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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TirionAnthion" data-source="post: 5289789" data-attributes="member: 61048">CardsIt is important to note that the cards are not required to play the game. In no way do you need the cards. The cards add a random element to the game. The intent is that you should buy a pack and crack it during play to generate some random events.  Despite the use of the word "collectible" in the short description, WotC people stressed several times in Gen Con seminars that these cards are not meant to be collected and used to build decks for play. A DM could build an event deck from his card collection but it is not the most important aspect of the cards. Once again, they are entirely optional. If you do not want them you do not need to buy them. I for one, will probably pick up a pack occasionally but I feel no need to collect all the cards. If you don't like the cards, you do not have to buy them.  I think all of us here at ENworld need to try spending some more time talking about what we enjoy about our hobby and less time focusing on what we don't like. Reading these boards lately has felt like one group sniping at another constantly. Everyone is at fault. I know it's fun to belittle the things we don't like, that is just human nature. Doing that makes us feel better about ourselves, at least in the short term. Over time it creates a toxic environment. Sorry, didn't mean to rant a little. <puts soapbox away><waits patiently for snarky response.> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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