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I fully condone the creation of these rules and anything Zera says. I must be off though.

All right, I shall explain myself.

As Zera said. A deck master is pointless except for a free summon and push for final damage, so we must apply field spell like abilities to them.

But that really doesn't fix that they'll only hit the field for final damage and otherwise be some random boost to a deck. A permanent field spell.

So, what you need to do with Deck Masters are create two different abilities. When they are DM Zoned and when they are vulnerable.

Also, you need to add some sort of mechanic that's going to force their entry to the field. Otherwise, again, permanent field spell is all it'll be until a push for game.

This summon to the field CANNOT be negated. It can't even be a summon. If you CHOOSE to summon it, that's something different.

Now, since there is a forced summon that will make you vulnerable on the DM win condition, there has to be a way to return the DM to the DM Zone.

This has to be a very detailed addition to the game.

Already we have:
1) Deck Master Zone Ability
2) Active Field Ability
3) Forced Summon
4) Voluntary Summon
5) Returning to Deck Master Zone

THAT is how in depth this mechanic needs to be.

If you want to be able to make the DM change mid game, that's up to you. A couple of ideas for it:
1) Deck Master whose zone changing abilities carry to the next Deck Master
2) Cards that can operate as Deck Masters but are currently maindecked. When they replace the current Deck Master their inherent abilities take over.
3) Spell and trap support for DMs in the seperate zones and to aid to transitions between zones.

That is my advice. Back to sleeping :v

I agree that the Deck Master's ability should not be classified as a monster ability, for reasons that have already been stated. Just refer to them as Characteristics (if you're going to use one-word descriptions and chronicle their meaning elsewhere) or Deck Master Ability for the time being.

Also, a new threat emerges with the "Forced Summon" mechanic. It's very possible to abuse the Master Summon's "negate a game winning direct attack" ability, especially if the Deck Master is beefy enough. If I'm being outplayed by my opponent, I can use my Forced Summon to force my opponent to either respond to my Deck Master or risk giving me another turn to potential rip an out (like Dark Hole or Monster Reborn).

Now, if my opponent wants to secure a win, they now have to either 1) have a monster bigger than my Deck Master already on the field, 2) have a way to remove my Deck Master on the spot, or 3) just don't inflict direct attacks (then burn becomes the only viable option, unless they can consistently force me to summon monsters instead of setting them).

I would suggest making so you cannot return your Deck Master every turn, but every other turn instead. That way, the Forced Summon can be used to save you for a turn, but your opponent still has the option to plan and attack your exposed Deck Master on their next turn.

All right, switching my opinion on something quick.

I was talking to Yoder and he mentioned a game called Magi-Nation with a similar mechanic.

My new suggestion impliments something similar. You do not start with a Deck Master in this edition.

Mistress of Blood - Bathory
Level 5 Dark
Warrior/Deck Master - Effect
You can only control one "Deck Master" at a time. When this card is removed from the field by an opponent's card effect or battle send all cards on your side of the field to the Graveyard. Control of this card cannot be switched. Once per turn you can release one monster you control during either player's turn to move this card to the Deck Master Card Zone or a Monster Card Zone. This card gains one of the following effects depending on its locations:
*If this card is face up on a Monster Card Zone, you can release one monster you control to gain control of one monster your opponent controls until the end of your next turn.
*If this card is on the Deck Master Card Zone, once per turn you can release all monsters you control (minimum 2) to send all monsters your opponent controls to the Graveyard.
1800/2200


All Deck Masters would have the "one at a time" and field sweeping abilities. They also would have some way of switching zones.

Yeah, and LADD does the same thing AND revives. The drawback is plenty bad. Dark Hole, Black Rose, Heavy Storm... obviously you don't play it when your field is too bad, but you're punished if you do. That's the intention. You keep their effects weak enough that you don't over balance the drawback. Hell, you could even have varying drawbacks for each one.

Even if it deviates away from the original story arc, we're trying to find a playable method.

And the idea is for the population to agree on something.

Well, I'm putting this project to the side for now, until I figure what's best to do next with it. Until then, I'm working on my RP. As I should've been doing before I got sidetracked with thi---/coughcoughcough