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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tilla the Hun (work)" data-source="post: 1187275" data-attributes="member: 14214">Go look for an out of print game called Torg.  It had 'dramatic action' cards that do precisely what you are looking for.  No need to re-invent the wheel <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=":)" />But as a suggestion, 2 - 10 = +2 through +10 (+20 too high)Face cards are 'special action' cards, doing the 'special action' on the part of the character grants the character an immediate reward through some game flavor mechanic.Some examples:Jack of Spades = 'Special Action: Taunt" - on a successful taunt of an opponent, any character can gain a +2 or +4 bonus to his or her next action requiring a roll affecting that target opponent.Ace of Spades = 'Special Action: Trip' - on a successful trip attack against target opponent, the character can immediately attempt a full attack against the prone character (or a coup de grace, or attack with bonus damage, etc.)You get the idea.  That's pretty much what the dramatic cards from Torg do - though they also play havoc with initiatives <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=":)" />Need more?</blockquote>

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