>>5716511
>Think back to how you got here
We're probably wonder how we got here... welp, it's a LOOOONG story...

>>5716511
>Look at your deck

>>5716511
>Look at your deck

>>5716511
>Something else (write in)
looking at ones cards is a crutch for those that do not rely on luck to win. Play the second left most card in your hand

>>5716511
>>Study your opponent

>>5716511
>Look at your deck
We must believe in the Liver of the Cards!

>>5716617
+1

>>5716511
>Look at your deck

>>5716518
>>5716523
>>5716883
>>5716578
Drawing and writing

>>5716889
This is OP btw, I'm phoneposting

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>>5716511
>Look at your deck

You flip through your deck one last time before shuffling it. The back side of each card is pitch black, while the front is hand drawn: you made them yourself, after all. You created it following the instructions you found online: choose one of four decks, make a physical copy of it ( you had to draw every single card, since you didn't own a printer), then perform a ritual to infuse it with power. Of course, you chose...
>Cyan: a slow, controlling deck that focuses on negating your opponent's actions and acquire board advantage. It's signature card is Electric Eye
>Magenta: a tempo deck, looking to create and exploit openings in the opponent's defenses. It's signature card is Causality Cruiser
>Yellow: a ramp deck, specialized in quickly acquiring resources to play expensive and spectacular cards. It's signature card is Flesh-Bastard Hydra
>Black: an aggressive deck, it wants to close out games as quickly as possible through overwhelming force. It's signature card is Iron Leviathan

>>5716929
>Magenta: a tempo deck, looking to create and exploit openings in the opponent's defenses. It's signature card is Causality Cruiser

>>5716929
>Magenta: a tempo deck, looking to create and exploit openings in the opponent's defenses. It's signature card is Causality Cruiser

>>5716929
>Yellow
A deck worthy of a protagonist.

>>5716929
For me its black

>>5716929
>>Black: an aggressive deck, it wants to close out games as quickly as possible through overwhelming force. It's signature card is Iron Leviathan

>>5716929
>Magenta: a tempo deck, looking to create and exploit openings in the opponent's defenses. It's signature card is Causality Cruiser

>>5716929
>Yellow: a ramp deck, specialized in quickly acquiring resources to play expensive and spectacular cards. It's signature card is Flesh-Bastard Hydra

>>5716929
black for sure, also i wish you all the luck in the world QM, your art so far is really neat

>>5716929
>Yellow: a ramp deck, specialized in quickly acquiring resources to play expensive and spectacular cards. It's signature card is Flesh-Bastard Hydra

I require more flesh-bastard hydras

We are going to need a tiebreaker

>>5716929
>>Yellow: a ramp deck, specialized in quickly acquiring resources to play expensive and spectacular cards. It's signature card is Flesh-Bastard Hydra
I like being flashy.

>>5716929
>Magenta: a tempo deck, looking to create and exploit openings in the opponent's defenses. It's signature card is Causality Cruiser

>>5717119
Will change to Yellow to get this show on the road. RIP USS Eldridge.

>>5717449
>>5717108
>>5716996
>>5716976
>>5716939
Drawing and writing

>>5717472
Why does it keep changing my Id

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>>5716929
>>Yellow: a ramp deck, specialized in quickly acquiring resources to play expensive and spectacular cards. It's signature card is Flesh-Bastard Hydra

You stare at Flesh-Bastard Hydra as if you could talk to her. If you can get her to stick to the battlefield, you are almost guaranteed to win, but it will take a while before you get there.

"We don't have much time. Let's begin". It's the first time you hear your opponent talk. Her voice is surprisingly soft, contrasting with her bombastic haircut. She is right, though. You can feel the invisible spectators getting restless. If they aren't entertained, they will devour you both.
"You may start. I don't need to go first"
[How to play]
Every turn you will be asked to choose which cards to play. As the game progresses and you accumulate resources, you will gain access to more powerful cards, or be able to play multiple, weaker cards.
Each turn you'll be either the attacker or the defender. You start as the attacker, next turn you'll be the defender and so on.
(I'll explain rolls later)
You draw five cards and plan your move. As it's only the first turn, so your actions are limited.
Choose one:
>Play Organ Harvest, a spell that gives you more resources
>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play
>Stacy, a defensive creature
>Do nothing (gain resources)
While you think about your line of action, you...
>Take deep breaths to calm your nerves
>Study your opponent, looking for her tell
>Make small talk, get her to lose her focus
>Do something else (write in)

>>5716979
<3

>>5717611
>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play

>Study your opponent, looking for her tell

>>5717613
>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play
>Take deep breaths to calm your nerves

>>5717474
Are you posting from mobile? Mobile providers shuffle people's IPs based on availability.

>>5717611
>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play
>Make small talk, get her to lose her focus
"How about we take a 30 minute break and you take a shower, your hair needs it."

If we get her mad she will make a mistake

>>5717611
>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play
>Take deep breaths to calm your nerves

>>5717611
>Play Organ Harvest, a spell that gives you more resources
>Make small talk, get her to lose her focus

>>5717611
>>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play
>>Take deep breaths to calm your nerves

>>5717727
+1

Rolled 1 (1d2)

let's resolve ties with a coin flip.
Heads (1):>Take deep breaths to calm your nerves
Tails (2):>Make small talk, get her to lose her focus
Also I'm drawing and writing.

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>>5717611
>Fat Storage, a weak creature that will empower the next card you play
>Take deep breaths to calm your nerves
Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Panic and adrenaline flow through your veins. In a game of life and death, there's no room for error. Inhale. Exhale. You must get in the zone. Right now, there's only your opponent, you, and the cards. You got this.
You use one resource to play Fat Storage. He won't do much on his own, but your next play will be much more impactful.
It's your opponent's turn. She seems to be thinking carefully about her play. Is she feeling as anxious as you? You can't tell.

>[Rolling&Combat Resolution]
To find out whether you successfully deal or defend from damage, you will be flipping coins (roll 1d2. 1 is heads, 2 is tails). How many coins you flip will be determined by many factors, like the cards you play, your board state, your strategy, your mental state etc. Each coin flip has a stated difficulty class, so to succeed in a DC 2 roll, you must flip 2 heads. I will randomly select one of the first 5 rolls.

>Flip 1 coin. Difficulty Class 1.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5718205
Not sure how that card makes our next play more impactful.
Either
Play means when you play Other cards, and the discard pile starts with cards in it
or
Our next card allows us to sacrifice something for a bonus

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5718205

your art is great QM

keep up the good work

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5718205

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5718205
I really appreciate the effort QM.
If fat storage has a "zombie" as a descriptor then is our decks style more along the lines of resident evil monsters instead of "the thing" biohorror?

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5718205
Rolling.

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>5718210
>>5718213
>>5718572
>>5718994

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>>5718205
>>5718210
Your opponent matched your creature with one of her own, Empath. As expected, your attack didn't go through. Your opponent is playing a Magenta deck. She will likely be the aggressor, this game.
The first round ends. You both draw a card, gain a resource and start anew. Unfortunately, Flesh-Bastard Hydra is still in your deck and you didn't draw any immediately playable card, so your choice is still limited to:
>Organ Harvest, a spell that gives you more resources
>Stacy, a defensive creature
>Do nothing (gain resources)
Fat Storage is still in play, but is damaged and will likely die this turn, empowering your next play.
"Why are you doing this?". Her question comes as a bit of a surprise. She didn't strike you as the talkative type. "Do you have a wish so important you are willing to throw your life away for it?".
What is your answer?
>I want to change my life
>There's someone I wish to save
>There's someone I wish to destroy
>I want to make the pain go away
>I do it for the thrill of the game
>Say nothing, she's trying to distract you
>Something else (write in)
>Any of the above, but it's a lie
>>5718210
>>5718994
I'm intentionally keeping the rules vague to avoid writing myself into a corner, but the rules do exist and i think you can piece it together, little by little.

>>5719094
>Stacy, a defensive creature

>Any of the above, but it's a lie
>I want to make the pain go away

>>5719094
>Stacy, a defensive creature
>I want to change my life

>>5719094
>Stacy, a defensive creature
>There's someone I wish to save

>>5719094
>Stacy, a defensive creature
>To create a new future, sorry but I am not losing here

>>5719094
>>Stacy, a defensive creature
>>I want to make the pain go away

Rolled 2 (1d5)

>>5719153
>>5719163
>>5719168
>>5719205
>>5719209
drawing and writing

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>>5719094
>>5719163
>Stacy, a defensive creature
>I want to change my life
"How foolish. We already gave up on our lives when we agreed to all this. Someone like you does not deserve to win"
Who does she think she is? Like her wish could be any better than yours.
"Do you really think you are ready to take my life? You are not a killer. I can see it in your eyes".
How will you reply?
>I'm determined to fight until the end
>Maybe you are right, but it's too late now
>I will enjoy murdering you
>Say nothing
>Something else (write in)
Also roll to defend from her attack.
>Flip 3 coins. Difficulty Class 2.


As a side note, please feel free to leave any feedback on how I could improve my writing or the quest in general.

Rolled 1, 2, 2 = 5 (3d2)

>>5719759
>If I am a fool for gambling my life then you are too. You battle like you have resigned to your fate.

>>5719759
>If I am a fool for gambling my life then you are too. You battle like you have resigned to your fate.
Good write-in.

>>5719759
>>If I am a fool for gambling my life then you are too. You battle like you have resigned to your fate.

Rolled 1, 1, 1 = 3 (3d2)

>>5719759
>If I am a fool for gambling my life then you are too. You battle like you have resigned to your fate.

>>5719782
>>5719786
don't forget to roll

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5719759
>Maybe you are right, but it's too late now

QM, you have my bookmark (4chanx thing in case that confuses you). Show me what you've got!

Rolled 1, 2, 1 = 4 (3d2)

>>5719782
>>5719821

>>5719768
>>5719789
>>5720006
Drawing, writing

Rolled 3 (1d3)

>>5720263

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>>5719759
>>5719768
>If I am a fool for gambling my life then you are too. You battle like you have resigned to your fate.
"We are nothing alike, but you won't understand with words alone. Let me show you. Magus!"
As she shout its name, a silhouette takes form in the dark behind her. You hear a loud boom, akin to that of an airplane engine, and feel * something * flying at high speed towards you and grazing yor head.
"Your go".
She's played a powerful card, Magus, and Fat Storage is gone, but you still have Stacy and you finally have enough resources to play something bigger.
What's your next play?
>Organ Harvest (you know this one)
>Stitched Idiots, a creature that summons a copy of itself
>Mother of the Beast, a fat creature that draws a card when it survives combat
>Cancro, a creature that can heal from the damage it's taken
Your opponent is trying to intimidate you. How will you react?
>Say nothing, focus on your strategy
>Taunt her, she seems to have lost her cool
>Observe her, try to figure out her plan
>Something else (write in)

Thank you for waiting, this one took a bit longer than usual

>>5720434
>Stitched Idiots, a creature that summons a copy of itself
>Taunt her, she seems to have lost her cool

>>5720434
>Stitched Idiots, a creature that summons a copy of itself
>Say nothing, focus on your strategy

>>5720434
>Mother of the Beast, a fat creature that draws a card when it survives combat
>Say nothing, focus on your strategy

>>5720434
>Mother of the Beast, a fat creature that draws a card when it survives combat
As much as I would like to spam weenies we need to draw more cards to get out our better cards.
>Say nothing, focus on your strategy
We can't afford to talk, we need to focus our energy into drawing better cards

>>5720434
>Mother of the Beast, a fat creature that draws a card when it survives combat
>Taunt her, she seems to have lost her cool

Writing and drawing. Today's update will also be a bit late.

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>>5720434
>Mother of the Beast, a fat creature that draws a card when it survives combat
>Say nothing, focus on your strategy
Your ears are still ringing from the last attack, but you pull yourself together and make your play. You are yet do draw your finishers, but you figure you've got some time, since you haven't taken any damage yet. You remember that Flesh-Bastard Hydra requires a sacrifice, so you must make sure to set it up beforehand. For now, your priority is gaining resources and drawing into your win condition.

>Flip 2 coins. Difficulty Class 2

Your opponent doesn't seem interested in defending from your attack. What is she planning?
>It's a trap! Don't attack into it!
>She's bluffing! Run her over!
>Something else (write in)

>>5721249
>>She's bluffing! Run her over!

>>5721327
Flip them coins

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5721249
>She's bluffing! Run her over!

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5721249
>It's a trap! Don't attack into it!

>>5721249
>It's a trap! Don't attack into it!
We need to keep this fat aldy alive long enough to set up our win.

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Rolled 2, 2 = 4 (2d2)

>>5721249
>She's bluffing! Run her over!
>>5721377
>>5721410
It says to flip 2

Rolled 2, 1 = 3 (2d2)

>>5721343

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5721377
>>5721410
I will combine these two as a single roll
>>5721448
>>5721910
Drawing and writing

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>>5721249
>She's bluffing! Run her over!
You attack her directly. You clench your teeth and wait as three tense seconds pass...
"It resolves" she says, with a hint of annoyance in her voice. Ah! You saw right through her bluff and scored first blood: you need four more attacks to connect to win. You think you hear a devious laugh coming from the dark, but you might be simply imagining things.
Before the turn ends, your opponent plays Peeping Tom, a Martyr-type: they are creatures that have powerful enter-the-battlefield effects, but are immediately destroyed upon coming into play; Organ Harvest is also a Martyr.
Peeping Tom forces you to reveal your hand to your opponent and shuffle a card of their choice back in the deck. After a few seconds of deliberation, your opponent picks Stitched Idiots.
As you shuffle your deck, a thought comes to mind. You could easily try to put Flesh-Bastard Hydra on top: you feel confident you can fool your opponent and there's no judge around, but there's no telling how your demonic spectators might react.
Will you cheat?
>I must win at all costs (Cheat)
>It's too risky
Also, what will you play this round? (It's the opponent's turn to attack)
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Cancro, a creature that can heal from the damage it's taken
>Curio Collector, a creature that lets you trade a card in your hand for one in the discard pile (Pick what you discard and what you get back)
>Mycotic Growth, a supporting creature that doesn't fight but empowers another creature (Pick Mother of the Beast or Stacy)
>Do nothing

>>5721993

>It's too risky

>Mycotic Growth, a supporting creature that doesn't fight but empowers another creature (Pick Mother of the Beast or Stacy)

Mother of Beasts so she can get us more cards.

>>5721993
>It's too risky
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources

>>5721993
>It's too risky
A real man doesn't cheat in a childrens card game
>Mycotic Growth, a supporting creature that doesn't fight but empowers another creature (Pick Mother of the Beast or Stacy)
Mother of the beast of course

>>5721993
>I must win at all costs (Cheat)
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources

>>5721993
>It's too risky
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources

>>5721993
>It's too risky
Mycotic Growth, a supporting creature that doesn't fight but empowers another creature Mother of the Beast

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5722020
>>5722066
>>5722126
>>5722283
>>5722288
>>5722631
1 is mycotic growth, two is organ harvest
drawing and writing

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>>5721993
>It's too risky
>Mycotic Growth, a supporting creature that doesn't fight but empowers another creature (Mother of the Beast)
You could never live with the shame of cheating at a card game, no matter how high the stakes are. You might die, but your gamer honor will remain untarnished.
With Mother of the Beast empowered by Fat Storage and now supported by Mycotic Growth, you have both a solid board presence and a card draw engine. If your opponent doesn't have an answer, your fat lady might get there by herself.
>Flip 3 Coins. Difficulty Class 4 (When the difficulty class is higher than your max possible roll, each coin that lands on head will mitigate 1 damage)
As you wait for your opponent's attack, what are your thoughts?
>Who is she, really?
>What is this place?
>Can I also summon monsters in here?
>Your mind is blank, all your focus is on the game
>Something else (write in)

Thank you for waiting

Rolled 1, 2, 1 = 4 (3d2)

>>5722877
>Can I also summon monsters in here?

Rolled 2, 1, 2 = 5 (3d2)

>>5722877
>What is this place?
Do we not know? How did we get here...?

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5722877
>What is this place?

There will be no update today, see you tomorrow

>>5723512
Thanks for the heads up!

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5722926
>>5722979
>>5723069
Drawing and writing

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>>5722877
>What is this place?
It's hard to describe. You can clearly see your opponent and the table, but there's no recognizable light source. It's almost like the darkness around isn't absence of light, but a filter over your own eyes. You hear whispers but there's only silence, you feel their touch but there's only void. The guide you found on the internet mentioned that the duel would take place in "their" court, whatever that means. All you know is that you were swallowed by the dark right as you met with your opponent.
The girl played Liche, a zombie capable of temporarily resurrecting other Zombies. "Then, I remove two parts attached to Magus to move your cards to an empty space".
You are left wide open and take three damage! Your defenses are greatly weakened. Any slip up would spell your doom now. Panic surges through your mind, and you begin breathing heavily.
>Panic rolls
When you take damage, I'll ask you to flip coins to avoid panicking. Focusing or relaxing during the games lets you flip more coins
>Flip 6 coins. Difficulty Class 3
You need to pull yourself together and pick your next play. Hydra is still in your deck. It's very frustrating.
You play...
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Cancro, a creature that can heal from the damage it's taken
>Curio Collector, a creature that lets you trade a card in your hand for one in the discard pile (Pick what you discard and what you get back)
>Teratoma, a big creature that weakens your opponent's field, but requires requires a sacrifice (Pick Stacy, Mycotic Growth or Mother of the Beast)

Rolled 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2 = 10 (6d2)

>>5724493
>Teratoma, a big creature that weakens your opponent's field, but requires requires a sacrifice (Sacrifice Stacy)

Rolled 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2 = 10 (6d2)

>>5724493
>>5724583
+1 to this

Rolled 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1 = 9 (6d2)

>>5724493
>Teratoma, a big creature that weakens your opponent's field, but requires requires a sacrifice (Pick Stacy, Mycotic Growth or Mother of the Beast)
>Sacrifice Stacy

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>5724493
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources

Rolled 2, 2 = 4 (2d2)

>>5724493
Whoops wrong dice.

>>5724583
>>5724594
>>5724626
Drawing and writing. Might be a bit late.
>>5725263
It's 6d2 but I appreciate the attempt

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5724583
>>5724594
>>5724626
Forgot to roll

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>>5724493
>>5724594
>Teratoma, a big creature that weakens your opponent's field, but requires requires a sacrifice (Sacrifice Stacy)
Your head starts spinning and panic clouds your judgement (Roll 1 less coin on every future roll). The whispers are getting louder. You can't tell the meaning of their words, but you know what they want. They smell blood.
>Attack Roll.
>Flip 4 Coins. Difficulty Class 2
"You should have never challenged me. You will be sacrificed on the altar of my wish, so in turn, I promise to carry your memory with me. Tell me, fool, what is your name?"
>Tell her your name (Write in)
>Say nothing
>"Don't talk to me like you've already won. I'll defeat you this turn"
>Something else (write in)

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5725442
>Tell her your name Raff Barron.

>>5725442
>"Don't talk to me like you've already won."
I'd rather not say that we're going to defeat her this turn when that's probably not going to be the case, going to pass on giving our character a name as well.

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 2 = 6 (4d2)

>>5725631
whoops my dumb ass put the dice in the wrong field

Rolled 1, 2, 2, 2 = 7 (4d2)

>>5725605
Supporting. But also:
>"Don't talk to me like you've already won."

>>5725442
She should know the name of the man (?) who beat her!

>>5725605
>>5725631
>>5725639
Drawing and writing

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5726154
It didn't rolllllllll

Today was a busy day, won't be able to post an update. See you tomorrow

>>5726318
Thanks for informing us!

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>>5725442
>Tell her your name Raff Barron.
>"Don't talk to me like you've already won."

Your heart sinks as you fail to deal any direct damage. Is this how you die? Was your opponent right about you?
No. No. You look at the board. You destroyed Magus and Liche, her only card on the field is Melancolia. You, meanwhile, have two giant creatures.
"Don't talk to me like you've already won. I'm Raff Baron, and I'll be the one who defeats you!"
You confidently draw a card for the turn. It's not Hydra. You feel slightly less confident.
You now have enough resources to play two cards per turn.
Choose up to two:
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Cancro, a creature that can heal from the damage it's taken
>Curio Collector, a creature that lets you trade a card in your hand for one in the discard pile (Pick what you discard and what you get back)
>Baroque, a creature that lets you send a card of your choice from your deck to the discard pile to gain resources
>Chimaera, a creature that deals double damage if it gets to attack directly

>>5727090
>Baroque
>Curio Collector(Bring back stitched idiots)

>>5727099
*Bring back stitched idiots, discard cancro

>>5727090
The obvious play here is.
Baroque to get the hydra into the graveyard.
Curio collector to get the hydra out of the graveyard. Discard Cancro?

>>5727138
Sounds like Baroque maybe can't be used immediately?
In which case we should play Baroque to set up a play like that, and NOT play curio collector.
Maybe Chimaera? Throw more big creatures at her so if she reads our play and removes the Baroque somehow, there are other threats she isn't dealing with.
Or Organ Harvest if we need more resources for the hydra I guess.

>>5727138
She had a card that discarded a card of ours >>5721993
seems to have a control type deck. Also depends on how OP is doing draws, random like irl or set like a anime?
I'll support you're play though.

>>5727090
>Baroque, a creature that lets you send a card of your choice from your deck to the discard pile to gain resources

>>5727138
Sure lets do it

>>5727138
>>5727478
>>5727490
>>5727491
Drawing and writing

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>>5727090
>Baroque, a creature that lets you send a card of your choice from your deck to the discard pile to gain resources (Flesh-Bastard Hydra)
>Curio Collector, a creature that lets you trade a card in your hand for one in the discard pile (Discard Cancro, get Flesh-Bastard Hydra)
Hahaha, you are a genius! This setup guarantees you get to play Hydra next turn. She's done for!

"May I see that?". While you are in the middle of congratulating yourself, your opponent asks to see Hydra. You look at the board: you haven't played Curio Collector yet, so Hydra is still in the discard pile. You are pretty sure there's no rule that forbids looking at the opponen't discard pile, so you begrudgingly hand her the card.

You can see her eyes going over the text again and again. Every time she does, her frown gets deeper. When you play Curio Collector and get it back in your hand, she begins biting her thumb.
Seems like a good sign.

>Defense Roll
>Flip 6 coins. Difficulty Class 3.

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 8 (6d2)

>>5727907
Don't worry I got this

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5727907
Maybe cheating doesn't get you punished, maybe all the demons care about is watching people suffer?

Rolled 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1 = 10 (6d2)

>>5727907
Not so cocky now are ya?

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 = 7 (6d2)

>>5727907

Rolled 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2 = 9 (6d2)

>>5727907

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>5727941
>>5728075
>>5728135
>>5728472
Drawing and writing
>>5728062
You aren't cheating. You play Baroque, activate the 1/turn effect, then play Curio

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>>5727907
Your opponent plays Causality Cruiser, a creature that makes two enemy cards collide and deal damage to each other. Mother of the Beast and Teratoma are heavily damaged, and Mother is destroyed in the following combat step, but you are safe for another turn. The girl is turning her thumb into a bloody mess and she's murmuring something to herself. Or is she talking with the spectators? No way to tell, but it doesn't matter. She isn't long for this world.
>Choose two
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Chimaera, a creature that deals double damage if it gets to attack directly
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher
>Flesh-Bastard Hydra, your finisher. Needs a sacrifice to be played, but fills your board with creatures that regenerate every turn. (Note that if you choose to play Hydra you won't be able to play anything else this turn)

>>5728637
>Flesh-Bastard Hydra, your finisher. Needs a sacrifice to be played, but fills your board with creatures that regenerate every turn. (Note that if you choose to play Hydra you won't be able to play anything else this turn)

Here's hoping we don't get countered.

>>5728637
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher
I don't trust it. She's mustering a counterplay.

>>5728637
>Flesh-Bastard Hydra, your finisher. Needs a sacrifice to be played, but fills your board with creatures that regenerate every turn. (Note that if you choose to play Hydra you won't be able to play anything else this turn)

>>5728647
>>5728884
>>5729025
drawing and writing

I'm afraid I won't be able to post an update, neither today nor tomorrow. See you on Monday.

>>5729149
Have a good weekend, QM!

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>>5728637
>Flesh-Bastard Hydra, your finisher. Needs a sacrifice to be played, but fills your board with creatures that regenerate every turn.
Does this game have counterspell? You have no idea, so you play Hydra and hope for the best. She resolves comes into play, but your opponent doesn't seem to be paying attention. Her head is tilted upwards and she's still talking to herself. You aren't sure what to make of her sudden change of attitude, so you decide to not think about it and move to combat. As you do, she closes her eyes and says "I will do anything. I accept your contract".
>Attack Roll
>Flip 9 coins. Difficulty Class 4.

The picture looks different because I don't have access to my usual setup. Thank you for the waiting

Rolled 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 = 17 (9d2)

>>5730477

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5730477

>>5730490
Holy fucking twos

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 = 14 (9d2)

>>5730477
What the hell is this contract stuff, you can't just cheat your way through a childrens card game

>>5730490
There was a 1% chance of this happening

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1 = 13 (9d2)

>>5730477

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>5730490
Holy shit
>>5730612
>>5730909
Drawing and writing

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>>5730477
Thanks to some twisted whim of fate, Hydra couldn't deal any damage to your opponent, but you still have a powerful board going into next turn.
"I apologize for calling you a fool. You've proven yourself to be a fearsome foe. But I can't die now".
She holds her left arm in the air for a few seconds. Then, it's gone. Her screams fill the void and a fountain of blood springs from her arm socket. You are both covered in blood, as are the table and the cards. Whether it's shock, surprise, or sheer horror, you are paralyzed.
Slowly, her screams die down. She desperately tries to pull herself together, her face deformed by pain and her eyes red with blood and tears. In her right hand, a card. Its back is perfectly white, there's not a single stain on it. It's so white, it's almost hard to look at.
"Now..." Her throat is sore and her voice is broken. You can barely make out what she's saying. "Now... let's kill each other".

Choose up to two
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Chimaera, a creature that deals double damage if it gets to attack directly
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher
>A second copy of Organ Harvest
>Play nothing (let Hydra spawn a token)
>Listen to the voices?

>>5731181
>Chimaera, a creature that deals double damage if it gets to attack directly

>>5728497
>You aren't cheating.
Saying it's possible she can cheat too.
>>5731181
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Chimaera, a creature that deals double damage if it gets to attack directly

>>5731201
>Saying it's possible she can cheat too.
She did, in fact, or at least took advantage of areas of the ruleset (ie. trading body parts for cards from a side-dexk) that we haven't yet.

There will (likely) be no update today, see you tomorrow.

>>5731181
> Play nothing*2 (let hydra work)
or
> nothing+andaluz?
or
> nothing+listen.

Tiebreak first to last.
She got that card because it solves her situation somehow.
She's the next attacker, so there's no point playing offensive creatures right now.
Her card probably either wins her the game quickly (in which case we probably end up making a sacrifice)
Or it deals with our board unconditionally (in which case conserving resources is best.)
Or it deals with our board using damage (in which case we can maybe tank it using andaluz, but conserving resources is the safer play.)

Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>5731184
>>5731201
>>5732647
Drawing and writing

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>>5731181
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Chimaera, a creature that deals double damage if it gets to attack directly
The smell of iron fills your nostrils. The girl is panting heavily. You understand she made a deal of some kind: her arm for that white card. There was nothing like that in the rules you read. Is this cheating? Can you do it as well? The thought of losing a limb makes you shiver.
You have no idea what the white card might do, so you opt for closing the game quickly and play Chimaera and the Organ Harvest that you've held in your hand all this time.
Your opponent plays the white card. At first, its front side looks as empty as its back, but looking closely, the are reliefs on in the shape of some sort of sigil. The girl drags her finger on the relief, staining it with her blood and revealing the design.
"This is...". Excise/Journey. The words ring in your head, like she's speaking directly in your mind. Flesh Bastard Hydra is lifted in the air by an invisible force, then it's cleanly cut in half. You immediately understand that Hydra is gone forever, from this game and every future game.
"Combat"
>Defensive Roll
>Flip 8 coins. Difficulty Class 5

I can't post as much as I wish I could, but you are close to the end. Bear with me.

Rolled 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2 = 13 (8d2)

>>5733608
Hey this is definitely fucking cheating, that bitch!

Rolled 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 = 11 (8d2)

>>5733608
She spent her arm and her entire turn on
Just a kill spell.
Remove ONE creature.
That's an awful trade.
The fact that it's forever only matters TO US. That's an awful trade for her.

>>5733677
I imagine that you die if you lose.

Rolled 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 = 14 (8d2)

>>5733677
>>5733608
So she must have something that she does not want to get hit.
Also is it 8d2 or eight anons each rolling a 2?

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2 = 11 (8d2)

>>5733677
Last ditch effort for her. It works and she wins, and lives, or she loses, dies, but we suffer for helping kill her.

>>5733608
Rolling

>>5733612
>>5733677
>>5733696
>>5733808
Drawing and writing

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>5735113
Forgot to roll

I'm going to post the next update in a few more days, ideally the thread doesn't get archived before that

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>>5736858
Still on page 6.

>>5736942
This. We have plenty of time, QM!

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>>5733608
When the new turn begins, your opponent smears more blood on the white card, and Chimaera is destroyed just like Hydra was. Your complaints fall on deaf ears, as she's in too much pain to pay attention to you. You never heard of white cards, but you figure this one destroys a card each turn. You are on a clock now, though you don't know how long she'll last before she dies from blood loss. What would even happen then? Would you win? Stay trapped here forever? You decide that you don't want to find out.
>Since you played Organ Harvest last turn, you can play all three cards in your hand, or you can just play some or none of them.
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher
>A second copy of Mother of the Beast

>>5742216
>Since you played Organ Harvest last turn, you can play all three cards in your hand, or you can just play some or none of them.

All out. How long does she think she can keep this up?

>>5742232
+1
Can't destroy all our cards

>>5742216
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher
>A second copy of Mother of the Beast
"What did you DO? What IS all this?!"
Get some answers before she dies.

>>5742216
>>5742238
I guess she wouldn't have done that if she had something that would just kill our board.

>>5742216
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher

>>5742237
>>5742238
>>5743383
>>5743408
Drawing and writing

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>>5742216
>Organ Harvest, a Martyr that gives you resources
>Andaluz, a Martyr that makes your creatures tougher
>A second copy of Mother of the Beast
>"What did you DO? What IS all this?!"
Her face is pale. You look at her straight in the eyes, and she stares back. She seems to hesitate for a second, then says: "If you defeat me, and keep walking this path... you will learn. Of the power, and the horror, that lies beneath our duels. If even my sacrifice wasn't enough, then...". She can't bring herself to finish the sentence. She's can barely hold back her sobs. You look down on the table.
Your opponent plays a second Liche, which in turns resurrects Causality Cruiser and destroys two of the zombies summoned by Hydra. You quickly dump your whole hand on the field, knowing that if she had a board clear she would've used it already. You can't tell whether she has a plan or she's just desperate and hoping for a miracle.
>Attack Roll
>Flip 6 coins. Difficulty Class 2

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 = 7 (6d2)

>>5745946

Rolled 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 = 11 (6d2)

>>5745946

End it!

Rolled 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1 = 8 (6d2)

>>5745946

Rolled 1 (1d3)

>>5745949
>>5746093
>>5746458
Drawing and writing

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The last of her defenses goes down. You look at each other in silence for a few seconds before the realisation kicks in.
The girl falls to her knees. "I...I lost".
A rush of adrenaline fills your brain, and it takes all your self control to stop yourself from exulting in front of the person you've doomed. She clutches her arm socket tight and finally breaks down. You can barely hear her say "it's not right...they promised... it's not right...".
Before you can say anything, your excitement is replaced by an oppressive feeling of dread. The shades are gathering around your opponent. She screams, then she's consumed by darkness. There's only silence. Your opponent and the spectators are gone. Your head starts spinning, and soon you pass out.
You wake up in a dark alley. You are alone. Your memories are slowly coming back to you. This is where you and your opponent agreed to meet online. Somehow, you were transported to that place right after you met.
Something on the ground catches your attention. A card. You pick it up and examine it. On the top it says "Causality Cruiser".
You sit in the alley for almost an hour, stunned. Then you get up and head back home, where your prize awaits you.

This is the end of the oneshot. I'm very grateful to everyone who played, and especially to the people that stuck around to the end.
Before the thread is archived, I would really like to hear your feedback. I admit I got a bit lazy at the end, and I don't think I have the work ethic to run a long form quest, but it was still fun and I hope it was for you as well

>>5750307
I enjoyed it! The method by which we 'played' the card game made a lot of sense for this format. The atmosphere was forbidding and gloomy in a good way. I hope you consider teying your hand at running something again, even if it's not exactly like this. Thanks for running!

>>5750307

It was really cool! The two unique styles of the cards sets up a really interesting contrast. My understanding of the game itself is pretty spartan, but I don't think that hurt the quest much.

Was very pleased that you stuck with it to the end. Thanks for running.

>>5750307
+ Dramatic high stakes spooky card game is a fun vibe, and the art worked perfectly.

+ there were a few decisions I initially felt uncertain about, but which grew on me.
> designated attacker and defender each round
> coinflip system plus die to determine which set. (Felt quite dramatic, and was less cumbersome than it looked)

- I had difficulty following the board state and rules? There should maybe have been recaps of how the board looks, how many cards the opponent has, etc., after each opponent turn. Unless very little happened.

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>>5750336
>>5750326
>>5750325
I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this game, really makes the effort worth it. Here's a ruleset I made for the game a while ago, it probably won't entirely make sense but should give you an idea of what the game is like

>>5750361
Using different colors of cards in your discard pile as the main resources is neat. And having no actual "exile" zone, just temporary limbo and Actually destroying the card. Scaling the zombies with their parts seems very overcomplicated for a quest.

Kinda wonder how you'd do an MTG-style temporary removal effect. (e.g. portable hole)

Zombie that removes an enemy zombie when you play it.
The enemy zombie's main card becomes one of the parts of yours, the rest go into void.
When yours dies, put the removed zombie into their hand.

>>5750389
I figure it would work something like this
"When [cardname] etb, destroy target zombie. That zombie can't leave limbo while [cardname] is on the field. When [cardname] leaves the field, return that zombie to its owner's hand"
Though I do like the idea of keeping it captive in your parts.

>>5750550
>>5750361
Neat!

Also, if you archive this on suptg, I'll vote for it.

>>5750862
it's up on suptg

If I do try to run a longer quest, I'll probably have to smarten up the combat system so that duels don't take a month to resolve. What do you think?

>>5751652
I'd be down to give it a go!

>>5751652
How do you plan to do that? Card games always seem to go slow.
How was our strategy?

>>5751766
I'm going to wait for someone to translate that Card Ranker ttrpg and see if I can steal something from that

>>5751766
I can kinda imagine a narrative + dice based way to resolve multiple turns at once? So we only start caring about what exact cards we play once the midgame starts.
Assign dice to priorities.

Different decks have access to different priorities.

E.g. ramp has
> grow own board
> grow own resources
> pursue finisher
> maintain hand size/quality

Tempo has
> grow own board
> suppress opponent board (subtract die from their grow board roll)
> suppress opponent hand (subtract die from their maintain hand roll)
> deal damage

Each option defaults to a D4. We assign a D8 to one option, and a D6 to another. The rest are D4s.
Opponent does the same for their own options.

Start: talk to opponent
Opening moves: assign 1d4 and 1d6 to two priorities and roll
Characters react: talk to opponent
Going into the decisive part of the game: assign 1d4 and 1d8 to the remaining priorities and roll.
Calculate how the board looks right now.
Strict gameplay starts.

e.g.

Result:
us:
grow board 5
grow resources 3
pursue finisher 2
maintain hand 3

opponent
grow board 1
suppress opponent board 4
suppress opponent hand 1
Deal damage 6

So we start
Opponent has removed two meatshields (-1+(6/3)), but stalled out to and had to remove all creatures, then we played one small creature (0+5-4), and they played one small creature (0+1)
We have four cards (2+3-1), they have two (base number, they don't have dice for this)
We don't really have any progress on finding our finisher.

Would probably be better with d2, d4, d6. Not d4, d6, d8.