
*:<name> says "FUAN GACHOKUZ FUCHANOKCHA" as it sweeps back and forth in front of your opponent, building a wall out of thin air. Your opponent has to walk around it, and doesn't have time to attack you.
*Enthroned in the [[Crown of Thrones]]:
*:<name> lowers itself down over your temples and shoots a beam of energy through your brain. Whee! {{MP|amount=10-15}}
*Bjornified in the [[Buddy Bjorn]]:
*:You feel a sudden shock as <name> feeds an electrical pulse through both of your temples. Whoo! Perks you up better than a hot cup of coffee. {{MP|amount=10-15}}
*With [[lucky Tam O'Shanter]] equipped:
*:You can see a bright blue glow coming from beneath the brim of the Tam O'Shatner.
*With [[miniature gravy-covered maypole]] equipped:
*:<name> glides in circles around the maypole, leading you to wonder whether neutrons are important to its operation.
*With [[wax lips]] equipped:
*:The bright blue glow shining through <name>'s wax lips makes everything look purple.

==Notes==
*Having this familiar as your active familiar puts an [insert into the drone] link under each of the "command" [[El Vibrato punchcard]]s in your inventory (115, 97, 129, 165, and 213). Inserting a card selects a function, clearing out any previously selected function.
**When inserting an [[El Vibrato punchcard (115 holes)|ATTACK]] punchcard: 
{{useitem|item=El Vibrato punchcard (115 holes)|text=You slide the punchcard into a slot in <name>. A voice emerges: "BEFUNO GABECHA: BEBU."}}
**When inserting a [[El Vibrato punchcard (97 holes)|REPAIR]] punchcard: {{useitem|item=El Vibrato punchcard (97 holes)|text=You slide the punchcard into a slot in <name>. A voice emerges: "BEFUNO GABECHA: TAGA."}}
**When inserting a [[El Vibrato punchcard (129 holes)|BUFF]] punchcard: {{useitem|item=El Vibrato punchcard (129 holes)|text=You slide the punchcard into a slot in <name>. A voice emerges: "BEFUNO GABECHA: SOM."}}
**When inserting a [[El Vibrato punchcard (165 holes)|BUILD]] punchcard: {{useitem|item=El Vibrato punchcard (165 holes)|text=You slide the punchcard into a slot in <name>. A voice emerges: "BEFUNO GABECHA: FUAN."}}
**When inserting a [[El Vibrato punchcard (213 holes)|MODIFY]] punchcard: {{useitem|item=El Vibrato punchcard (213 holes)|text=You slide the punchcard into a slot in <name>. A voice emerges: "BEFUNO GABECHA: FUKRO."}}
*The Megadrone's selected function is cleared on ascension.
*When set to attack, will attack 50% of the time for int(X/2)+1 to X+2 in damage, where X is the familiar's weight.
*When set to heal, the familiar will heal 50% of the time at the end of combat for int((3X+5)/2) to 3X+5 HP.
*The "Buff" effect occurs 50% of the time while attacking. Weapon damage is increased by 2X to 3X, where X is the weight of the familiar. You must have a weapon equipped, but the weapon itself is not important.
*The "Build" effect prevents the opponent from attacking that round.
*When set to Modify, the familiar will act 50% of the time and delevel 1 to int(X/4) levels, where X is the familiar's weight.
*This familiar can have as much as 100 pounds added to it through the [[El Vibrato helmet]].

==References==
*The lines of the haiku refer to [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]], stating that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
*The Maypole message refers to "The Neutron Dance" by The Pointer Sisters.

==See Also==
*[[HP Restorers]]
*[[Monster Level]]
*[[El Vibrato language]]

[[Category:Robotic Familiars]]