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CAC Rules
A CAC is a "Custom or Anime Cards". These are the rules as they specifically apply to the design, approval and usage of CAC cards. Please make sure you're familiar with all these rules before posting a public CAC, a CAC to be approved or an idea to be workshopped.
1) How to get a CAC approved.
In order to use a CAC, it has to be approved first. To do this, you must make a journal post, forum thread, google doc or wiki page with all the cards you wish to have approved. Additional cards created after that should be added to whatever page you first used, not put in their own additional page.
For consistency's sake, please follow the following format for creating a card.
Monster:
Example:
Stardust Dragon - Limited
Level 8
2500/2000
WIND/Dragon/Synchro/Effect
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters.
During either player's turn, when a card or effect is activated that would destroy a card(s) on the field: You can Tribute this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. During the End Phase, if this effect was activated this turn (and was not negated): You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard.
Note: Limited by way of only 1 copy of the card existing.
Art: It's pointy.
Spell/Traps:
Example:
Scarlet Security
Normal Spell
Activate only if you control a face-up "Red Dragon Archfiend". Destroy all Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls.
Art: Red Dragon Archfiend's claws striking copies of Swords of Revealing Light and Burden of the Mighty.
2) All cards require 2 approvals.
It's very simple. Any given CAC needs to be approved twice before it can be used in an IC situation in the RP. The players in the RP who can approve cards currently are:
Jeff
Jinn
YBCZ
Trinam
2A) Cards made for a single use in a scripted duel don't require approval.
This is the only exception to the above rule. Cards made as a one-off in a duel where all of the moves and outcome have already been agreed upon don't require approval. Obviously, though, if that card were going to be used again in a non-scripted duel, it would need to be approved first.
3) Have all of a character's approved cards in one easy to find place, along with any limitations/stipulations.
Just have your character's cards somewhere where they're easy to find. Examples include:
• On their wiki page or on a linked page titled, for example, 'Yusei Fudo's cards'.
• On a google doc.
• On a journal post.
Or even do all three if the fancy strikes you. There's nothing wrongg with having redundancies here, since the point is to have our cards be found as easily as possible. Also, if a specific card is limited or semi-limited or has a stipulation that says, for example, "this card cannot be used in the same deck as Lonefire Blossom", make sure that's included somewhere easy to see.
4) Public cards go in the Public CAC RepositoryCAC Workshop.
If you'd like to put up a fully-fledged card for public use, post it in the Public CAC Repository. If you'd like to use a card in the Public CAC Repository, put it in your character's CAC post/page/doc/whatever and it can be approved accordingly to the type of deck that character runs. If you have an unfinished idea for a card or archetype or would like advice on the same, post it in the CAC Workshop to get some help fleshing the idea out.
If you would like to take a non-public card from another character and put it up as a public card or use it for your own character, be courteous and get that player's permission first.
5) Maintain a respectful, courteous tone at all times.
Inevitably, situations are going to arise where players disagree over a specific card or a balancing suggestion, for whatever reason. It is important to remember in these situations that this is a discussion about made up cards to be used in made up duels for made up writing in a made up game. This doesn't mean the discussion is meaningless, but rather that it's not in any way worth it to get into a fight over. This is all so we can have more fun dueling with cards that we create for ourselves and for each other. If you find yourself getting heated at any point while discussing a card, try your hardest to remind yourself as many times as you need to: It's for fun. If it stops being fun, try to take a different approach or take a break from the discussion. The cards will always be there later.
1) How to get a CAC approved.
In order to use a CAC, it has to be approved first. To do this, you must make a journal post, forum thread, google doc or wiki page with all the cards you wish to have approved. Additional cards created after that should be added to whatever page you first used, not put in their own additional page.
For consistency's sake, please follow the following format for creating a card.
Monster:
Example:
Stardust Dragon - Limited
Level 8
2500/2000
WIND/Dragon/Synchro/Effect
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters.
During either player's turn, when a card or effect is activated that would destroy a card(s) on the field: You can Tribute this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy it. During the End Phase, if this effect was activated this turn (and was not negated): You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard.
Note: Limited by way of only 1 copy of the card existing.
Art: It's pointy.
Spell/Traps:
Example:
Scarlet Security
Normal Spell
Activate only if you control a face-up "Red Dragon Archfiend". Destroy all Spell/Trap Cards your opponent controls.
Art: Red Dragon Archfiend's claws striking copies of Swords of Revealing Light and Burden of the Mighty.
2) All cards require 2 approvals.
It's very simple. Any given CAC needs to be approved twice before it can be used in an IC situation in the RP. The players in the RP who can approve cards currently are:
Jeff
Jinn
YBCZ
Trinam
2A) Cards made for a single use in a scripted duel don't require approval.
This is the only exception to the above rule. Cards made as a one-off in a duel where all of the moves and outcome have already been agreed upon don't require approval. Obviously, though, if that card were going to be used again in a non-scripted duel, it would need to be approved first.
3) Have all of a character's approved cards in one easy to find place, along with any limitations/stipulations.
Just have your character's cards somewhere where they're easy to find. Examples include:
• On their wiki page or on a linked page titled, for example, 'Yusei Fudo's cards'.
• On a google doc.
• On a journal post.
Or even do all three if the fancy strikes you. There's nothing wrongg with having redundancies here, since the point is to have our cards be found as easily as possible. Also, if a specific card is limited or semi-limited or has a stipulation that says, for example, "this card cannot be used in the same deck as Lonefire Blossom", make sure that's included somewhere easy to see.
4) Public cards go in the Public CAC RepositoryCAC Workshop.
If you'd like to put up a fully-fledged card for public use, post it in the Public CAC Repository. If you'd like to use a card in the Public CAC Repository, put it in your character's CAC post/page/doc/whatever and it can be approved accordingly to the type of deck that character runs. If you have an unfinished idea for a card or archetype or would like advice on the same, post it in the CAC Workshop to get some help fleshing the idea out.
If you would like to take a non-public card from another character and put it up as a public card or use it for your own character, be courteous and get that player's permission first.
5) Maintain a respectful, courteous tone at all times.
Inevitably, situations are going to arise where players disagree over a specific card or a balancing suggestion, for whatever reason. It is important to remember in these situations that this is a discussion about made up cards to be used in made up duels for made up writing in a made up game. This doesn't mean the discussion is meaningless, but rather that it's not in any way worth it to get into a fight over. This is all so we can have more fun dueling with cards that we create for ourselves and for each other. If you find yourself getting heated at any point while discussing a card, try your hardest to remind yourself as many times as you need to: It's for fun. If it stops being fun, try to take a different approach or take a break from the discussion. The cards will always be there later.