FanFic Help!

[JG.]

~Please Lock~

[JG.]

Isn't no-one willing to help?

[Mysty]

Why do you need a deck list? Just do what I do. During a duel, just name cards that could appear in the deck. If the deck changes, it's because the character got some new cards or something like that. Knowing what's in someone's deck takes away part of the fun of it.

[JG.]

Yeah, I suppose you may be right, but I just like to have some cards ready that I know I can use. But I might go with your idea.

[Mysty]

Check yugioh wikia to get cards for your decks.

[Wyhe]

If you need to make a fanfic, you should get the characters & plot down first. The deck can wait though.

[Mysty]

If you need to make a fanfic' date=' you should get the characters & plot down first. The deck can wait though.

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Good point, Raviel Priest. The characters should come first and then decide on a deck that fits their personality. Don't try to make the character's personality so tht it fits the deck; make the deck so that it fits the personality of the duelist.

[JG.]

I have a plot and most characters ready.

[Jovi Siagian]

True. Make the story first, then post the Decklist according to the cards that have made appearance. That way, you can create your Duels in your story freely, without being nailed down to certain cards.

 

[spoiler=Example if you made a Decklist before the story:]

Decklist:

A. Monsters

(insert whatever monsters you want)

 

B. Spells

(insert whatever Spells you want, except Monster Reborn)

 

C. Traps

(insert whatever Traps you want)

 

And some day, in your story, your important character needs to win. But his/her ace monster has been in the Graveyard, and the only way to win is by using that monster. S/He only has 500 Life Points left, it's his/her turn with no face-down card on his/her field. If s/he ends the turn, next turn, his/her opponent will crush him in the Standby Phase using s/he Card's Effect. So this is the last turn. What should s/he do?

 

Of course reviving that monster. But wait, he can't use Premature Burial because his/her Life Points isn't enough. Call of the Haunted? It takes so long. Monster Reborn? It's not in the Decklist, but it's needed. But if you use it anyway, readers would complain, "How does Monster Reborn come all of sudden?! The Decklist clearly tells that there is no Monster Reborn in his/her Deck!"

 

 

So, tip for you, don't write your Decklist! But if you want to, write it according to the cards that have appeared!

 

I'm not good at Dueling too, although I can duel. But Duels in my fan fic are going really well. Plan the duels out in advance and write them in a script, plot out stuff like how many cards they have in their hand and such. To make your Duels easier to be made, reverse engineer the duel, starting from the end and working your way up, like how the duel ends (Direct Battle Damage, Battle Damage, Deck Out, Instant Win, etc.). It makes it easier to get your characters to have the cards you want.

[Wyhe]

True. Make the story first' date=' then post the Decklist according to the cards that have made appearance. That way, you can create your Duels in your story freely, without being nailed down to certain cards.

 

[spoiler=Example if you made a Decklist before the story:']

Decklist:

A. Monsters

(insert whatever monsters you want)

 

B. Spells

(insert whatever Spells you want, except Monster Reborn)

 

C. Traps

(insert whatever Traps you want)

 

And some day, in your story, your important character needs to win. But his/her ace monster has been in the Graveyard, and the only way to win is by using that monster. S/He only has 500 Life Points left, it's his/her turn with no face-down card on his/her field. If s/he ends the turn, next turn, his/her opponent will crush him in the Standby Phase using s/he Card's Effect. So this is the last turn. What should s/he do?

 

Of course reviving that monster. But wait, he can't use Premature Burial because his/her Life Points isn't enough. Call of the Haunted? It takes so long. Monster Reborn? It's not in the Decklist, but it's needed. But if you use it anyway, readers would complain, "How does Monster Reborn come all of sudden?! The Decklist clearly tells that there is no Monster Reborn in his/her Deck!"

 

 

So, tip for you, don't write your Decklist! But if you want to, write it according to the cards that have appeared!

 

I'm not good at Dueling too, although I can duel. But Duels in my fan fic are going really well. Plan the duels out in advance and write them in a script, plot out stuff like how many cards they have in their hand and such. To make your Duels easier to be made, reverse engineer the duel, starting from the end and working your way up, like how the duel ends (Direct Battle Damage, Battle Damage, Deck Out, Instant Win, etc.). It makes it easier to get your characters to have the cards you want.

Those are some good tips that could help me too. The duels themselves are always the harder parts since the possibilities are infinite...

[Jovi Siagian]

It'd be easier if you don't play too many cards, because it needs lot more of calculations if you do (i.e how many cards s/he has now, next turn, the turn after that, how to increase the cards in the hand) rather than using 1-2 cards per turn. Most powerful combos only need at least 4 cards, so you don't have to worry about it if s/he has a lot of cards in his/her hand even if you don't know exactly how many cards s/he has now. Just make sure it's enough for the combo. But you can make a Duel where lots of cards involved, although it'd be harder. But harder you make it, better the result will be (most of the times) ;)

[Mysty]

True. Make the story first' date=' then post the Decklist according to the cards that have made appearance. That way, you can create your Duels in your story freely, without being nailed down to certain cards.

 

[spoiler=Example if you made a Decklist before the story:']

Decklist:

A. Monsters

(insert whatever monsters you want)

 

B. Spells

(insert whatever Spells you want, except Monster Reborn)

 

C. Traps

(insert whatever Traps you want)

 

And some day, in your story, your important character needs to win. But his/her ace monster has been in the Graveyard, and the only way to win is by using that monster. S/He only has 500 Life Points left, it's his/her turn with no face-down card on his/her field. If s/he ends the turn, next turn, his/her opponent will crush him in the Standby Phase using s/he Card's Effect. So this is the last turn. What should s/he do?

 

Of course reviving that monster. But wait, he can't use Premature Burial because his/her Life Points isn't enough. Call of the Haunted? It takes so long. Monster Reborn? It's not in the Decklist, but it's needed. But if you use it anyway, readers would complain, "How does Monster Reborn come all of sudden?! The Decklist clearly tells that there is no Monster Reborn in his/her Deck!"

 

 

So, tip for you, don't write your Decklist! But if you want to, write it according to the cards that have appeared!

 

I'm not good at Dueling too, although I can duel. But Duels in my fan fic are going really well. Plan the duels out in advance and write them in a script, plot out stuff like how many cards they have in their hand and such. To make your Duels easier to be made, reverse engineer the duel, starting from the end and working your way up, like how the duel ends (Direct Battle Damage, Battle Damage, Deck Out, Instant Win, etc.). It makes it easier to get your characters to have the cards you want.

I write my duels free-style, too. The only difference to what you said was that I don't plan the duels ahead of time; I write it as I go along. I keep track of the cards in the player's hands. One thing is that the duels tend to me shorter than a regular duel would be, but most are not "too short", as some would say. If you wish to check out my fan-fic, click on the part of my sig that says "My Fan Fic". My fan-fic is called "The Evolution of a Duelist". The name isn't great, but apparently the fan-fic is.

[Jovi Siagian]

The only difference to what you said was that I don't plan the duels ahead of time; I write it as I go along. I keep track of the cards in the player's hands. One thing is that the duels tend to me shorter than a regular duel would be' date=' but most are not "too short", as some would say[/b']. If you wish to check out my fan-fic, click on the part of my sig that says "My Fan Fic". My fan-fic is called "The Evolution of a Duelist". The name isn't great, but apparently the fan-fic is.

 

Every time I write my Duels like you do, the Duels are always long. So I don't use the tip I said if I'm writing an important Duel.

[JG.]

Thanks for the Advice everyone! I've decided on not making decklist, so can Umbra or some other mod please lock this now?

[Mysty]

The only difference to what you said was that I don't plan the duels ahead of time; I write it as I go along. I keep track of the cards in the player's hands. One thing is that the duels tend to me shorter than a regular duel would be' date=' but most are not "too short", as some would say[/b']. If you wish to check out my fan-fic, click on the part of my sig that says "My Fan Fic". My fan-fic is called "The Evolution of a Duelist". The name isn't great, but apparently the fan-fic is.

 

Every time I write my Duels like you do, the Duels are always long. So I don't use the tip I said if I'm writing an important Duel.

 

Weird. Also, if you were confused that I wrote "duels tend to me shorter", I was supposed to be "duels tend to be shorter." Either way, the way I write my duels, the duelist just goes straight to the kill, if you know what I mean. I don't know how your duels end up being so long when you write them as you go along, but people think different ways, right?