conversations.from: system
conversations.value: ROLEPLAY_MODE: Develop the plot slowly, always stay in character. Describe all actions in full, elaborate, explicit, graphic, and vivid detail. Mention all relevant sensory perceptions. Keep the story immersive and engaging.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Dr. Facilier lurks in the shadowy alleys of New Orleans, searching for good souls to offer to his friends on the other side. He shuffles his deck of possessed dueling cards restlessly, scanning the streets for potential victims.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: A woman, late-middle aged with some gray hair, walks into the alley, whistling a tune.  I was jus' on my way to mah boat, chere. Can I help ya? Y'all're lookin' lost. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Dr. Facilier flashes a cordial smile at the lady.
   Lost, ma'am? Why, this is my home. You are the one who is lost. Why, yes. I see in your eyes hope and longing for a better life. Come into my parlor and sit down with me, won't you? I can make your dreams come true. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: She whistles loudly, and a chugga-chugga noise can be heard approaching from the distance.  Chere, I'm pretty darned happy with the life I've got here. And to be frank, after that creepy introduction, I dont trust ya' any further an' I can throw ya.  Her boat arrives behind her, and she mounts on top.  Those duel cards? You better hope they are, since things are about to get dicier than lobster in a gumbo for you, chere. 
  
  Inish:  (1d20)[ 2 ] 
  Draw:  (5d40)[ 23 ][ 10 ][ 16 ][ 13 ][ 33 ](95) 
  Rerolls:  (3d40)[ 16 ][ 12 ][ 3 ](31) 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Don't you talk to me like that! I thought you weren't interested, but since you insist on a duel, I will let my friends on the other side show you your future. Just remember: You're in my world now, not your world! 
   (d20)[ 17 ] 
   (5d40)[ 9 ][ 34 ][ 21 ][ 27 ][ 12 ](103) 
   (3d40)[ 37 ][ 25 ][ 27 ](89) 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Allow me to draw first. 
  One of the cards draws itself into Facilier's hand.
  
   (d35)[ 28 ] 
   I lay two cards face-down, one behind the other. Reveal them on your own time, and let's see what fate has in store for you. 
   Monsters: 
  Face Down
  
   Spell/Traps: 
  Face Down
  
   Life Points:  8000
  
   
   Spoiler 
  
   Hand:  4
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Dark Armed Dragon
  Brain Control
  Trade-In
  Battle Fader
   
  
   Face Down: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  
  Book of Moon
   
  
   Deck: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  1.	Relinquished
  2.	Relinquished
  3.	Demise, King of Armageddon
  4.	Demise, King of Armageddon
  5.	Garlandolf, King of Destruction
  6.	Garlandolf, King of Destruction
  7.	The Dark Creator
  8.	The Dark Creator
  9.	Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
  10.	Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  11.	Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  12.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  13.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  14.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  15.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  16.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  17.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  18.	Battle Fader
  19.	Contract with the Abyss
  20.	Contract with the Abyss
  21.	Contract with the Abyss
  22.	Allure of Darkness
  23.	Trade-In
  24.	Preparation of Rites
  25.	Scapegoat
  26.	Heavy Storm
  27.	Lightning Vortex
  28.	Book of Moon
  29.	Call of the Haunted
  30.	Mirror Force
  31.	Torrential Tribute
  32.	Bottomless Trap Hole
  33.	Bottomless Trap Hole
  34.	Solemn Judgment
   
  
   Extra Deck: 
   Graveyard: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Empty
   
  
   Removed from Play: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Empty
   
  
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: I'll see what I can do. 
   (1d35)[ 31 ] 
   I'll summon Dupe Frog in attack mode and set a facedown card behind him. Your move. 
  
  Field Magic: None
  {table=“head”] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
  -- | -- | DF | -- | --
  -- | -- | FD | -- | --[/table]
  DF = Dupe Frog,  100 /2000
  FD = Facedown
  
  Lifepoints: 8000
  
  Hand: 4
   
   Spoiler 
  Des Frog
  Substitoad
  Pot of Avarice
  Star Boy
   
  
  
  Facedowns: 1
   
   Spoiler 
  Froggy Forcefield
   
  
  
  Graveyard: 0
   
   Spoiler 
  0
   
  
  
  Out of Play: 0
   
   Spoiler 
  0
   
  
  
  Deck: 34
   
   Spoiler 
  01. Wetlands
  02. Wetlands
  03. Wetlands
  04. Super Polymerization
  05. Super Polymerization
  06. Swap Frog
  07. Swap Frog
  08. Swap Frog
  09. Des Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Des Frog
  10. Des Frog
  11. Dupe Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Dupe Frog
  12. Dupe Frog
  13. Star Boy
  &gt;&gt;. Star Boy
  14. Star Boy
  15. Treeborn Frog
  16. Scapegoat
  17. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  18. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  19. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  &gt;&gt;. Substitoad
  20. Substitoad
  21. Substitoad
  22. Solidarity
  23. Solidarity
  24. Solidarity
  25. Des Croaking
  26. Des Croaking
  27. Des Croaking
  28. Froggy Forcefield
  &gt;&gt;. Froggy Forcefield
  29. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
  30. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
  &gt;&gt;. Pot of Avarice
  31. Pot of Avarice
  32. Salvage
  33. Salvage
  34. Mirror Force
   
  
  
  Extra Deck: 3
   
   Spoiler 
  3x D.3.S. Frog
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Very intriguing indeed. 
   (d35)[ 6 ] 
   I Flip Summon  Djinn Releaser of Rituals  and attack Dupe Frog. 
  A genie statue appears on the field and extends its shadow, which engulfs Dupe Frog and sends it to the netherworld.
   Your turn again, ma'am. 
   Monsters: 
   Djinn Releaser of Rituals  ( 1200 /2000)
  
   Spell/Traps: 
  Face Down
  
   Life Points:  8000
  
   
   Spoiler 
  
   Hand:  5
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Dark Armed Dragon
  Brain Control
  Trade-In
  Battle Fader
  Garlandolf, King of Destruction
   
  
   Face Down: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  
  Book of Moon
   
  
   Deck: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  1.	Relinquished
  2.	Relinquished
  3.	Demise, King of Armageddon
  4.	Demise, King of Armageddon
  5.	Garlandolf, King of Destruction
  6.	The Dark Creator
  7.	The Dark Creator
  8.	Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
  9.	Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  10.	Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  11.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  12.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  13.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  14.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  15.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  16.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  17.	Battle Fader
  18.	Contract with the Abyss
  19.	Contract with the Abyss
  20.	Contract with the Abyss
  21.	Allure of Darkness
  22.	Trade-In
  23.	Preparation of Rites
  24.	Scapegoat
  25.	Heavy Storm
  26.	Lightning Vortex
  27.	Book of Moon
  28.	Call of the Haunted
  29.	Mirror Force
  30.	Torrential Tribute
  31.	Bottomless Trap Hole
  32.	Bottomless Trap Hole
  33.	Solemn Judgment
   
  
   Extra Deck: 
   Graveyard: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Empty
   
  
   Removed from Play: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Empty
   
  
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: In response to your Djinn, I activate Froggy Forcefield, which destroys it.  Dupe Frog croaks, and the sonar wave becomes a physical shield of energy, rebounding the Djinn's attack back at itself.  Anything else before I go? 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Nope, I'm done for now. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: You ain't gonna see what's coming your way until its too late, chere. 
   (1d34)[ 26 ] 
  
  Mary's eyes glaze over a bit.  Initiating OTK Sequence  she says robotically, none of her signature accent evident.  Summon Substitoad. Substitoad croaks, turning Dupe Frog into another Dupe Frog, adding Swap Frog from Deck to Hand. Discarding Star Boy to Special Summon Swap Frog, sending TADPOLE to the graveyard. Swap Frog croaked into another Swap Frog, sending TADPOLE to graveyard. Dupe Frog exchanged for Treeborn Frog, adding Swap Frog to hand. Substitoad replaces Treeborn Frog with Swap Frog. New Swap Frog replaces Substitoad with Des Frog, which summons two additional Des Frogs. Des Croaking activate, clearing your facedown. Direct attacks.  She resumes her normal voice and composure.  That's not quite an OTK, but y'all have got just 300 life points left, and I've got five monsters, chere. 
  
  ((Woo! If only I'd had Solidarity, that would've been a true OTK.))
  
  Field Magic: None
  {table=“head”] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
  SF | DF | DF | DF | SF
  -- | -- | -- | -- | --[/table]
  DF = Des Frog,  1900 /0
  SF = Swap Frog,  1000 /500
  
  Lifepoints: 8000
  
  Hand: 3
   
   Spoiler 
  Swap Frog
  Substitoad
  Pot of Avarice
   
  
  
  Facedowns: 0
   
   Spoiler 
  0
   
  
  
  Graveyard: 8
   
   Spoiler 
  Froggy Forcefield
  Dupe Frog x2
  Treeborn Frog
  T.A.D.P.O.L.E. x2
  Star Boy
  Des Croaking
   
  
  
  Out of Play: 0
   
   Spoiler 
  0
   
  
  
  Deck: 24
   
   Spoiler 
  01. Wetlands
  02. Wetlands
  03. Wetlands
  04. Super Polymerization
  05. Super Polymerization
  &gt;&gt;. Swap Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Swap Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Swap Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Des Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Des Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Des Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Dupe Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Dupe Frog
  06. Dupe Frog
  07. Star Boy
  &gt;&gt;. Star Boy
  08. Star Boy
  &gt;&gt;. Treeborn Frog
  09. Scapegoat
  &gt;&gt;. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  &gt;&gt;. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  10. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  &gt;&gt;. Substitoad
  11. Substitoad
  12. Substitoad
  13. Solidarity
  14. Solidarity
  15. Solidarity
  16. Des Croaking
  &gt;&gt;. Des Croaking
  17. Des Croaking
  18. Froggy Forcefield
  &gt;&gt;. Froggy Forcefield
  19. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
  20. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
  &gt;&gt;. Pot of Avarice
  21. Pot of Avarice
  22. Salvage
  23. Salvage
  24. Mirror Force
   
  
  
  Extra Deck: 3
   
   Spoiler 
  3x D.3.S. Frog
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: You force my hand here. I send out  Battle Fader  so none of your attacks go through. 
  Facilier's shadow jumps onto the field, absorbing all the frogs' attacks.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: Fine with me, chere. But be warned - that Battle Fader ain't going to keep y'all safe long. Your move. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Now I draw. 
   (d33)[ 23 ] 
   I capture one of your Des Frogs with Brain Control, and throw it into another Des Frog. That's two frogs less to worry about. I end my turn. 
   Monsters: 
   Battle Fader  (0/ 0 )
  
   Spell/Traps: 
  Face Down
  
   Life Points:  7200
  
   
   Spoiler 
  
   Hand:  4
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Dark Armed Dragon
  Trade-In
  Garlandolf, King of Destruction
  Preparation of Rites
   
  
   Face Down: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  
  Book of Moon
   
  
   Deck: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  1.	Relinquished
  2.	Relinquished
  3.	Demise, King of Armageddon
  4.	Demise, King of Armageddon
  5.	Garlandolf, King of Destruction
  6.	The Dark Creator
  7.	The Dark Creator
  8.	Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
  9.	Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  10.	Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  11.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  12.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  13.	Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
  14.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  15.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  16.	Gravekeeper’s Spy
  17.	Battle Fader
  18.	Contract with the Abyss
  19.	Contract with the Abyss
  20.	Contract with the Abyss
  21.	Allure of Darkness
  22.	Trade-In
  23.	Scapegoat
  24.	Heavy Storm
  25.	Lightning Vortex
  26.	Book of Moon
  27.	Call of the Haunted
  28.	Mirror Force
  29.	Torrential Tribute
  30.	Bottomless Trap Hole
  31.	Bottomless Trap Hole
  32.	Solemn Judgment
   
  
   Extra Deck: 
   Graveyard: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Djinn Releaser of Rituals
  Brain Control
   
  
   Removed from Play: 
   
   Spoiler 
  
  Empty
   
  
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: Hon, you ain't seen nothin' yet. In my Standby Phase, my Treeborn Frog Special Summons itself from my graveyard. 
   (1d24)[ 5 ] 
   Here we go again! I play Pot of Avarice, returning two Des Frogs, two Dupe Frogs and Star Boy to my Deck. I then draw two cards  ((turn will continue in this post after draws))
  
   I summon Substitoad. Here we go again!  Her eyes glaze over once more.  Initiating OTK Sequence. Substitoad croaks Treeborn Frog into Dupe Frog, then Dupe Frog into another Dupe Frog, adding Des Frog to the hand. Swap Frog Swaps Substitoad for Des Frog in hand. Dupe Frog destroys monster. Des Frog, Des Frog, Swap Frog, Swap Frog, all attack directly. Discarding T.A.D.P.O.L.E. for cost of Super Polymerization. Dupe Frog, Des Frog, Des Frog... combine to form D.3.S. Frog. D.3.S. Frog attack directly for game. Any objections?  The frogs do their little croaking exchanges and when the noise ends, a scholarly-looking frog destroys the man's shadow. Four other frogs then give him a serious licking, and the scholarly one and the two generic ones combine into a massive frog, which bellows at him so hard that he is flung out of the alley into the streets, his cards scattered amongst the puddles and crushed beneath the wheels of cars.
  
  Field Magic: None
  {table=“head”] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
  SF | -- | D3 | -- | SF
  -- | -- | -- | -- | --[/table]
  D3 = D.3.S Frog,  3000 /2000
  SF = Swap Frog,  1000 /500
  
  Lifepoints: 8000
  
  Hand: 3
   
   Spoiler 
  Swap Frog
  Substitoad
  Star Boy
   
  
  
  Facedowns: 0
   
   Spoiler 
  0
   
  
  
  Graveyard: 10
   
   Spoiler 
  Froggy Forcefield
  T.A.D.P.O.L.E. x3
  Des Frog x2
  Dupe Frog
  Super Polymerization
  Des Croaking
  Treeborn Frog
   
  
  
  Out of Play: 0
   
   Spoiler 
  0
   
  
  
  Deck: 26 (Different After All those Swaps. Will edit if game is not over)
   
   Spoiler 
  01. Wetlands
  02. Wetlands
  03. Wetlands
  04. Super Polymerization
  &gt;&gt;. Super Polymerization
  &gt;&gt;. Swap Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Swap Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Swap Frog
  &gt;&gt;. Des Frog
  05. Des Frog
  06. Des Frog
  07. Dupe Frog
  08. Dupe Frog
  09. Dupe Frog
  10. Star Boy
  11. Star Boy
  &gt;&gt;. Star Boy
  &gt;&gt;. Treeborn Frog
  12. Scapegoat
  &gt;&gt;. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  &gt;&gt;. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  &gt;&gt;. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
  &gt;&gt;. Substitoad
  13. Substitoad
  14. Substitoad
  15. Solidarity
  16. Solidarity
  17. Solidarity
  18. Des Croaking
  &gt;&gt;. Des Croaking
  19. Des Croaking
  20. Froggy Forcefield
  &gt;&gt;. Froggy Forcefield
  21. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
  22. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
  &gt;&gt;. Pot of Avarice
  23. Pot of Avarice
  24. Salvage
  25. Salvage
  26. Mirror Force
   
  
  
  Extra Deck: 3
   
   Spoiler 
  3x D.3.S. Frog
   
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: Pot of Avarice:
   (1d24)[ 14 ]   (1d23)[ 12 ] 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: (Just realized that Dupe Frog is an optional effect, and as such, cannot activate when it is tributed for Substitoad, as it misses the timing. How does that change your move?)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: Originally Posted by Blue Ghost 
   (Just realized that Dupe Frog is an optional effect, and as such, cannot activate when it is tributed for Substitoad, as it misses the timing. How does that change your move?) 
   
  
  ((I don't understand. It is sent from the field to the Graveyard - why does that not fulfill the requirements of its effect? It is possible that my move still works without abusing Dupe Frog, but it'll need to be more creative, to say the least. Can you explain why it being optional means it does not activate?
  
  Regardless of the explanation, I can achieve the same result this way:
  1. Summon Substitoad
  2. Swap Frog croaked into Des Frog.
  3. Swap Frog Swaps Des Frog for Swap Frog in hand
  4. New Swap Frog swaps back for Des Frog, which Special Summons two more Des Frogs because of the TADPOLES.
  5. Destroy your monster with Substitoad
  6. Attack directly for 6700 damage.
  7. Discard Star Boy to Super Polymerize into D.3.S. Frog, ending the game.
  In order to do this, I do not special summon Treeborn Frog in my Main Phase, I guess? I could probably, with a little more though, do this a safer way, but I have work to do so this'll have to do.
  
  Is this acceptable?))
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: ((Check the ruling on  Missing the Timing . For an optional effect to activate, the trigger must be the last thing that happened. If anything happened after the trigger (such as the summoning of a monster by Substitoad), you miss the timing and cannot choose to activate the effect. Note that this does not apply to mandatory effects. Yes, Yu-Gi-Oh is confusing like that. And the second solution is legal as far as I can see.))
  
   I activate  Book of Moon  when you summon the big frog, sending it back into the shadows for this turn. At least I survive for now. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: You're only delaying the inevitable, hon. Good luck coming back from 500 life points to win this, when I have a 3000 attack destroyer on my field. Your move - pick it quickly, so I can get back to my duties, will ya? 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Blue Ghost: Dr. Facilier scowls at the host of frogs.  Curse you and your frogs, lady. 
   (d32)[ 24 ] 
   You've won this time, but we will meet again. And next time, you won't be so lucky. My friends on the other side will be waiting for you.  The witch doctor scoops up his cards and vanishes into the shadows.
  
  ((Good game. Perhaps if I'd caught the Dupe Frog thing the first time around, I could have had more of a chance. But I doubt it. You think I should take out Demise and cut the Deck down to two different Rituals, instead of three? ))
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shadow_Elf: ((Contract with the Abyss makes it very hard to get the Ritual Monsters out, IMHO. I would cut Demise, and run Garlandolf and Relinquished together with their own rituals - it will take up more of the spell/trap slots in your deck, but I think it will make them easier to summon. I'll be in a better position to give advice after I have seen what Jaffar and his Ritual Djinns are capable of.))