Summoning circles are for demons. Ouija boards are for spirits and ghosts and that sort of thing. The ‘tool for the job’, as it were. You can’t really call anything else apart from what they were designed to summon.
Ooh, on that note, maybe there could be like a ‘swiss army’ kinda multipurpose summoning tool that has like a portable ouija board on one side and a circle on the other, with a bunch of other doodads along the sides for other creatures (maybe it’s a cube?), and it opens up or folds to make a cage or weapon of some sort. That would be so rad. Like, maybe each individual part isn’t as powerful or effective as, say, a single summoning circle drawn the traditional way, but in a pinch it’s a good way to be prepared for anything. (Candy probably makes/sells them when she’s older, and has her own suped-up one for ‘house calls’.)
As for how you wanna classify other supernatural beings, there’s nothing exactly set, so details are up to you! For the focuses of this au, it’s kind of easy to go off on a tangent with those sorts of details, so those can vary according to preference. For instance, this mod thinks (for simplicity’s sake) that spirits and ghosts can essentially be lumped into the same category: afterlife-y/ethereal beings that exist on a plane separate from the physical/human world. Maybe it’s the dreamscape, or maybe it’s a completely different realm entirely! You decide.
Another interesting thing to think about might be whether or not ghosts etc and demons can use each other’s summoning device to summon the other…
this image is based off of the multiple head cannons that Dipper can;t hold his liquor for shit lmao
also pardon the crappy anatomy i didn’t actually put that much effort into this, it was mostly a de-stress image OTL
omg if halloween is considered a “truce” day with otherwise malevolent creatures and humans, and a lot of demons and ghosts can be tangible that day/night gravity falls would be a fucking PARTY TOWN
DIPPER COULD MAKE THE ENTIRE FUCKING PLACE INTO A RAVE
there’s always at least one party going on that’s JUST gravity falls residents so dipper can go and not worry about ~ruining his reputation~
IE doing horrible karaoke with his sister
using his powers for terribly mundane and stupid shit
getTING IN A DRINKING CONTEST WITH WENDY AND LOSING HORRIBLY
before they begin someone is like “50 BUCKS ON COURDEROY” and dipper is like aw ye wait till we hear what people bet on ME im a fuCKING DEMON HAHA GET READY TO LOSE SUCKER
no one bets on dipper
"WHAT THE SHIT YOU GUYS COME ON IM FUCKING OMNISCIENT DO YOU REALLY THINK I’D LOSE TO A HUMAN"
"but you’re dipper"
“yeah”
"ok ok fine here’s a bet for you – i bet a 20 you don’t last two shots"
someone gets 20 bucks that night
i pity anyony who isn’t a GF resident who sneaks into that party bc they heard rumors of Alcor being there – and they expect it to be like, cultish, terrifying and thrilling
and they see like
Candy dragging a very embarrassingly drunk Alcor across the floor
whining like a five year old about to have a tantrum and then tries to be all intimidating like “RELEASE ME, MORTAL” until someone covers his face with silly string
omg I bet it becomes tradition for Dipper to go crash Pacifica’s party every year, which of course always has a TON of people from all over the state. which she acts upset about EVERY TIME but is secretly like yeah ok i like your guys’ party better so that’s my cue to go join you guys now
“oh it’s 11pm, time to go crash the Northwest party” “wait dipper you still have silly string in your hair” “make those rich old men piss themselves and don’t carry Pacifica over your shoulder like a sack of potatoes this time when you bring her back” “I make no promises”
Dipper teleports back after some time, Pacifica slung over one shoulder and kicking and yelling at him as per usual
“PUT ME DOWN YOU MANNERLESS HEATHEN, BEFORE I – NO NO NO NOT IN THE APPLE BARREL DIPPER I SWEAR TO GOD”
Dipper just being able to interact with everyone in town and he gets to be himself (which does include his “Alcor” side too) and the shenanigans that ensue ghhhhhhh
I was still bored so i drew more of Alcor and my head cannoned Candy! Candy’s sword and daggers are all imbued with a power that allows them to cut things that might not even be corporeal at the time (AKA Dipper lol) Of course, they’re kind of useless to anyone not trained to use them, since when he’s not corporeal, Dipper is invisible. But Candy’s trained a lot, and though she can’t see him, she can sense him trying to sneak up on her. To keep him off her back, she’ll occasionally chuck daggers at him to let him know she can sense him and that he needs to back off lol. after a few close calls, Dipper learns and gives Candy a decent amount of space.
My idea of Transcendence AU Candy and Grenda! It was mentioned before that Candy, once she’s older, might open a supernatural weapons/defense shop, and Grenda might open a pet shop.
So my take on it is that Candy does indeed open a supernatural weapons/defense shop, selling everything from the traditional wooden stake/silver bullets, to modern guns and ammunition for all your monster hunting needs! (Wendy is a regular at her store) She also teaches supernatural self defense courses on the weekends. Part of her business is going out and getting rid of your supernatural problems for you, a sort of exterminator, I guess. Her preferred weapon is a Japanese Katana imbued with spiritual energy. This makes it so that she can attack threats that normal weapons wouldn’t be able to touch. The way these swords are created naturally imbues them with this energy, making them stronger and longer-lasting than other weapons that have this energy added to them post-fabrication. It is also less prone to mechanical failure than something like a gun. She also carries several hidden daggers on her at all times.
Grenda on the other hand, runs a little pet shop with a twist. Sure you can find your standard lizard or guinea pig there, but she also sells smaller, harmless supernatural beasts as pets too! Have you always wanted your very own miniature Cerberus? You can find it at Grenda’s! Sometimes she teams up with Candy on her extermination jobs if it involves bigger supernatural beasts. She’s got a knack for finding their weakness and subduing them without hurting them.
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