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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 9046250" data-attributes="member: 5435">This is an interesting question and timely...The DoMT is an awful magic item. It has a high chance of either unfairly augmenting a PC, or destroying them, and more often than not it can ruin the players' enjoyment of the game.And yet it attracts us, it inspires us... it speaks to the myths of a devil's contract, of a faerie bargain, of flirting with Lady Luck. If we get lucky, we tell ourselves, it will be EPIC!So it is a magic item worth saving. It belongs in the mythology of D&D.So the <s>four</s>six cards I chose are the ones that do not screw a PC irrevocably or reward them unfairly, but enhance their story: Comet : the reward is not guaranteed, and the monster could be anything... up to the PC then to decide whether the struggle is one they can take on single-handed, and whether their player skill and tactics will win the day.Flames : the card has no apparent effect but a sense of impending doom and it is easy enough to retcon the emnity into a backstory with an epic/tragic reveal, inspiring new story arcs.Rogue : I would stipulate that the friend in question is never a PC. But this card is most effective if the PC knows what happened. We can then watch their paranoia take hold, and ask ourselves : will the PC destroy everything they care about in a futile attempt to find their enemy, or stoically await the betrayal?Skull : this tragic doom (in every sense of the word) is imminent, but not 100% certain. The PC must face it in single combat, but not alone. By planning carefully and accepting the indirect aid of friends, the player can maximize their chances of survival.Throne : classic Aladdin or pauper-to-prince mythology. The PC inherits a realm but what comes next?Vizier : the advice is purely benevolent, but may be incomplete--what entity provided the answer, and what are they leading you to do next?And the question for us is: how can we make ALL the cards in the DoMT this fun?</blockquote>

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