(Currently accepting new players)
It's October, and as with every year, that means it's time for the Duel Academy to welcome a new batch of students who come to train their skill as duelists to the pro level. Your character has enrolled within Central Academy, and after passing the entrance exams, arrived at the Duel Academy by either boat or helicopter.
This RP takes place after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh GX, and as such, the cast of students and general plot are entirely original. It will primarily be episodic and character-driven in that the characters are not always metaphorically marching towards Mordor, though I hope to develop an overarching plot as things go on.
Except duels against nameless NPCs, which you are allowed to conduct however you see fit, duels will be simulated, conducted over discord, with draws randomized and PM'd to players to hide them. Any number of custom cards and any type of deck is allowed, though player deck power levels will be scaled down to (very roughly) late 5Ds/Synchro-era levels of power. This is to ensure that, should someone wish to make decks around terrible monsters, that they don't need to create excessive amounts of custom cards (or excessively multifaceted custom cards) in order for their deck to function. Deck balance will only consider the final deck as a whole, so no card in particular is banned, and if you want to use banned cards in allegedly non-problematic ways, you're welcome to. However, I recommend prioritizing aesthetics over functionality. If the extremely common staple cards (Pot of Greed, Raigeki, Harpy's Feather Duster, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Solemn Judgement, Monster Reborn, etc.) neither fit a deck's aesthetic (e.g. Raigeki would be okay in a Thunder Dragon deck) or gameplay thematics, (e.g. Monster Reborn would be okay in a Zombie deck) I ask they be excluded from decks. This is to help nerf decks and also make them less homogenous and more thematic. Deck strength is intended to slowly creep back upward as the RP goes on, with NPCs providing certain staple cards if you get to know them.
NPCs, named or otherwise, will not have any custom cards, unless they are given some. If you happen to design some OOC, you're welcome to 'happen to find' it IC and give it to them.
Exams will be held periodically. You can gloss over them or use it to change your character's dorm placement. The actual process of an exam will mirror the games - ten multiple choice questions about card effects, (e.g. which of these cards does this effect, what happens when these two cards interact, etc.) followed by a timed duel puzzle followed by the practical exam. The practical exam counts for 60% of your exam results, (with the other two only counting for 20%) and students don't all take the practical exam simultaneously, so it is possible to show up late and still pass, ending up in Slifer Red.
You will be assigned (get to pick from among those available) an NPC roommate by default, (Simply think of them as characters I control) though switching roommates is possible at any time via the headmasters of each dorm - Prof. Hibiki for Slifer Red, Prof. Sartyr for Ra Yellow, Dr. Crowler for the Obelisk Blue boy's dorm and Prof. Fontaine for the Obelisk Blue girl's dorm. You can even do it offscreen if you want. School policy forbids roommates of the opposite gender, though there are ways to get around that rule.
If you've got any questions or misgivings, I welcome you to ask about them on the discord: discord.gg/UXymXyjMQy
Finally, here's the character Sheet:
It's October, and as with every year, that means it's time for the Duel Academy to welcome a new batch of students who come to train their skill as duelists to the pro level. Your character has enrolled within Central Academy, and after passing the entrance exams, arrived at the Duel Academy by either boat or helicopter.
This RP takes place after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh GX, and as such, the cast of students and general plot are entirely original. It will primarily be episodic and character-driven in that the characters are not always metaphorically marching towards Mordor, though I hope to develop an overarching plot as things go on.
Except duels against nameless NPCs, which you are allowed to conduct however you see fit, duels will be simulated, conducted over discord, with draws randomized and PM'd to players to hide them. Any number of custom cards and any type of deck is allowed, though player deck power levels will be scaled down to (very roughly) late 5Ds/Synchro-era levels of power. This is to ensure that, should someone wish to make decks around terrible monsters, that they don't need to create excessive amounts of custom cards (or excessively multifaceted custom cards) in order for their deck to function. Deck balance will only consider the final deck as a whole, so no card in particular is banned, and if you want to use banned cards in allegedly non-problematic ways, you're welcome to. However, I recommend prioritizing aesthetics over functionality. If the extremely common staple cards (Pot of Greed, Raigeki, Harpy's Feather Duster, Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Solemn Judgement, Monster Reborn, etc.) neither fit a deck's aesthetic (e.g. Raigeki would be okay in a Thunder Dragon deck) or gameplay thematics, (e.g. Monster Reborn would be okay in a Zombie deck) I ask they be excluded from decks. This is to help nerf decks and also make them less homogenous and more thematic. Deck strength is intended to slowly creep back upward as the RP goes on, with NPCs providing certain staple cards if you get to know them.
NPCs, named or otherwise, will not have any custom cards, unless they are given some. If you happen to design some OOC, you're welcome to 'happen to find' it IC and give it to them.
Exams will be held periodically. You can gloss over them or use it to change your character's dorm placement. The actual process of an exam will mirror the games - ten multiple choice questions about card effects, (e.g. which of these cards does this effect, what happens when these two cards interact, etc.) followed by a timed duel puzzle followed by the practical exam. The practical exam counts for 60% of your exam results, (with the other two only counting for 20%) and students don't all take the practical exam simultaneously, so it is possible to show up late and still pass, ending up in Slifer Red.
You will be assigned (get to pick from among those available) an NPC roommate by default, (Simply think of them as characters I control) though switching roommates is possible at any time via the headmasters of each dorm - Prof. Hibiki for Slifer Red, Prof. Sartyr for Ra Yellow, Dr. Crowler for the Obelisk Blue boy's dorm and Prof. Fontaine for the Obelisk Blue girl's dorm. You can even do it offscreen if you want. School policy forbids roommates of the opposite gender, though there are ways to get around that rule.
If you've got any questions or misgivings, I welcome you to ask about them on the discord: discord.gg/UXymXyjMQy
Finally, here's the character Sheet:
