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Okay, this is something that really belongs in one of those "You know you are obsessed when..." lists; as in: You know you are obsessed with FMA when you start inventing and drawing new transmutation circles...

Basically, I invented these when I decided there might be a problem with drawing those super-complicated Human Transmutation, and Homunculus Paralyzing circles... Time. Imagine for one moment that someone is fighting a homunculus, and doesn't really have several hours to draw the proper circle on the ground, they will likely die, right? Not anymore! Now, with just a simple circle on a tiny slip of paper, or with one that can be drawn on the spot in mere seconds, the proper circle can be transmutated from nothing but a pot of ink! (I sound like a salesman for this "product" >_< Basically, since, chemically, a drawing is exactly the same as a blank sheet of paper and the graphite or pen ink put on it, using a transmutation circle to make a transmutation circle makes perfect sense.

So, onto the way these circles work. The central symbol is a variant of the alchemic symbol for creation, changed from an eight-pointed item to twelve, leaving twelve "slots" for which to place the symbols representing the circle that one wishes to summon. In the case of the homunculus circle, for example, there are the 6 basic alchemic symbols, and the three that are unique to that circle, including the big flamel. That leaves three spaces, and in those three spaces are placed numbers. That number represents the radius of the circle that is summoned, in centimeters, so mine have 12s on them, which would make circles about the size of the two I previously drew, 24 cm. across. For a good homunculus circle, I would recommend the number 150, which would make a circle 3 meters across, or about ten feet, a good estimate for the size of the circles in the anime. All you have to do then is pull out a pot of ink, or paint, or whatever else, put it on the summoning circle, activate the transmutation, and the proper circle is drawn around you instantly, ready to be used to paralyze those nasty homunculi.

One last note, if you didn't understand that...I'm sorry... *dies*

For the mechanics, this was done in about 90 minutes, with pencil and then drawn over with pen. Thank you for viewing!

-Yonk

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Okay, this is something that really belongs in one of those "You know you are obsessed when..." lists; as in: You know you are obsessed with FMA when you start inventing and drawing new transmutation circles...

Basically, I invented these when I decided there might be a problem with drawing those super-complicated Human Transmutation, and Homunculus Paralyzing circles... Time. Imagine for one moment that someone is fighting a homunculus, and doesn't really have several hours to draw the proper circle on the ground, they will likely die, right? Not anymore! Now, with just a simple circle on a tiny slip of paper, or with one that can be drawn on the spot in mere seconds, the proper circle can be transmutated from nothing but a pot of ink! (I sound like a salesman for this "product" >_< Basically, since, chemically, a drawing is exactly the same as a blank sheet of paper and the graphite or pen ink put on it, using a transmutation circle to make a transmutation circle makes perfect sense.

So, onto the way these circles work. The central symbol is a variant of the alchemic symbol for creation, changed from an eight-pointed item to twelve, leaving twelve "slots" for which to place the symbols representing the circle that one wishes to summon. In the case of the homunculus circle, for example, there are the 6 basic alchemic symbols, and the three that are unique to that circle, including the big flamel. That leaves three spaces, and in those three spaces are placed numbers. That number represents the radius of the circle that is summoned, in centimeters, so mine have 12s on them, which would make circles about the size of the two I previously drew, 24 cm. across. For a good homunculus circle, I would recommend the number 150, which would make a circle 3 meters across, or about ten feet, a good estimate for the size of the circles in the anime. All you have to do then is pull out a pot of ink, or paint, or whatever else, put it on the summoning circle, activate the transmutation, and the proper circle is drawn around you instantly, ready to be used to paralyze those nasty homunculi.

One last note, if you didn't understand that...I'm sorry... *dies*

For the mechanics, this was done in about 90 minutes, with pencil and then drawn over with pen. Thank you for viewing!

-Yonk