Scarifar

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Well, it wasn't like losing both tokens was a scenario Carnel hadn't accounted for. He still had a number of options open to him.

"Draw!" Carnel declared as he drew his next card. First things first, he would have to get rid of that Ultimate Insect, and he had a decent card to do so. "I suppose you know what happens when insects meet flames, correct?" Carnel asked. Without waiting for a reply, Carnel continued, "By Tributing your Ultimate Insect LV7 and Howling Insect, I can Special Summon Lava Golem to your side of the field." The two monsters suddenly burned up and melted, only to merge together in a large mass of molten lava. A cage also formed around Gabriel, trapping him underneath the monster.

Lava Golem
Level 8
ATK 3000 DEF 2500

"Now, for every one of you Standby Phases, you will take 1000 damage," Carnel explained. "With that, I end my turn."

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Still not a fan of post-by-post Dueling.

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"Charmed," Carnel responded to Gabriel's introduction. And so the Duel began with a level 5 monster already on the field along with two face-downs. All in all, it appeared to be a strong field. Regardless, Carnel had no intention of letting that stop him.

"Draw!" Carnel declared as he drew his next card. Examining his hand, Carnel was quick to determine his course of action. "I play the Spell card: Stray Lambs," he said as the card appeared in front of him, and out come from that card two small balls of fur, one light orange and one white. "This card allows me to Special Summon two 'Lamb Tokens' in Defense position. I'll also place two cards face-down and end my turn."

Lamb Token: ATK 0 DEF 0, Level 1

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@KOgaming, I was looking up the ruling for Insect Imitation and Pinch Hopper, and apparently you can't use Pinch Hopper's effect in this case. Pinch Hopper misses the timing.

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I was planning to just defeat a single npc offscreen before moving on to actually Dueling a player, but this works too, I guess.

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@Scarifar, not to be an asshole about this, but is your name @KOgaming?

'Cause I'm pretty sure it's not.

@The book of bad juju

Sorry, just wanted to offer my 2 cents on the topic.

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@KOgaming: Is it okay if I have Ayami battle and beat a mob character before moving on with stuff, or should I be actively seeking a fight with another player?

@PKMNB0Y

You can go either way for the beginning, really. Things will be progressing, though, so maybe consider who your next PC character will be.

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Carnel woke up, groggy from waking up so early. It was definitely not something he was used to, but he supposed he would have to if he was going to make it. Going through his usual routines to get ready for the day, Carnel was soon properly dressed and ready to face the first events of the day. After breezing through the introduction from the Dark Magician and enjoying a hearty breakfast provided in the cafeteria, Carnel found himself pleasantly surprised in the opening ceremony.

"A battle royale. How interesting," Carnel muttered. Carnel believed he was at an advantage with the current rules in place, and perhaps it would prove to be a good learning experience. Activating his Duel Disk, Carnel started to scan his surroundings for an opponent, picking one at random. Pointing at him with his right arm, Carnel announced, "You there! You should be my first opponent!" The boy appeared to be full of spirit and eagerly accepted the challenge.

"Duel!" the two announced as their Duel began.

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Regarding the battle royale, if Life Points are not reset after every Duel, how about the state of the field? Do we still keep the monsters, or is that reset?

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#9: It's effect that makes it attack again should require the destroyed monster to be sent to the graveyard.

@SillyPhilly

Well, Pendulum Monsters are a thing, so maybe destroying by battle in general is fine.