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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheYeti1775" data-source="post: 5290072" data-attributes="member: 20914">Ok my first reaction when hearing this is: MtGSorry but that is initial reaction when hearing this.I think it's a wrong step to go, at least in my games it would be for me.  Sure I might glean ideas from it for a random encounter, but to allow for it to have game changing aspects.  Nay it would be like having a life Deck of Many Things mixed with a Rod of Wonder.  Honestly what harm could it do..............  oops.But it does harkin a bit back to 2E and the Card Packs we had than.  They were 'collectible' and random in the individual packs.  Or you could buy the full set (think it was released a month or two later) as a full box set.  I did use that for planning purposes, if it was a cool card I would build an adventure around it.Also in 2E I recall having Priest & Wizard Spell cards with all their spells as cards to collect.  Again random packs with full sets later.Now if it is just like those use to be, I wouldn't get too upset over them.  I found them fun accessories.  But if it makes for actual in play game changing aspects, i.e. turning a miss into a hit and vice versa, it won't make it to a game I run.Don't like them, don't buy it.  Seems pretty simple to me.Most of us grognards can't get too upset over it, as many of us recalled the card decks of 2E and mentioned we liked them in previous threads.  Can you fault a WotC rep seeing that possibly and seeing the opportunity to cash in on the randomness portion?</blockquote>

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