Tomas Elliot

Jory and Azery, aren't you rushing things a little? I mean, revealing everything about your history with one another as early as the first topic? O.o

I am more surprised it was unbanned in the first place. Just like Crush Card Virus this format. I mean come on, errata or not it's still a horribly broken card, and yet another weapon in Shaddol's arsenal... What the hell were they thinking? In other news guys, I need a status report: currently who are the people who are discussing the whole "illegal duel" thing IC? And where are they? Because Anna might drop one final hint before we wrap up this first topic...

Is this official for TCG? Well, not that it really matters tho: I mean DN's teambuilder signals what are the cards in your deck that are forbidden/limited, so it's easy for you to just rearrange your deck accordingly... Besides, the only things I see that matter for this RP is TGU now being limited (DAMNIT BURNING ABYSS), which will impact a couple decks I had made for people, Snatch Steal now being banned (eliminating the need of including it in our special banlist), and Crush Card Virus being back (but not for long, I am banning it from this RP: seriously why must they bring back one broken card of the past per format?). Oh and Tidal was included in the deck I made for Jory, but replacing a single card shouldn't be that big of a problem. If anything, I would like everyone to keep in mind that once DN implements the new list, you will have to re-save your deck(s) if you want the system to recognize them as valid: if you don't, the system will consider your deck invalid even if it has no forbidden cards. So yeah, just open the teambuilder, verify there are no cards in your deck whose forbidden/limited status has changed, and click "save". Then you are good to go. On a side note, Lonefire at 3 makes it easier to build that floreal queen deck we were discussing earlier... Your use of the word "lockdown" makes me think that you might have understood. I won't give you any more hints!

To Lane This time Anna had to struggle to keep her focus: the sheer excitement nearly caused her to break eye contact. He is resisting me. And he really drew that card. It looks like I was right on the money, this person really is the one... Everything was at long last ready, the wheel of fate had started to turn. Soon, the events would have started unfolding in front of her very eyes, and the path not just of that young man, but of the entrie mankind, would have been undisclosed... A path that she couldn't foresee: she couldn't even remember the last time she had been unable to determine one's future. Of course, she couldn't say anything of this aloud. All she could do was gently put her hand on Lane's, as a soft white light emanated from the card. Mister Lazario, I want you to keep this card. Soon enough, you will have to rebeal against something bigger than a couple school rules, and when that happens this card will show you the way. Really, it's almost a pity that, as soon as I walk away, you won't remember anything about this conversation, you are an interesting specimen. But alas, one thing a time... She smiled. Not in her usual, enigmatic way: it was a beaming, heartwarming, genuine smile, the kind of smile that says more than billions of words. As she smiled, she blinked: and when her eyes opened again, re-establishing contact with Lane's, the mysterious light had vanished, along with the ominous tone of her words and Lane's memories of them. I hope I made myself clear, young man: don't you ever pull a stunt like that again! You don't want me to have a word with your parents, do you? I am being serious here: I'll be watching you... And indeed, she meant those last words. Turning around, Anna walked away, leaving behind the card, whose surface was now completely blank, a mere rectangle of paper with the Duel Monsters logo on the back, and nothing on the front. But if Anna's calculations were right, it wasn't going to stay that way for long... For now however, the professor was happy of what she had accomplished. Looking around, she scanned the cafeteria area, looking for people who could have bought her previous allusion to "illegal duels", which she had "innocently" dropped at the end of her class: maybe there was still something left that she could do, to give events a little push in the right direction...

Ugh coming up with a deck for that one will be a pain... I mean ok, it is specifically designed to thematically fit with the flower queens, but a deck of level 8 monsters isn't exactly the most practical thing in the game... Trust me on this one: you, of all people, don't want to duel the person whi has Master Key. You really really don't want to. Of course you are free to try but... Yeah, the matchup would really be horrible for your deck.

Yeah, considering how many variants Utopia has, if you collect many Numbers space will soon become an issue... The Extra Deck has only 15 slots after all! EDIT: incidentally, the reason why Master Key Beetle is deemed "high difficulty" is that the deck of the Rogue Number Holders that uses it is a terrible match-up for most decks of the players of this RP (including your own), on top of the fact that Master Key is a good card on its own. Acid Golem for example is deemed as "low difficulty" because its own effect often backfires on its user, and the deck in which it will be featured is not that great...

Update: I have created 4 Rogue Number Holders of different difficulty levels. They will be roaming Heartland during the "After School" topic and, should you manage to gather enough info to discover one of them, a Shadow Duel will ensue: should you win, you will obtain their Number, as well as the major piece of info about the overall plot that comes with it. While I am not going to reveal anything about their identity, location or deck choices at this stage (you'll have to find out for yourselves), I'll have you know that the Numbers they hold are as follows: Number 30: Acid Golem of Destruction (difficulty level: low) Number 34: Terror-Byte (difficulty level: low) Number 12: Crimson Shadow Armor Ninja (difficulty level: medium) Number 66: Master Key Beetle (difficulty level: high) Notice that, since a card is only as good as it fits into a deck, the difficulty level doesn't necessarily match how good the Number card is: you might have a hard time to beat a high-difficulty Rogue Number Holder in a grueling duel, only to acquire a Number your deck simply doesn't need, or you might breeze through a duel with a low-level Rogue Number Holder and acquire exactly the Number you needed. Also important to notice that the duel becomes a Shadow Duel, thus involving the not-quite-death enabled clause I explained elsewhere and allowing you to claim the Number, the moment that the Rogue Number Holder actually summons his Number. Therefore, should you beat your opponent before they bring out their Number, you will gain nothing. To spice up things a bit, the non-recurring NPCs (that is, one-shot NPCs that don't appear in the list in the OP) will be more than 4, so that, when you defeat one before they can summon a Number, you will be left guessing: was that really a Rogue Number Holder? Or did you duel the wrong person? Also it is important to notice that the "After School" topic will have a time limit, which means that the topic ends when time is up, and not when all the Rogue Number Holders are defeated. This means that it might very well be that you won't be able to locate any of the Rogues, or only one of them, or only two. And even if you do locate them, you still need to wait for them to summon their Number and then beat them... At any rate, know that in each "After School" topic there will always be 4 Rogue Number Holders: this means that, should one or more of these I just announced be defeated during the first "After School" topic, I'll create an equal amount to take their place in the second one. Those that are not defeated will simply return in the next "After School" topic, and they'll keep on appearing untill defeated. Finally, to avoid uverusing the word "info", which would create confusion, as of this moment the critical piece of info about the overall plot, that comes with each Number, shall be known as "Izanami Lore". For example, the piece of info that comes with Utopia is "Izanami Lore #39", while the one that comes with Machu Mech is "Izanami Lore #33". So yeah, during "After School" topics you will be able to acquire two different things: regular info (obtained from NPCs, needed to locate the Rogue Number Holders) and Izanami Lore (you get one for each Number you acquire, you will need these to grasp what is really going on in the plot). Notice that, since Numbers cannot change hands once a player character has obtained them, Izanami Lore cannot be forcefully taken from another player, either: the only way Player A can get to know Payer B's Izanami Lore is to share their own with them (Player A will get to know every Izanami Lore obtained by Player B, but Player B will get to know every Izanami Lore obtained by Player A as well). Sharing such knowledge is actually encouraged, specially in the case of Arcana Number Holders, as you are supposed to cooperate to solve this case (and eventually save the world). This is all for now.

To Arthur, then Lane Oh I am very sorry, it wasn't my intention to talk down your dueling skills. Quite the opposite, actually: I simply stated that both of you have more than this in yourselves. I am pretty sure that something in your tone would be deserving of a scolding at the very least, but I have more pressing matters that demand my attention, and I am afraid your collegue here has to come with me: now if you will excuse us... And with this, Anna focused on the main event of the day, at least as far as she was directly involved: if she was right, things were going to take a turn in an interesting direction... She lead Lane away from the table, far enough to prevent the others (or anyone else in the cafeteria for that mattered) from hearing what she was about to say to him. Once she found the right spot, she turned to look straight in Lane's eyes, and her own eyes, whose golden color was already mysterious in itself, had once again that pulsating, hypnotic light that had fascinated professor Falas moments earlier. My oh my, mister Lazario, it seems your bravado is not enough to win you a duel. To answer your question yes, you are in troubles, your stunt from earlier is something that cannot go unpunished, and apparently you don't even have the skills to bail yourself out of this situation by challenging me to a duel, like many anime heroes would do at this point. However, I am willing to let you go just for this time, on two conditions: firstly, you must promise me not to attempt any silly stunt like that ever again, the last thing I need is attracting too much attention to my classes; secondly, I want you to draw a card from this deck. Without breaking eye contact for one split second, Anna opened the book she always carried around: in a hidden pocket of the bookbinding there was what looked like a regular Duel Monsters deck. Anna reached for it and held it right in front of Lane's face, the mysterious light still in her eyes and her enigmatic smile still on her face.

I still find it difficult to believe that they'd ban you on a whim. Maybe your broke some minor rule without realizing... I really don't know what to say or do, I am afraid I cannot help you this time. Maybe it would be better to register on Dueling Network's forum and post in the "ban appeal" section to at least ask the reason why you are banned...

This is definitely weird... Are you sure you are banned? Because if you are, you should get the message "you are banned". If you get the message "unable to connect" or "connection refused" or stuff like that, then it doesn't mean you are banned: it's more likely a technical problem with your connection! Farewell.

To Lane Unnoticed by most of the students, Anna had sneaked close to the table where Arthur and Lane were dueling, and had managed to follow most of the duel. As the WATER monsters employed by Arthur overwhelmed Lane's Raidraptors, the platinum-haired woman couldn't help but grin. This person is the destined? He looks like a fool to me... She stopped, surprised by her own thoughts: "he looks like a fool", she had actually made a pun... Something unusual for her, to say the least. At any rate, she decided it was about time she made her presence known. A most excellent effort from both duelist. She said, walking closer to the table and clapping her hands in a slow, almost sarcastic, movement. I am sure both of you can do better than that, but what do I know? This isn't exactly my field. Mister Lazario, was it? I have something to say to you in private, if you don't mind.

What in the green hell did you do? Because I know most of the admins there personally, I can't believe they'd randomly ban someone on a whim... I don't think this is a good idea tho. If you get a rangeban/IP ban for ban evading, that will only make your situation worse... If it's a temporary ban, your best bet is to wait for it to expire! He is in Toronto. I don't remember when he said he'd be back, probably the week-end...

The "turns face" part is the only thing in your entire post I disagree with. Rollins has grown to be a brilliant heel, and generally, in WWE logic, cashing in is a heel act. So yeah, if he does cash in on Reigns/Brock, considering that he is by far the most popular of the 3, he will get a massive pop, but he will stay a heel afterward.

Something I would like to point out before Bote attempts to pull some flame baiting along the lines of "Elliot is the one who disrespected me, you don't know what he told me in private": since you started contacting me to inquire about ways around the deck limitations (doing things as coherent as requesting a card, only to whine about how broken it is and how it should be banned after I told you somebody else already got it), King Murdoc has been forwarded every single message you have sent me, which means he does know. So yeah, don't even try that. With this being said, I would like to avoid pointless quarrells: this topic has been a friendly, light-hearted chat so far, and I want it to stay that way. If your problem is with the system the RP is built around, nobody is forcing you to stay and play it. If your problem is with me personally, you are free to send a private message to King Murdoc (or to any other mod if you are afraid he might be "in cohort" with me) and complain about me. Who knows, maybe you'll finally get your way. Just keep this kind of crap out of this topic please.

Do keep in mind tho that the RP has just started, and it is going to be very long: you'll have plenty of occasions to build all the relationships you want...

If you want to head back AFTER they are finished, then ok, no problems at all. I was concerned about the actions happening simultaneously...

Anna quietly watched Gawyn walk away and waved him goodbye with her hand, her enigmatic smile on her face as usual. See you later, my dear professor! She said. And then she turned around, her mind already focusing on her next task. That person... If I remember correctly, he was headed towards the cafeteria. Maybe I am still in time... [[Anna is now heading to the cafeteria, so people still in the classroom please don't address her...]]

Feeling a little dizzy? Headhache perhaps? :x

I am not sure I get this, do you mean that you would like to do two things at the same time? Because you are only allowed to do that as long as it stays realitic. I mean, talking to a person and checking out something that takes place across the room makes sense, while talking to a person who is staying in a room, and at the ame time moving to a different room, well, not as much...

I didn't even know this... I never noticed that Duel Disks in older series lack an Extra Deck slot!

Funny how you'd say this about the least blatant of the Persona references I've made this far Adams is not the killer. I swear.