Description:
Like the Deck of Many Things, but with only good results and all cards relate to skeletons and bones. There is also an online dice-roller app included that will choose a card for you randomly.
Some info / thoughts:
• This might not be a negative for your campaign, but the items, effects and names are very silly. I doubt many campaigns have the right tone to fully utilize this whimsicality.
The Good:
• The idea is very creative.
• There is a suggestion of in-world explanation for its existence.
• The deck is a sentient item, and characterized as a person.
• There are 60 cards – so it’s a much larger deck than the DoMT.
The Bad:
• Some effects are very meta, effecting dice rolls and such (for example: looking at the GM’s dice rolls behind the GM Screen, etc.).
• So silly I will never be able to use this in an actual game.
Conclusion:
There are so many alternatives out there, many available for free, $1-2, or pay-what-you-want. It would be hard to recommend this product for $4.99. Its most appealing qualities are the novelty of the concept and the online card generator (if you're playing in front of a computer). It’s, however, quite humorous, and you may enjoy reading it for a laugh if it’s offered on sale.
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