While all of this can seem to be very new and confusing, I’ve come up with an example post on how this works.

Two first years (A and B) are dueling and each start off with 100 Health points, 100 Magic points and 15 Fatigue points. They will indicate this at the top of their first post in the ‘title’ section:


In that post, they would write out their creative process: this includes bowing (which is a MUST) and starting off with a spell they want to shoot at their opponent. The post will say who starts off first. They would then include a spoiler/textcut code at the bottom of that post that indicates which spell they’ve used and how many points they have after using those spells.

For example, if A was starting off and, after bowing, decided to use the Bat Bogey Hex, the top of their post would be: H:100, M: 100, F:15. These are the starting points before any future spells have been cast.

And then, they would write out the creative process in the post, including thoughts and casting the actual spell. Remember not to post the outcome of your spells unless they’re directed at yourself.

Then, after casting the Bat Bogey Hex, the bottom of their post would look like this:

Text Cut: Points Tracker

• Spells Cast:
  • Name of Spell: Bat Bogey Hex Enlarges the victim's bogies, gives them wings and causes said winged bogies to attack the victim/their producer.
    • Caster Points:
      • H: 0 Pts
      • M: -15 Pts
      • F: 0 Pts
    • Opponent Points (if cast at the opponent - otherwise indicate if it was cast at an object or other; don't include any points if cast at an object)
      • H: -10 Pts
      • M: 0 Pts
      • F: 0 Pts
    • Additional Effects: If any

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• Affected by Spells:
  • Name of Spell:
    • Caster Points:
      • H: N/A (because this is the first post and A hasn’t been hit by a spell yet)
      • M: N/A
      • F: N/A
    • Additional Effects: If any

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• Dueler Name: [Your charrie’s name goes here]
  • H: 100 + 0 = 100
  • M: 100 - 15 = 85 (from the magic spell your charrie cast)
  • F: 15 - 0 = 15

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For the next post and any further posts, you’ll have to take into consideration what the person you’re dueling against posted, which includes the points section as well.

For example, in B’s perspective, they’d had the Bat Bogey Hex cast at them from A. And if B gets hit by the spell and decides to use another spell to attack A with (for example, Rictusempra,) their post would look like this:

Just like A, they’d have their initial points BEFORE being hit by the spells on the title of their post. Then, they’d carry out the post, reacting to and casting a spell of their own. At the bottom, they’d include the following points tracker:

Text Cut: Points Tracker

• Spells Cast:
  • Name of Spell: Rictusempra Extreme tickling charm
    • Caster Points:
      • H: 0 Pts
      • M: -10 Pts
      • F: 0 Pts
    • Opponent Points (if cast at the opponent - otherwise indicate if it was cast at an object or other; don't include any points if cast at an object)
      • H: -15 Pts
      • M: -10 Pts
      • F: 0 Pts
    • Additional Effects: If any

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• Affected by Spells:
  • Name of Spell: Bat Bogey Hex Enlarges the victim's bogies, gives them wings and causes said winged bogies to attack the victim/their producer.
    • Caster Points:
      • H: -10 Pts
      • M: 0 Pts
      • F: 0 Pts
    • Additional Effects: If any

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• Dueler Name: [Your charrie’s name goes here]
  • H: 100 - 10 = 90
  • M: 100 - 10 = 90 (from the magic spell your charrie cast)
  • F: 15 - 0 = 15

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And it continues in the same way for future posts! For further examples, please have a look through the Term 41 Archives and pick out any duel that tickles your fancy. Have a look through their posts and how they’ve progressed through the duel to get a better idea as to how this’ll work.

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