Welcome to the Breeding Guide. This page will cover all the mechanics of breeding Kwillian. We don't have a page on the lore behind breeding, how babies grow, or anything like that... yet.
Breeding is a mechanic that allows you to breed two Kwillian together, resulting in a brand new egg/Kwilling! Kwillings obtained from breeding start with more unique upgrades and colors than an MYO. They can hatch with a parents (or using an item, random) base color, rare upgrades (if the parent(s) have them), secondary magic, and even mutations.
Breeding Kwillian does take some work, but we've tried to explain everything in this guide as best we can. Make sure to read each part of the guide if you've never bred your Kwill's before- there's a lot of important information here to go over.
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To breed a Kwillian, they must tick a few different checkboxes of requirements first. Those being;
Of course, you'll also need a Second Kwillian who ticks all these boxes, or to pick one of our Roaming NPCs for your breeding! You can find out more about them by clicking the button below, or view their references by clicking here!
To breed two Kwillian, you'll need to have your free slot available or a paid voucher in your inventory, just like you need an MYO Slot or Voucher to create an MYO. Free slots and Paid Vouchers differ. Such as how many Breeding images you must complete, upgrade inheritance chance, and more! This breakdown explains the differences between the two, as well as what they share.
Several factors can affect the results when breeding your Kwillian. These include the time of year (whether it's February or not), whether you're using a paid voucher, and certain items. Each factor affects the breeding outcome differently; you can read about the effects here:
Heartfelt Month (February) Bonus: February is known as Heartfelt Month to the Kwillian, and inexplicably, babies conceived during that time of year tend to have better upgrades! Twins and triplets also seem more common this month, and they're more likely to roll in a breeding.
Paid Voucher Images: Without any breeding images, Paid Vouchers have the same chances as your Free Slots for everything! However, every image you add increases your chances of rolling rarer upgrades, including YCH tier upgrades.
Breeding Contract: Although it doesn't look like it affects the breeding roll much at base, the Breeding Contract provides a boost (not a guarantee) to inherit Heartfelt's Blessing onto an egg rolled using the item!
Lovestone Fragment: When used in breeding to let two Kwillians of the same sex breed, Lovestone Fragments also increase your chances of rolling a mutation (not inheriting; it rolls randomly) by a small percentage!
Arcane Kwillian: The Arcane is a mysterious force made of long-existing Primal Magics that affects the chance of rolling mutations. Each Arcane parent in a breeding, up to two, raises the cap on random mutations that can be rolled by 1, up to a maximum of 3. Mutations are also more likely to appear when breeding Arcane parents; each Arcane parent raises the chance of a Mutation being rolled by 2% (for a maximum of 5% if BOTH Parents are Arcane)
Strange Goo: Strange Goo is a substance occasionally found in old canisters from before the collapse, made of unknown materials and with a metallic, fruity flavor. Consuming Strange Goo boosts a Kwillian's chance to produce Twins or Triplets in a breeding. However, it can also make a Kwillian contract the Flux Flu after consumption…
When you breed two Kwillian, their alignments determine their babies' magic.
Babies roll their magic based on their parents, though this doesn't always mean they roll the same magic. Instead, they can inherit; One of their parents' Alignments, meaning they'd share the exact alignment as one of their parents
Breeding two Kwillian of the same magic is the only way to guarantee a baby inherits a specific magic type. However, Tainted Idols and Alignment Tokens can be used for any approval (including bred babies) to give them an alignment different from what they rolled.
Upgrades are inherited in a few ways, including random mutations, combination upgrades, and simple inheritance where an upgrade passes from a parent to their egg! All of the ways a Kwilling can start with upgrades are;
The Breeding Roller should avoid rolling upgrades that conflict with one another as long as it's updated properly! This includes two ears of differing types, two different pupil upgrades, etc. If it still happens, just let staff know via the #front-desk channel!
Colors inherited depend on a few factors, such as whether either or both of the Kwillians being bred have parents and if their base colors are similar.
A Bred Kwilling's eye color will always be one of their parents' or grandparents' eye colors, depending on whether they have grandparents to inherit from. This eye color can also be chosen by using an Eye Color Potion during breeding.
Bred Kwillings will often inherit one of their parents' base colors with no changes, making them the same color as one of their progenitors. But, they can also inherit a midpoint or mix of their parents' bases, giving them a new and different base color.
If one or both of their parents have parents, known as grandparents in a breeding, then the Kwilling can also inherit its grandparents' current base or eye color(s) at the time the breeding is rolled.
Multiple babies, though possible in a breeding, are not exactly common. Both Twins and Triplets have a low chance of appearing outside of Heartfelt Month, with the percentages being;
During Heartfelt month, this chance is boosted significantly, with the new odds being;
The Strange Goo item can further boost these odds, regardless of the time of year. Strange Goo adds an extra three percent (3%) chance for Twins and an additional four percent (4%) to the odds for Triplets to be rolled.
Breeding and Roaming NPCs are non-player characters available year-round for breeding. Unlike special breeding NPCs like those for Heartfelt Month, these NPCs do not require items to be bred with. Instead, these NPCs have a few other requirements and special notes for using them for a breeding!
These Eggs do have a heritage, making them related to whatever NPC was bred with to make the egg. This means they'll have many siblings and maybe even NPC Aunts/Uncles out there, so always double-check lineage before you go to breed!
To breed without an item, two Kwillian must have compatible reproductive systems. Kwillian currently have three different sexes they can be, with two available as a creation option and the third able to be gained on a Kwillian or rolled through mechanics like the Random Scientist Eggs.
Male: Basic sex available when creating a Kwillian (MYO, Bred, Adopted, etc.) that can breed with any Kwillian that is not also male!
Female: Basic sex available when creating a Kwillian (MYO, Bred, Adopted, etc.) that can breed with any Kwillian that is not also female!
Dual-Sex: Kwillian can be born dual-sex if acquired as an effect from The Scientist
when
getting eggs from him. A Kwillian can also become dual-sex after creation through certain
experiments or as a reward from an event. Kwillians that are dual-sex can breed with any
Kwillian.
Dual-Sex Kwillian have an extra one (1) month added to their breeding cooldown.
There are two conditions that currently prevent a Kwillian from reproducing entirely, regardless of what items are used in a breeding.
Sterile: As one might expect, being Sterile prevents a Kwillian from breeding. Currently, being Sterile works as a condition (NOT an Illness/Injury) on the character under their 'Active Effects & Afflictions' on the Masterlist. It can be removed by using a Cure for what Ail's You from the Specters Haunt shop!
Corrupted Gem: This disease prevents a Kwillian from using their magic, and this includes in the proccess of breeding. Because they can't contribute their magic half to an egg, they're rendered sterile for breeding purposes. Unlike being truly Sterile, a Corrupted Gem has no known way to be removed.
Kwillian that are mechanically closely related cannot breed, and the breeding will be rejected with the typical X for an invalid form. The following is considered 'related' for ease of tracking;
NPC Parents, including the Heartfelt Troupe and Roaming NPCs, are counted in lineage. Breeding NPC's that are related to each other will always be CLEARLY marked to indicate their kids would be cousins.
Free Breedings require three breeding images posted by one of the user involved in the breeding. Breeding Images must have the following in order to be usable for a breeding;
The group requires members to make a Character Tracker for the Kwillian they plan on breeding. This tracker is required because, instead of manually entering information for every breeding, staff can just plug these trackers into the roller, and they pull the information (Alignment, Upgrade List, etc.) automatically!
To make your own Tracker, you just go to where it says “file” and click 'Make a copy'. You can name this copy whatever you want, but we do suggest something like “[Kwillian Name]'s Character Tracker” or similar to help you keep track of the sheet!
When filling out the tracker, you're allowed to make edits. However, we made a list of things you should and shouldn't do, since edits (like moving things around) can break the tracker when we try to plug it into the roller, and you may have to remake it.
Now that you know what to do with the tracker, you can make your own copy by clicking the button below.
When you have the trackers filled out and breeding images (if any) ready, you can head to our Discord to submit your breeding. Head to the #kwillian-breedings forum channel and fill out the form found in the Breeding Approvals post.
The form is extremely simple, since it only requires minimal information on the Kwillians breeding. Make sure to check the pinned rules to see the full form, alongside guidelines for the channel!
If you need edits, don't worry! A staff member will let you know what needs to be fixed up, and you can simply make edits to your sheet/form without having to resubmit. If you're worried about errors delaying a breeding, you can always ask for help in the Discord and see if any other members are willing to lend a helping eye.
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Many items can be used during (or even after) breeding to change outcomes like base color, eye color, when the egg can hatch, and even to re-roll the breeding entirely.
Palette Pickers: This item guarantees one of the parents' base colors as the
baby's base color! This item applies to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding.
This item is returned if a melanistic/albino Kwilling is rolled.
Color Balm: This item lets you pick a custom hex code color as the baby's BASE
color! The base color cannot be above 10% or below 90% Lightness in HSL. This item
applies to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding.
This item is NOT returned if a melanistic/albino Kwilling is rolled and is used as
normal with the chosen color darkened/lightened.
Shuffle Balm: This item completely randomizes the baby's base color! This item
applies to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding. ALL babies' base colors are
randomized.
This item is NOT returned if a melanistic/albino Kwilling is rolled and is used as
normal with the random color(s) darkened/lightened.
Eye Color Potion: This item lets you pick a custom hex code color as the baby's
EYE color! The eye color cannot be above 15% or below 85% Lightness in HSL. This item
applies to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding.
This item is returned if a melanistic/albino Kwilling is rolled.
Dual-Fruit: Using this item in a breeding lets you pick a body color
(secondary
or base) from the parent whose base isn't rolled as one of the babies' secondaries. If
there is a secondary you would prefer from either parent, make sure to state that in the
breeding message! This item applies to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding.
This item is NOT returned if you roll a melanistic/albino Kwilling and is used as
normal!
Mystery Fruit: This item completely randomizes the baby's colors! All of them!
This includes their base color, a dual-fruit secondary, and eye color. This item applies
to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding. ALL babies' colors are randomized.
This item is NOT returned if a melanistic/albino Kwilling is rolled and is used as
normal with the random color(s) darkened/lightened.
Egg Warmer: Using this item in a breeding removes the one-month egg-hatching period. This means any Kwilling(s) rolled in a breeding can submit their approval immediately without waiting! This item applies to all Kwillings rolled in a breeding.
Re-Roll Scroll: Unlike the other items on this list, you use Re-Roll Scrolls after rolling a breeding within 48 Hours of the results. Re-Roll Scrolls entirely re-roll a breeding, including overriding twins/triplets, mutations, alignment, etc. The Re-Rolled breeding uses ALL the items from the original breeding.
Almost all upgrades that can be applied to a Kwillian can be inherited onto a rolled baby. Different upgrade tiers have different odds of being inherited, based on the difficulty to acquire and the upgrade's rarity. There are four upgrade tiers, with tier three being the most common to roll, since tier four consists almost entirely of baby upgrades!
To view the full lists of each tier, along with the upgrades that are uninheritable, you can click the button below to see the full list and percentages!
Once you have your Kwillings roll, you'll have to draw and submit them! Below is a quick list of reminders you'll need for getting your new baby approved.
Step one to drawing your bred Kwilling? Starting with the basics! Let's look at the upgrades this little one rolled during their breeding. They are;
Head Fluff
Kitty Ears
Stripe Markings
Paws
Hermes Wings
They also seem to have been rolled as a Standard Fire Kwillian! That doesn't mean we can't use the Hermes Wings they rolled, as regardless of Alignment a Kwillian can inherit magical upgrades from either parent of any alignment!
Step two to drawing this bred Kwilling would be adding the upgrades to the basic Kwillian anatomy! For example purposes, we'll say that the hypothetical user who rolled this Kwilling doesn't like Hermes Wings and remove that from the list!
Head Fluff
Kitty Ears
Stripe Markings
Paws
Hermes Wings
Much more suited to their taste! Let's add on the visual upgrades that'll appear during the lineart phase, those being Head Fluff, Kitty Ears, and Paws.
Step three to completing your bred Kwillings approval is coloring them in with their base color and the secondaries you've chosen from the ones given! You also get to pick their gem/accent color. Their eye color is rolled from the pool of parents/grandparents (or picked by hand with an Eye Color Potion)
Don't forget any Marking Upgrade your Kwillian my have rolled! In this case this adorable little Firecracker rolled the Stripe Markings.
Now they're looking perfect and all ready to go and be submitted for approval into the group. We just need to put them on their template and give them a name. What about Firecracker?
Name: Your Kwillians name! Remember, what's on the IMAGE will be what they're tracked with!
Sex: Your Kwillians Biological sex, you can choose from Male or Female!
Alignment: Which magical Alignment your Kwillian has. Remember that without an item like a Tainted Idol or Secondary Token, this should match the alignment rolled for your Kwilling, the same one on their template!
Creation: MYO, Bred, etc.! Since this is a bred baby Kwillian you'll put 'Bred'
Bred ID #: The ID # listed at the top of the breeding rules you received with your roll on it.
Subspecies: What subspecies your Kwillian was rolled as!
Upgrades: List all the upgrades you are using on your bred Kwillian here, not all that were rolled!
Like your starting MYO Slots, your free slot and the baby(s) that come from it are meant to be part of your starting Kwillian! We want to discourage you from breeding this slot and trading it away for something you may regret later! You only get ONE free breeding a year / 12 Months, so use it wisely.
You're free to make a Kwillian infertile in their story however actual mechanical infertility also exists and prevents Kwillian from breeding.
If a Lovestone fragment has been used on a Male Kwillian they will temporarily be biologically-female for the duration of breeding and gestation, reverting to normal after the effects of the shard wear off. So as long as a Fragment was used on them during their previous breeding, yes! Otherwise, no.
You can donate any Kwillian you own as long as they meet the requirements for donation! Just keep in mind that unlike MYO's you do not receive your Free Slot or any paid Tickets back upon donating a Bred Kwilling, instead you'll receive 250 JC upon donating any bred babies.
Don't worry! While we can't include the Grandparents' base color in the roll, as long as you have their name and who they belonged to, we can search our master list for their eye color to include in the roll.