ʕ⁠っ⁠•⁠ᴥ⁠•⁠ʔ⁠っ⋆˙✿ Cardcaptors: A Card Collector's Challenge

Today I am re-upping a challenge initiated by Skuire back in 2020. I guess you could say I'm answering the callout, technically.

See the original post for the in-depth rules as I'll more or less be using that as bumper rails.

I will gloss over the general idea here as I don't want you having to ping-pong back and forth anymore than you need to.

Also, I made a Guild called fwiw. Whisper Grading in-game if you'd like to participate in the challenge. If I don't reply to your whisper, I'm likely asleep. Just keep reaching out if this occurs. I'll eventually see & respond. Promise.

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The gist:
1. Roll a brand new character ⚃
2. Complete (5/5) card sets for each mob to advance to next map (once complete, always complete)
2a. Travel must be done via map completion or clearing unless map has been unlocked with said method. Exercise caution when using Return to Nearest Town Scrolls as you could accidentally warp to a locked town. I'd recommend just dumping the extra 100 mesos for a Dedicated Town Scroll such as Lith Harbor.
3. Set a goal for yourself (job advancement, Monster Book completion %, leaving Maple Island...)
4. Do it yourself (it's supposed to be challenging; see last word of this thread's title for clarification)
4a. See original post's Rule 4 for information on optional buy/sell/trade restrictions/exceptions. The original ruleset is akin to the Bronzeman Mode popularized in Old School Runescape. Use your own discretion here. Depending on how hardcore you want this experience to be, you can amend the rules to your liking. Team up with a friend and party your way through, YOLO where if you die you have to wipe, whatever. You can either post your parameters here in this thread for some communal accountability or in the Guild's bbs for the same effect.

At the end of the day it's an honor system we're working with here. If you're entertained by falsifying progress on a mushroom game, that's fine. I won't yuck your yum. I'll probably kick you from the guild if I find out though.

EDITS:
5. It's okay to approach this restriction with some creative freedom. A couple of people have asked about if it's okay to begin the challenge on Victoria Island instead of Maple Island. Or if you could have a one-time taxi to your 1st job advancement when you arrive at Victoria Island so you aren't stuck as a Beginner forever when you inevitably reach level 3x before you make it to Perion or Ellinia. Just take a Return Scroll to Lith Harbor or taxi back and off you go. Or walk all the way back (gross).

Throw your own flavor into the mix. I don't want it to come across like some rigid ruleset that cannot be deviated from. We're playing to have fun (i think) at the end of the day.

Feel free to use this thread as a progression post, too. Just try to limit the frequency of posts. Y'know, wait a while until you've got a good batch of screenshots/logs to share.

 

reserving

 

log001:

Spoiler: West by South

first set of [hopefully] many!



managed to snag a 2for1 deal on my last card. started testing out the @time command to try tracking time in between each set/map but I may not since it's a poor measurement as it doesn't reflect the total time spent playing, just server time at each recorded point.


some minor but welcomed upgrades!



time between Blue Snail & Shroom sets ~5hr


time to tackle my last map on Maple Island (Field West of Southperry)!


we'll be doubling our collection in this map.



b2b weapon upgrades, both below avg but still upgrades.


cute


etc tab was getting congested, so I decided to purchase 4 slots from the Cash Shop.


missed the card, but managed to finish 1/3 for Field West of Southperry!


here's my Maple Island progress so far. 6 cards away from unlocking access to Amherst, but more importantly--Victoria Island.

 

Great! Whisp Grading in-game if you're interested in joining the guild.

Could you imagine?

 

welcome!~

 

I made an edit to the rules guidelines to encourage some creative freedom or different levels of severity when approaching this challenge if you are at all interested. I was trying to highlight that point when I was writing 4a.

but I don't think I did a good job.



Anywho, that's all.