[Clair] The big bad wolf.

[Clair]

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[i]Drenched in sweat, grime, and blood, he had stumbled into a grassy meadow, disrupting the natural rhythm of life around him.
The birds stopped chirping, the squirrels hid in earthy hollows, and even the worms retreated to dark sanctuaries underground.

The stranger had trodden upon their Sacred Land.

He let out a wail of desperation, of anguish. He let the weight of a thousand worlds slide off his shoulders, falling to his knees as his burden shattered silently around him.
The inhabitants of this meadow simply looked upon the intruder, observing him with a stony silence.

Suddenly, there arose a melodious howl from the brush. At the cry, all of the creatures of the wood turned their heads excitedly, forgetting about the broken soul that lay before them.

Kamisune leaped from the foliage, speeding towards the foreigner, who made no attempt to escape or flee. To an outside observer, the golden wolf may have looked like a streaking sunbeam, bringing hope to the busted creature that lay before it.

Kamisune nodded slowly to the poor soul, who reached up to stroke his fur, his eyes lighting up with a sudden passion. Kamisune twitched, and the entire wood twitched along with him, as if they were a single, synchronized force. The sloppy figure stumbled away from Kamisune, his eyes wide, not with fear, but with wonder.

The wolf tilted back his head, and out poured an indescribable wolfsong, slow and mournful, but bursting with hope at the same time. The creatures of his forest immediately joined into the melody with their natural pulses and racket.

The former broken figure closed his eyes and let the song wash over him, cover him like a warm blanket on a chilly night...

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The Dark Magician opened his eyes. He was back on a grid-like battlefield, staring down a Dark Armed Dragon. Hadn't he been paralyzed with fright a few moments ago?

The spellcaster felt stronger now, as well. Odd... almost as if he could take down that Dragon, leering at him from across the field.

The magician scratched his head and raised his wand, ready to do battle. Hadn't he been in a meadow or something? He shook his head, clearing his thoughts.

Perhaps that was all just a dream.[/i]
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[img]http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/3480/206253.jpg[/img]

[b]Effect -[/b] This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by discarding 1 Monster Card while you control no monsters. During your opponent's Main Phase, you can Release this card and Special Summon the discarded monster in Attack Position. If Special Summoned by this effect, the selected monster gains 400 ATK and cannot be destroyed by card effects until your next End Phase.
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[Yankee]

I'm gonna right out and call it OP'd...
Bring back a monster with effect invincibility, and an added 400. All you had to do was discard it.
Not really a fan, as there is very little that can go wrong with this...Dx

[Archwing]

I agree that quite a few things could go wrong but i think its fine other than that....
I still refuse to accept Divine monsters '^' So ill jsut pretend its a Light monster....
Pic is great
Name is great
Effect has its ups and downs but overall good
OCG looks good
Overall 8.2/10

[Clair]

@Yankee - I thought the "control no monsters" drawback would be enough. D:

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

I just need to get 3 points cleared before I do a rate.

1. Can this card be brought back from the Graveyard by its own effect?

2. Does the attack boost stay and accumulate or does it disappear? (I suspect the latter but I just need to be sure)

3. Shouldn't it be Tributed instead of Released or is Released a part of OCG now? (I've always thought that it was just Tributed)

[Clair]

@FTW.

1. No, it cannot SS itself.
2. The ATK stays permanent, which is why I made it only a 400 ATK boost.
3. Released is new OCG. ^^

[Yankee]

Ya, it wasn't enough to balance it, obviously. I'd use this card almost any duel I can.

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

Alright, that is all I needed to know. I'll have to keep that in mind about Released vs. Tributed. Anyway,

Pic: 9/10 Jazin Kay pics are almost always a good choice

Template: 8/10 Normal Template

OCG: 9/10 The wording looks good overall IMO, but the one thing that bothers me is the beginning of the last sentence. I feel it should be more like "The monster Special Summoned by this effect gains 400 ATK. The monster Special Summoned by this card cannot be destroyed by card effects until your next End Phase." That prob still has OCG errors in it, but it feels more official and realistic IMO.

Originality/Creativity: 10/10 I know people hate DIVINE, but they are officially playable in the game now and 3 new DIVINE Synchros will be released in Japan in a couple of months or so. I think the effect is an interesting idea, sort of a boosted Monster Reborn with a cost.

Playability: 9/10 I don't think this card is OP'd because it is weak and only serves one purpose, and it serves that purpose well. However, if this were real, it would and should be Limited.

Overall: 45/50 Sweet At first glance it didn't seem like much, but I think this is a good card that does the job it is supposed to do, nothing more, nothing less.

[Limited Edition KING]

[quote name='Clair' timestamp='1284519808' post='4628564']
3. Released is new OCG. ^^
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Really? Can you show some proof of this?

The image and name mix in pretty well.

And Divine Beasts are supposed to have broken/overpowered effects apparently.

[Clair]

[quote name='Yankee' timestamp='1284520297' post='4628587']
Ya, it wasn't enough to balance it, obviously. I'd use this card almost any duel I can.
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Give me an example of how you'd use it? ;D

@FTW - Thank you! ^^

@King - Don't you trust me? D:

[Limited Edition KING]

[quote name='Clair' timestamp='1284522410' post='4628636']
@King - Don't you trust me? D:
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Fool! Of course I trust you, its the OCG I don't trust.

[Lord Smeagle]

Dudes, it's really not that OP. Especially because she herself does NOT have protection. Imagine, you summon her and your opponent busts out Karma Cut. Or Icarus Attack. Or Phoenix Wing Wind Blast. Or pretty much any chainable destruction. You dropped a big monster and now you might be looking at a clear field for your opponent to lay the smackdown on.

[Kaisu]

Clair, you've been watching too much anime...

But, if this was printed.. Semi'd Staple?

[Clair]

[quote name='FTW (For The Wynn)' timestamp='1284521003' post='4628604']
Template: 8/10 Normal Template
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Just noticed this.
So you get points off if you used the default template?
...
I didn't even know there were other templates. ><

[quote name='Lord Smeagle' timestamp='1284531816' post='4628754']
Dudes, it's really not that OP. Especially because she herself does NOT have protection. Imagine, you summon her and your opponent busts out Karma Cut. Or Icarus Attack. Or Phoenix Wing Wind Blast. Or pretty much any chainable destruction. You dropped a big monster and now you might be looking at a clear field for your opponent to lay the smackdown on.
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Thank.
You.

Any more opinions, RC? D:

[Blake]

I like it... is this for something?

Also... </3 You never rated mah set! D=

[FTW (For The Wynn)]

[quote name='Clair' timestamp='1284586184' post='4629957']
Just noticed this.
So you get points off if you used the default template?
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I didn't even know there were other templates. ><
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Yeah, some of the other members like Kan and Liam use their own templates, although I've been considering an update to this. I'm considering to just make it 10/10 and then bonus points for creative templates or dock points for poorer templates or I might drop this entirely and replace it with something else idk yet.

[Clair]

[quote name='Tainted Black' timestamp='1284586348' post='4629965']
I like it... is this for something?

Also... </3 You never rated mah set! D=
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D8

I
totally
forgot.

I'm really sorry, Black. ;____;


[quote name='FTW (For The Wynn)' timestamp='1284586423' post='4629969']
Yeah, some of the other members like Kan and Liam use their own templates, although I've been considering an update to this. I'm considering to just make it 10/10 and then bonus points for creative templates or dock points for poorer templates or I might drop this entirely and replace it with something else idk yet.
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Up to you. ^^

[Clair]

bawmp.