eLeMoN - RULES

[majofa]

eLeMoN (Elements Monsters)
Original idea by: majofa   |   Developed by: majofa  |   Organized by: majofa & ???

Choose, Train, and Battle with your favorite eLeMoN!!!

1. HOW TO SIGN UP?
Anyone with a forum and a chat account can sign up for this event. Start by reading the rules very carefully. Then sign up by posting on a separate sign up topic. If you cannot find a sign up topic, or if it is locked, this event is not currently active, and you will have to wait for it to restart.

There is no maximum amount of participants in this event.

2. GETTING READY
Choose your 6 eLeMoN that you will do battle with.

1) Choose a creature. You will get 6 of that creature plus any stats. (This will be your main creature and will be represented by the creature's picture)
2) Choose a sub creature. You will get 4 of that creature plus any stats.
3) Choose an ability. You will get 5 of that ability plus any stats.
4) Choose a sub ability. You will get 3 of that ability plus any stats.

Use the following rules to construct your creatures' decks.
Each creature can only be comprised of 1 or 2 elements. If the creature has two elements listed with it, it can only contain cards from those two elements.
If there is an element in () next to an ability, the pillars converted with the skill can be changed to pendulums of that element (or any if it says any, which can include Quantum Pillars).

Creatures
HP= the amount of Pillars you gain from the creature.
Power = the amount of upgraded non-pillar/non-pend you gain from the creature.
Speed = the amount of upgraded pillars/pends you gain from the creature.
(Sub creatures have 1/2 stats)

Abilities
Cost = the amount of pillars you gain from the ability.
Skill = the amount of pillars that are converted to pendulums.
(Sub abiilties have 1/2 stats)

Spoiler for creatures:

CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Immortal		6	8	4
Phase Dragon		12	8	4
Psion		4	4	6
Spark		2	2	10
Phase Spider		4	6	6
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Azure Dragon		10	8	8
Dragonfly		2	2	6
Wyrm		4	6	6
Firefly*		4	4	6
Firefly Queen		6	6	4
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Black Dragon		10	8	6
Minor Vampire		4	6	6
Voodoo Doll		2	0	0
Devourer		2	2	2
Gargoyle		6	6	6
Parasite		2	2	2
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Bone Dragon		10	8	6
Mummy		4	6	4
Deathstalker		2	0	8
Skeleton		2	2	2
Virus		2	4	4
Vulture		4	0	8
Flesh Spider		4	6	6
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Antlion		2	2	6
Gnome Rider		2	2	8
Hematite Golem		4	6	4
Iridium Warden		2	0	2
Shrieker		8	10	6
Stone Dragon		10	12	4
Graboid		4	10	8
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Abomination		6	6	4
Maxwell's Demon		6	6	6
Purple Dragon		10	6	6
Schrodinger's Cat		2	4	4
Lycanthrope		2	4	4
Fallen Elf		4	4	4
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Ash Eater		2	2	8
Crimson Dragon		10	10	6
Fire Spirit		4	2	4
Phoenix		8	8	4
Seraph		10	8	4
Lava Golem		6	6	4
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Armagio		6	2	2
Colossal Dragon		10	12	2
Graviton Mercenary		4	4	5
Otyugh		6	2	4
Sapphire Charger		6	6	6
Chimera	(any)	6	12	12
Graviton Fire Eater		2	2	6
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Cockatrice		4	4	6
Emerald Dragon		10	10	6
Horned Frog		2	4	8
Scorpion		4	4	8
Forest Spirit		4	2	4
Rustler		2	2	8
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Golden Dragon		12	12	4
Guardian Angel		4	6	6
Photon		2	2	8
Crusader	(any)	6	8	6
Pegasus		4	6	8
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Deja Vu		2	2	10
Devonian Dragon		10	8	6
Ghost of the Past		8	8	4
Pharaoh		10	6	2
Dune Scorpion		4	0	8
Anubis		8	6	2
Fate Egg	(any)	4	8	4
Scarab		2	2	8
CREATURE	ELEMENT	HP	POWER	SPEED
Arctic Squid		4	2	2
Blue Crawler		4	4	6
Ice Dragon		10	8	4
Chrysaora		2	2	4
Mind Flayer		2	2	4
Steam Machine		6	2	4
Toadfish		6	6	4

Spoiler for abilities:

ABILITY	ELEMENT	COST	SKILL
Dimensional Shield		6	2
Fractal		10	10
Lightning		2	2
Lobotomizer		4	2
Mindgate	(any)	6	6
Parallel Universe		6	6
Quintessence		4	2
Silence		2	2
Flying Weapon	(any)	2	2
Fog Shield		2	2
Owl's Eye		6	2
Shockwave		2	2
Sky Blitz		6	4
Thunderstorm		2	2
Unstable Gas		6	2
Wings		4	2
Cloak		4	2
Drain Life		4	2
Dusk Mantle		6	2
Liquid Shadow		4	2
Nightfall		4	2
Nightmare		2	2
Steal		4	2
Vampire Stiletto		2	2
Aflatoxin		6	2
Arsenic		2	2
Bone Wall		8	2
Boneyard		4	2
Plague		4	2
Poison		2	2
Skull Shield		4	2
Soul Catcher		2	2
Basilisk Blood		2	2
Earthquake		4	2
Enchant Artifact		2	2
Plate Armor		2	2
Pulverizer		4	6
Stone Skin		2	2
Titanium Shield		6	2
Antimatter		8	2
Butterfly Effect		4	2
Chaos Seed		2	2
Discord		4	2
Dissipation Shield		4	2
Mutation		4	2
Nova		2	2
Pandemonium		2	2
Deflagration		4	2
Fahrenheit		4	2
Fire Bolt		4	2
Fire Shield		6	2
Immolation		2	2
Rage Potion		4	2
Rain of Fire		6	2
Acceleration		4	2
Black Hole		4	2
Catapult		4	2
Gravity Pull		2	2
Gravity Shield		6	2
Momentum		2	2
Titan		6	2
Adrenaline		4	2
Druidic Staff		2	2
Emerald Shield		6	2
Empathic Bond		6	2
Heal		4	2
Mitosis		6	4
Thorn Carapace		6	2
Blessing		4	2
Miracle		12	4
Holy Light		2	2
Hope		8	4
Luciferin		2	2
Morning Star		6	4
Reflective Shield		2	2
Sanctuary		4	2
Solar Shield		4	2
Eternity		6	2
Golden Hourglass		4	2
Precognition		2	2
Procrastination		6	2
Reverse Time		2	2
Sundial		2	2
Flooding		4	2
Freeze		2	2
Ice Bolt		2	2
Ice Shield		6	2
Nymph's Tears		6	4
Purify		2	2
Trident		4	8

3. GAME PLAY
Players will be matched up randomly in a swiss-style double-elimination format. Players will be able to see the creature and type of their opponent's eLeMoN.
4. MATCHES
Matches are concluded when all of one player's battling eLeMoN are defeated. Each eLeMoN starts with 3F (FIGHT).

(The following should be done in chat with an unbiased 3rd party.)
- After the battle thread for the round has been posted, players will declare, secretly, which eLeMoN they will be using, including their starting eLeMoN - these are the only creatures that can be used for the remainder of the match.
- The 3rd party will then show both players' starting eLeMoN. Players decide if they like the current match up, or if they'd like to switch to another creature.
 - If neither player switches, the 3rd party will declare it a battle, and both players play one game with the creatures' decks. The losing deck gets -1F.
 - If one player decides to switch, the 3rd party will announce the new creatures. The new creature of the player that switched gets -1F.
 - If both players switch their creatures, the 3rd party will announce the new creatures. No damage is done.
- If a creatures loses its will to fight, it will no longer be allowed to enter the match, and the player will have to continue fighting with the remaining 1-2 eLeMoN.


It's a good idea to either record the matches, or take screenshots as proof, in case something weird, like a desync error, happens. Remember, a player who gets caught cheating, will be permanently banned from all Elements community PvP events, so please play fair.
If something weird happens, please take as many screenshots as possible. This will help the organizer make a determination.

5. AFTER DUELS
All players must submit their results in the battle thread.
The winner may take an eLeMon of the defeated opponent or choose to train a new one.
If the winner decides to switch eLeMons with their defeated opponent, the loser may either choose to keep the new eLeMoN or train a new one.
Trained eLeMoN start with 1F and gain 1F after each battle. (So the next battle, a newly trained eLeMon will only have 1F)

6. WINNER
The player who survives to the end with only 0-1 losses will be declared the winner.
The player who winsThe winner is also automatically qualified for the PvP World Championships - 2013.

7. REWARDS
Glory and the following forum award icon: ???

[majofa]

Please look over the creature/ability stats and make any suggestions you'd like.

[Submachine]

Could you show an example how a player could start with all his/her things chosen?

[majofa]

Could you show an example how a player could start with all his/her things chosen?

We'll go with the first creatures:
Immortal
HP: 6
POWER: 8
SPEED: 4

That would give you 6 Aether Pillars (from the HP), 8 upgraded creatures/spells/permanents (from the POWER), and 4 upgraded pillars/pendulums (from the SPEED).

Fractal
Cost: 10
Skill: 10

That would give you 10 pillars of either the card element (Aether) or your mark element (from the cost). You must also convert 10 pillars to pendulums (from the SKILL)


For the sub creature/ability, the stats are cut in half.

(Also forgot to add: All creatures must be a mono or a duo)

[andretimpa]

Are shards allowed?

[majofa]

Are shards allowed?

How would you add shards to a deck? (The rules don't allow for it.)

[andretimpa]

Are shards allowed?

How would you add shards to a deck? (The rules don't allow for it.)

I'm very confused by the rules then. So, when you say that I get 6 of the main creature it means that the elemon deck contains 6 copies of that creature, not that my 6 elemons would use that creature's stats in the deckbuilding?

[majofa]

Are shards allowed?

How would you add shards to a deck? (The rules don't allow for it.)

I'm very confused by the rules then. So, when you say that I get 6 of the main creature it means that the elemon deck contains 6 copies of that creature, not that my 6 elemons would use that creature's stats in the deckbuilding?

Each eLeMoN will have a main creature (6), a sub creature (4), a main skill (5), and a sub skill (3)... plus whatever pillars and pendulums are added.

^ Do that 6 more times and you'll have your 6 eLeMoN.

[Kakerlake]

So let's make an example for better understanding:

Spoiler for Elemon#1:

Main Creature: Immortal [HP: 6, Power: 8, Speed: 4]
Sub Creature: Phase Dragon [HP: 12/2 = 6, Power: 8/2 = 4, Speed: 4/2 = 2]
Ability: Dimensional Shield [Cost: 6, Skill: 2]
Sub Ability: Fractal [Cost: 10/2 = 5, Skill: 10/2 = 5]

Total:
HP: 8 (Pillars)
Power: 12 (upped non Pillars)
Speed: 6 (upped Pillars)
Cost: 11 (Pillars)
Skill: 7 (Converted to Pend)

In other words:
My deck can have up to 19 Pillars/Pends/Marks.
6 of those Pillars/Pends/Marks can be upped.
My deck can have up to 7 Pendulums.
12 not Pillar/Pend/Mark cards can be upgraded.
The deck must be mono Aether and may only include: Immortal, Phase Dragon, Dim Shield and Fractal.

Deckexamples:

Spoiler for Legal Deck:

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61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 63a 80c 80d 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80i 80i 80i 80i 80i 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 8pu

Spoiler for Ilegal Deck:

Too many Pillars

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61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61v 61v 61v 61v 61v 61v 622 622 622 622 8pu

Spoiler for Ilegal Deck:

No Lightning allowed

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61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61q 61q 61q 61q 61q 61q 61s 61s 61s 61s 61s 61s 61v 61v 61v 61v 61v 61v 8pu

Spoiler for Ilegal Deck:

No Creature/Ability included - Mark must be .

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61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 808 808 808 808 808 808 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80i 80i 80i 80i 80i 80i 8po

Spoiler for Elemon#2:

Main Creature: Phase Spider [HP: 4, Power: 6, Speed: 6]
Sub Creature: Devourer [HP: 2/2 = 1, Power: 2/2 = 1, Speed: 2/2 = 1]
Ability: Sundial [Cost: 2, Skill: 2]
Sub Ability: Trident [Cost: 4/2 = 2, Skill: 8/2 = 4]

Total:
HP: 6 (Pillars)
Power: 7 (upped non Pillars)
Speed: 7 (upped Pillars)
Cost: 4 (Pillars)
Skill: 6 (Converted to Pend)

In other words:
My deck can have up to 10 Pillars/Pends/Marks.
7 of those Pillars/Pends/Marks can be upped.
My deck can have up to 6 Pendulums.
7 not Pillar/Pend/Mark cards can be upgraded.
The deck must be a mono or duo of the elements: 
The deck may only include: Phase Spider, Devourer, Sundial, Trident

In even otherer words: I can not build a legal deck.

Deckexamples:

Spoiler for Ilegal Deck:

Not a Duo

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5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5ic 5ic 5ic 5ic 5ic 5ic 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5t2 5t2 5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 606 606 606 61o 620 620 8pm

Spoiler for Ilegal Deck:

Not a Duo, too many Pillars/Pend

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5ic 5ic 5ic 5ic 5ic 5ic 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 606 606 606 606 606 606 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 8pp

Spoiler for Ilegal Deck:

Does not have 30 cards.

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5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 620 620 620 620 620 620 8pt

Did I understand everything right there?

Also, I don't really understand how a match works. Let's take an example:
Kakerlake is matched up vs. Bunny. The neutral party is RNG.
 - Kakerlake sends RNG his elemon (how many? I assume it's 3): A (starting) B and C
 - Bunny sends RNG his elemon: AA (starting), BB and CC
No one wants to switch:
AA > A (A loses 1F)
A > AA (AA loses 1F)
AA > A (A loses 1F)
Kakerlake switches to B, -1F.
B > AA (AA loses 1F)
B > AA (AA loses 1F and is down)
Bunny switches to BB, -1F.
BB > B (B loses 1F)
Kakerlake switches to A, -1F, A is down.
Kakerlake switches to B, -1F, B is down.
Kakerlake switches to C, -1F.
BB > C (C loses 1F)
BB > C (C loses 1 F and is down).
Bunny wins this matchup.

Is this an accurate representation of what could happen? So in one matchup, in the worst case, we would need to do 13 Battles? o.O

[majofa]

I gotta head out for now, but I'll get to this when I get back.

(quick things)
You missed adding in the Phase Dragon HP.
Conversion to Pendulum must be done.
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The cards you choose must only be from 1 or 2 elements max.

[Kakerlake]

[...]
The cards you choose must only be from 1 or 2 elements max.

So it is illegal to pick Firefly and Firefly Queen?

[majofa]

[...]
The cards you choose must only be from 1 or 2 elements max.

So it is illegal to pick Firefly and Firefly Queen?

Correct, they indeed hate each other!