In Placeholder Day Town, the rebellious high school students trade some very strange looking cards.
The new trading card game, Anima Oratorio, is all the rage in Placeholder Day Town. You buy a standard starter pack to join the hype train.
Two young ladies approach you and barely let you get a word in!
C: | “Hey! Newbie. This is your golden opportunity to obtain a number of very rare Anima Oratorio Shadows.” |
J: | “Please excuse my sister. It can sometimes feel like she’s trying to take your head off. But we do wish to trade cards with you. Yes, ‘Shadows’ are what non-players would call ‘cards.’” |
C: | “Since there are two of us, you must offer two Shadows at a time. You think that’s unfair? . . . It’s not like we want to trade with you anyway!” |
J: | “These Shadows have the extra attribute of rarity.” |
C: | “What you give is what you get, understood?!” |
J: | “The two Shadows you give us will determine the Shadow we offer you. Different pairings result in different trades.” |
C: | “So don’t come up with something lame! We’re legit players and have a complete compendium of the standard 191 Shadows. No matter what you offer us, we’ll offer you what they’re worth.” |
J: | “That also means you should set your expectations correctly. We do not play with expansion packs and you should not either. No, seriously. Make absolutely sure you do not use any expansion cards.” |
C: | “When you’ve figured out how you want to trade your Shadows, look up and come find us. And be grateful that we’re so nice!” |
They sure do talk a lot. Fortunately, there’s a placard on the wall with more concise rules:
- You must trade your 40 Shadows to receive 20 new Shadows, none of which can be a Shadow you started with.
- The new Shadows must all have different levels from each other.
- The set of new Shadows must have the exact same Types as the set of Shadows you started with.
- Every new Shadow must have a higher level than the two Shadows traded for it.
- The rarity of a new Shadow is calculated by adding the rarities of the two Shadows traded for it, and then subtracting 10.
Auspicious Pachyderm
Type: Radiance
Level: 53
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
×
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Blood-Thirsty Demoness
Type: Queen
Level: 50
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Chanting Baboon
Type: King
Level: 36
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★★☆
×
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Dancing Witch
Type: Shaman
Level: 48
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Destructive Beauty
Type: Devotees
Level: 56
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
×
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Divine Warrior
Type: Neutrality
Level: 41
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
×
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Drunken Serpents
Type: Perspicacity
Level: 64
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Equine Sage
Type: Advocate
Level: 17
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
×
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Gathering Devil
Type: Shaman
Level: 28
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Jealous Lover
Type: Devotees
Level: 19
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
×
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Leafy Old Man
Type: Recluse
Level: 9
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
×
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Life-Draining Spirit
Type: Recluse
Level: 42
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Mad Marsh Horse
Type: Fortitude
Level: 6
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
×
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Mocking Snowman
Type: Shaman
Level: 11
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★★☆
×
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Mountain Girl
Type: Abbess
Level: 40
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Possessive Dog Ghost
Type: Suspended
Level: 14
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Spear-Wielding General
Type: Celestial
Level: 67
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
×
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The Black Avenger
Type: Quietus
Level: 62
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
×
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Throbbing King of Desire
Type: Edifice
Level: 73
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
×
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Tornado Devil
Type: Celestial
Level: 23
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
×
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Awakened God
Type: Recluse
Level: 35
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Beguiling Girl
Type: Devotees
Level: 2
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Bringer of Misfortune
Type: Barouche
Level: 21
Rarity: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆
Corpse-Eating Corpse
Type: Quietus
Level: 29
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Dirty Two-Horned Beast
Type: Recluse
Level: 4
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Envoy of Slumber
Type: Shaman
Level: 24
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Expressionless Beast
Type: Advocate
Level: 39
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Final Measurer
Type: Providence
Level: 52
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Foolish Monk
Type: Asceticism
Level: 11
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Hanging Tree Spirit
Type: Celestial
Level: 11
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Human-Eating Lady
Type: Queen
Level: 20
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
Hunting Wolf Spirit
Type: Asceticism
Level: 15
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Monk of the Valley
Type: Recluse
Level: 56
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Night-Walking Warrior
Type: Quietus
Level: 9
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★★☆
Pagan Saviour
Type: Neutrality
Level: 60
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Raging Bird God
Type: Celestial
Level: 52
Rarity: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
The Shadowed One
Type: Abbess
Level: 45
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Vampire Moth
Type: Satellite
Level: 33
Rarity: ★★★★★★★★☆☆
War-Hungry Horseman
Type: King
Level: 16
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Woman Who Brings Ruin
Type: Demon
Level: 32
Rarity: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆