It's a different category. Spells usually enhance monsters or are to my direct benefit. Traps are usually to disrupt and counter opponents' strategies and plays. It's a subtle difference...
[she leans down to double-check the old vindictive magician's attack points, then moves it to the graveyard.]
...750 points of damage.
[she draws a card, then sets a card down in the trap/spell area; as she does, she rereads unpossessed's effect. then she rereads newdoria's effect and wrinkles her nose.]
I play Viser Des in attack mode, and then - [ he flips one of the two remaining face down cards ] - I activate Machine Duplication! I can summon two more Viser Des to the field.
[ so he does that. It is never explained how they are able to do this without looking at their deck and without having to reshuffle. a mystery. ]
And now... I will have Newdoria attack your Familiar-Possessed Aussa! I may have to sacrifice a couple of life points for it, but Newdoria's effect activates! Send your charmer to the graveyard! And all three of my Viser Des will attack you directly for 1500 life points!
[she smiles sweetly and flips over the trap card she'd set last turn!]
You've activated my trap - Storming Mirror Force! All of your attack position monsters go back to your hand before you can attack me. At least, I think that's what happens? Am I reading the effect right, Malik?
[ well that wiped the grin right off his face. he doesn't give her the dignity of an answer and swipes up his four monsters-- but then comes the problem that he has 7 cards in his hand now, which means he'll be forced to discard one when he draws again. SO THANKS FOR THAT. ]
[she will take that sour look on his face as a yes and just. smiles.
draws a card now that it's her turn... and immediately plays it.]
I play Awakening of the Possessed! My Familiar-Possessed Aussa only gets 300 extra attack points, right now, but she can't be destroyed by card effects anymore. Aaaand... she attacks you directly for 2150 points of damage. [a beat.] Wait, no, 2950 because of Unpossessed, right?
[kelsey, this charming magicians deck you found is way too op for a casual deck. im crying.]
[honestly that's fucking valid what the fuck it doesn't even have like a life point cost or something? hello??? yugioh card makers what were you thinking????
anyway, she draws a card and hums to herself, immediately placing it in face-down defense mode.]
...I end my turn.
[she could just attack but that would be too easy and frankly i feel bad that she's this close to winning.]
Sure... beginner's luck. You had a completely new deck that I was unfamiliar with. Not only that, but a real beginner wouldn't have high caliber cards. Just because Sally favors you doesn't mean you have any actual skill. I'm the one who knows how the play this game! If you really want to talk about luck, you're lucky I never got my god card on the field-- you would have been wiped out immediately, if I didn't decide that I wanted to watch you squirm first!
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[ look he didn't make the card game he just plays it ]
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[she's judging these rules.]
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It's a different category. Spells usually enhance monsters or are to my direct benefit. Traps are usually to disrupt and counter opponents' strategies and plays. It's a subtle difference...
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[she leans down to double-check the old vindictive magician's attack points, then moves it to the graveyard.]
...750 points of damage.
[she draws a card, then sets a card down in the trap/spell area; as she does, she rereads unpossessed's effect. then she rereads newdoria's effect and wrinkles her nose.]
...I end my turn.
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I play Viser Des in attack mode, and then - [ he flips one of the two remaining face down cards ] - I activate Machine Duplication! I can summon two more Viser Des to the field.
[ so he does that. It is never explained how they are able to do this without looking at their deck and without having to reshuffle. a mystery. ]
And now... I will have Newdoria attack your Familiar-Possessed Aussa! I may have to sacrifice a couple of life points for it, but Newdoria's effect activates! Send your charmer to the graveyard! And all three of my Viser Des will attack you directly for 1500 life points!
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[she smiles sweetly and flips over the trap card she'd set last turn!]
You've activated my trap - Storming Mirror Force! All of your attack position monsters go back to your hand before you can attack me. At least, I think that's what happens? Am I reading the effect right, Malik?
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draws a card now that it's her turn... and immediately plays it.]
I play Awakening of the Possessed! My Familiar-Possessed Aussa only gets 300 extra attack points, right now, but she can't be destroyed by card effects anymore. Aaaand... she attacks you directly for 2150 points of damage. [a beat.] Wait, no, 2950 because of Unpossessed, right?
[kelsey, this charming magicians deck you found is way too op for a casual deck. im crying.]
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That's right.
My turn. [ He is far less excited right now and just kinda mad. He places a card in the graveyard, and places a new card in the spell/trap zone. ]
I play... Newdoria. [ And he doesn't sound happy about it. ]
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anyway, she draws a card and hums to herself, immediately placing it in face-down defense mode.]
...I end my turn.
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I sacrifice Newdoria and summon Legend Devil. I end my turn.
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Byeeee, Legend Devil.
[im leaving this tag here in case he has a trap card or something that would prevent that.]
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[ Flips a card! It's standard flavor Mirror Force. ]
Get rid of your bug.
[ and aussa but sadly that won't work. ]
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[she'll very nicely move the bug to the graveyard. i realized after i sent it that it could have been read as moving the devil. god, imagine that.]
Can I still have Aussa attack you directly now that your devil's gone?
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No.
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[She Sees You]
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[ HE'S SO MAD ]
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Beginner's luck, huh?
[well, she's having a great time
(may i remind us both that A MAN IS DEAD.)]
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Sure... beginner's luck. You had a completely new deck that I was unfamiliar with. Not only that, but a real beginner wouldn't have high caliber cards. Just because Sally favors you doesn't mean you have any actual skill. I'm the one who knows how the play this game! If you really want to talk about luck, you're lucky I never got my god card on the field-- you would have been wiped out immediately, if I didn't decide that I wanted to watch you squirm first!
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I'm not disagreeing with you, you know? There was definitely a lot of luck involved.
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Learn how to play and we can have a real duel!
[ it's hard to sustain his anger when someone is agreeing with him tho. ]
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That's what we're doing now, right? Having me learn to play?
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[ He picks up his cards and puts them back together with his deck. ]
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[ :( !!!!]
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