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Yu-Gi-Oh! Gates of Time (YGO GoT) is a Yu-Gi-Oh fan-fiction series written entirely by myself, Warrior of Fire, and uses original characters created by me (occasionally with some outside help). Anime characters will make regular appearances, but are not main characters to the plot.
YGO GoT is rated teen due to some non-duel moments being more violent than the dubbed anime and some sayings more common in an everyday IRL setting ("Oh my god," among others), IRL religions of today being mentioned at times, and anything that could be taken as an insult is not intended as such (at least on my part as the writer, but one or two antagonists may be for dramatic context).
No decks will be common "meta" decks, and each character will use a different kind of deck. So you won't be seeing any Dino Rabbit decks. The closest you'll see are a Six Samurai deck (without the use of the common Naturia synchros), a pure Atlantean deck, and a pure Mermail deck, to name a few.
The duels in YGO GoT will follow TCG rules with a couple exceptions: some cards are one-of-a-kind (or in Kaiba's case with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, three-of-a-kind) (exceptions to this rule will be noted in a pre-chapter author's note); duels start with 4000 life points; the Egyptian God cards (during their couple appearances), Elemental HERO Bubbleman, and other cards with different anime effects to their TCG/OCG effects will have their anime effects (so yes, Numbers can only be destroyed by other Numbers in battle except when effects are negated); and except during the Zexal period, monsters are allowed to be normal summoned in DEF face-up (setting's also allowed, but mostly ignored except for a few people before the Zexal period). Only events up to Zexal will be featured, and all duels still have the rules before the release of Pendulum Monsters. At the end of each chapter that features a duel, any custom cards, anime-exclusive cards, manga-exclusive cards, and real cards using their anime/manga effects will be detailed in a similar style as in the Shadowchasers series created by fanfiction.net writer Cyber Commander (since, to be perfectly honest, I find that to be the best way to handle it).
Like in Dueling Network Forum’s Auke1993's fanfic, Yu-Gi-Oh Burst, characters will be color-coded for dialog with a few of the standard "he said" "she replied" the first time that character speaks to streamline the flow of dialog. Thoughts and dialog will be shown this way:
After a lot of consideration, I will be changing the format to a more usual novel style.
Dialog:
Thoughts:
Dialog will be in quotations, and thoughts will be in italics without quotations. The occasional italic word or two in quotations just means that those words have more emphasis during dialog, while non-italic words in thoughts being the same.
When a monster has been summoned for the first time (or if that particular monster has not appeared for three or four chapters), that monsters stats will be shown after the monster's description/name in a parenthetical (for example, a level four monster with an ATK of 1500 and a DEF of 1000 would have its stats displayed as (4/1500/1000) (Xyz monsters, as they have ranks instead of levels, will have an "R" right before their rank (Number 39: Utopia, for example, would have (R4/2500/2000)))). When a monster's stat changes, that will be noted with the old value followed by the new value, and, depending on the stat in question, in indicator of which stat (level changes, since levels are mostly one digit but naturally (i.e. limited to) range from one to twelve, have no indicator, while ATK and DEF always start with ATK or DEF as the indicator). Life point changes, like level changes, have no indicator (subject to change if readers express appropriate concern due to confusion).
The order custom cards appear in the post-chapter list is the order in which they first appear in the chapter. If part of a custom card is hidden due to events in the chapter and would be a major spoiler, the unknown part will be added in an extra entry for that card when revealed in a future chapter.
Arc list: This is where each story arc will be listed, along with the chapters in each arc. Each arc's title will be listed first, followed by the chapters (each chapter starts with "Chapter #" and ends with the era the chapter takes place in). The chapter titles will be links to each chapter in the thread. Chapter names will be added either after that chapter has been posted or if the chapter's name is revealed in the chapter's preview. The era each chapter takes place in will be noted when not a big spoiler. New arcs will be added later, but the first two arcs are noted due to not being much of a spoiler. The number of chapters in arc two is a spoiler, as well as the arc name of the third planned arc. The first twelve chapters (all of arc one and the first four of arc two) are listed for the time being. (This red message will be removed at a later date.)
The Gathering:
Chapter 1 – Ancestral Ties (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 2 - The Legendary Hero Awakens (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 3 - Gem-Knights, Crystallize! (GX)
Chapter 4 (GX)
Chapter 5 (5Ds)
Chapter 6 (5Ds)
Chapter 7 (Zexal)
Chapter 8 (Zexal)
The Adventure Begins:
Chapter 9 (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 10 (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 11 (GX)
Chapter 12 (GX)
Blog series - Gates of Time History:
1. The Hero of Time
YGO GoT is rated teen due to some non-duel moments being more violent than the dubbed anime and some sayings more common in an everyday IRL setting ("Oh my god," among others), IRL religions of today being mentioned at times, and anything that could be taken as an insult is not intended as such (at least on my part as the writer, but one or two antagonists may be for dramatic context).
No decks will be common "meta" decks, and each character will use a different kind of deck. So you won't be seeing any Dino Rabbit decks. The closest you'll see are a Six Samurai deck (without the use of the common Naturia synchros), a pure Atlantean deck, and a pure Mermail deck, to name a few.
The duels in YGO GoT will follow TCG rules with a couple exceptions: some cards are one-of-a-kind (or in Kaiba's case with Blue-Eyes White Dragon, three-of-a-kind) (exceptions to this rule will be noted in a pre-chapter author's note); duels start with 4000 life points; the Egyptian God cards (during their couple appearances), Elemental HERO Bubbleman, and other cards with different anime effects to their TCG/OCG effects will have their anime effects (so yes, Numbers can only be destroyed by other Numbers in battle except when effects are negated); and except during the Zexal period, monsters are allowed to be normal summoned in DEF face-up (setting's also allowed, but mostly ignored except for a few people before the Zexal period). Only events up to Zexal will be featured, and all duels still have the rules before the release of Pendulum Monsters. At the end of each chapter that features a duel, any custom cards, anime-exclusive cards, manga-exclusive cards, and real cards using their anime/manga effects will be detailed in a similar style as in the Shadowchasers series created by fanfiction.net writer Cyber Commander (since, to be perfectly honest, I find that to be the best way to handle it).
After a lot of consideration, I will be changing the format to a more usual novel style.
Dialog:
"Dialog text goes here."
Thoughts:
Thoughts text goes here.
Dialog will be in quotations, and thoughts will be in italics without quotations. The occasional italic word or two in quotations just means that those words have more emphasis during dialog, while non-italic words in thoughts being the same.
When a monster has been summoned for the first time (or if that particular monster has not appeared for three or four chapters), that monsters stats will be shown after the monster's description/name in a parenthetical (for example, a level four monster with an ATK of 1500 and a DEF of 1000 would have its stats displayed as (4/1500/1000) (Xyz monsters, as they have ranks instead of levels, will have an "R" right before their rank (Number 39: Utopia, for example, would have (R4/2500/2000)))). When a monster's stat changes, that will be noted with the old value followed by the new value, and, depending on the stat in question, in indicator of which stat (level changes, since levels are mostly one digit but naturally (i.e. limited to) range from one to twelve, have no indicator, while ATK and DEF always start with ATK or DEF as the indicator). Life point changes, like level changes, have no indicator (subject to change if readers express appropriate concern due to confusion).
The order custom cards appear in the post-chapter list is the order in which they first appear in the chapter. If part of a custom card is hidden due to events in the chapter and would be a major spoiler, the unknown part will be added in an extra entry for that card when revealed in a future chapter.
Arc list: This is where each story arc will be listed, along with the chapters in each arc. Each arc's title will be listed first, followed by the chapters (each chapter starts with "Chapter #" and ends with the era the chapter takes place in). The chapter titles will be links to each chapter in the thread. Chapter names will be added either after that chapter has been posted or if the chapter's name is revealed in the chapter's preview. The era each chapter takes place in will be noted when not a big spoiler. New arcs will be added later, but the first two arcs are noted due to not being much of a spoiler. The number of chapters in arc two is a spoiler, as well as the arc name of the third planned arc. The first twelve chapters (all of arc one and the first four of arc two) are listed for the time being. (This red message will be removed at a later date.)
The Gathering:
Chapter 1 – Ancestral Ties (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 2 - The Legendary Hero Awakens (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 3 - Gem-Knights, Crystallize! (GX)
Chapter 4 (GX)
Chapter 5 (5Ds)
Chapter 6 (5Ds)
Chapter 7 (Zexal)
Chapter 8 (Zexal)
The Adventure Begins:
Chapter 9 (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 10 (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Chapter 11 (GX)
Chapter 12 (GX)
Blog series - Gates of Time History:
1. The Hero of Time
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