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Card-based RPGs 2016-11-08 10:28:16 Post No. 50158650
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Are there any RPG's that use standard decks of cards instead of dice as random number generators?
I was thinking of a system where the players and DM each have their own full deck.
Maybe have the players draw a hand of cards to choose from, and play one of them when you would normally roll a die. Pretty much every check or challenge would have to be an opposed roll against the DM, so there's still an element of chance and players can't figure out the DC and always play the lowest possible card.
This has to already be a thing, right? Decks of cards are easier to get your hands on than polyhedral dice.
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>>50158650
>opposed roll
Fuck's sake. Old habits.
Opposed play or draw, or whatever.
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>>50158650
I remember a /tg/ brew based on cuhrayzee vidya and rummy.
It's very game-ish, and that may take you out of the experience (I personally love that shit). Also, getting/rolling a d6 is easier than getting a deck of cards.
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>>50158650
Through the Breach, (the Malifaux RPG, uses a basically standard deck of playing cards except the suits have different names. You can buy Fate decks that are made with the custom suits, or you can just use a regular deck and remember which suit counts as which.
I believe there's a Deadlands RPG that also uses a completely standard deck of playing cards, but I'm not sure if it uses dice as well or if it's entirely card based.
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>>50158703
>Also, getting/rolling a d6 is easier than getting a deck of cards
Are you sure? Putting a card on the table isn't all that involved.
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Played Pheonix: Dawn Command a few times, pretty good.
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>>50158782
What does it do with playing cards?
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Dark, or Project Dark uses a regular deck of cards, its very close to what you describe. The game is based on solid-snake style sneaking and stealth, and when you are preparing for a mission or have time, you draw cards for gathering resources and information. Your hand size is based on how suspicious and exposed your position is, and you play cards either for a skill check or into a disguise.
The gm opposes with 2d6. Each of the suits are flavored with how you narratively solve stuff.
hearts - charm, i think?
clubs - force
spades - finesse
diamonds - guile
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Deadlands Reloaded does I believe
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>>50159215
it will never be finished
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>>50158650
Shonen Final Burst, Motobushido, and the Marvel SAGA rpg come to mind.
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>>50158650
Tokyo Nova.
Cards might be easier to obtain, but dice are easier to use.
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>>50160636
>dice are easier to use
Really, though? You pick them up and you put them down. The only difference is that dice roll for a bit.
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>>50161059
You end up shuffling. A lot. It's annoying.
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The Sword and the Flame uses a deck of cards for random activation. It's been a long time since I read the rules but I recall there's some random events or something if you pull a face card, otherwise red card means one side gets an action drawing a black card the other side goes
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