KC: White Dragon Card Shop

[firstrateduelist]

While perusing the locations dotted along the Greed Ring, you find yourself stopping in front of what looks like an ordinary storefront. A quick read of the shop name makes you wonder, really: what's the deal here? What does "KC" stand for, and who would open a card shop in the Greed Ring?

Doesn't seem very greedy does it?

Little do you know the power in these walls...

Maybe today's one of the days where there's a dressed up draconic mascot outside, holding a box of miniature boosters! Judging by the height, it's gotta be an Imp in there.

"Hey, hey! Free samples! C'mon, take one or else the boss is gonna kick my ass."

You take one of the packs, unlabeled as it is, and crack it open with little difficulty.

Inside are five common trading cards from a game you aren't even familiar with, along with a business card sporting a white dragon with glowing cyan markings.



Kaiba Corporation: White Dragon Card Shop

Purveyor of the only Card Game Worth Learning
Duel Monsters

Seto Kaiba, owner
Contact: XXX-XXX-XXXX | UN: DragonMaster

If you flip it over--

Currently hiring counter staff, stockers, and potential Duelists.
Training will be provided for beginner Duelists.
Contact Mr. Kaiba for more details.


Do you enter? Has your interest been sufficiently piqued? Pass the threshold and learn a new game. Buy some packs. Maybe you'll even find something powerful enough to defeat the Blue-Eyes White Dragon! (doubtful, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.)

The shop is cozy, made cozier by the dark colors, with gold inlaid in the walls to match the high-class aesthetic of Greed despite the shop being new and small. Still, it interests you, doesn't it?







If the owner is at the counter or milling about as he sometimes is, you'll feel mildly compelled to partake in the cards, and then not-so-mildly compelled to learn the rules of Duel Monsters. Thankfully, he's perfectly content with explaining the different rulesets and even has a book describing them for sale. Seems like his enthusiasm for the game feeds your own.

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NON-CARD INVENTORY

[firstrateduelist]

Penny Sleeves - Thin sleeves meant to be used as minimal archival in order to prevent surface scratches for your cards. Rare cards that you don't intend to use competitively should still be handled with care, as the thin plastic is not meant to withstand play, and trying to play with such flimsy sleeves would probably end in the cards sliding out anyway.

Card Protectors (No Design) - Sturdier and made to protect collectible cards, while still remaining flexible. The finish is matte making them easier to use for table play, but (eventual) Duel Disk play might be prohibitive. These are the sleeves you want to use to protect your cards in general, and they're big enough to be combined with the penny sleeve.

Duel Monsters Rulebook - Contains several usable rulesets for the game, including Duelist Kingdom rules with explanation of Field and Type advantages, Expert Rules including Tribute Summoning, and Dimension Duel Rules. (warning: KC: WDCS is not responsible for the inherent risk of Dimension Duels. What does that mean? Shut up is what it means.)

Deck Boxes (Multi-Color) - Store your deck when not in use, or keep a few on hand to store your growing collection! The deck boxes are made of genuine leather and hand-dyed, then detailed with an embossed KC Logo as seen on the entrance sign.

Duel Disk v2 - A wrist-mounted holographic device which will, in time, produce three-dimensional effects to enhance the Duel Monsters card game. The Disk is kitted with holographic technology at the outward flat of the blade, which project monsters, spells, and traps played on its five card zones. Solid Vision and the Duel Disk hardware are of Seto Kaiba's invention. At current, the cards do not communicate with the technology, so purchasing a Duel Disk comes with a promise that the technology will work soon, and the v2 Duel Disks can still interact with his standalone v3 for demonstration purposes.