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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 8047241" data-attributes="member: 467">Like [USER=53980]@Fanaelialae[/USER] I have used the Deck of Many Things multiple times (almost once per D&amp;D campaign, in one form or another) and it totally can destroy a campaign. If players pull too many cards, the outcomes -- good or bad -- create entirely different paradigms from before the draw. Depending on the nature of the campaign, it can completely ruin it. Some campaigns are so loose -- &quot;These are the stories of whatever happens to these people&quot; -- that it's fine. Other campaigns are about something specific that while resilient to the normal events of play can't quite adapt to the huge swings caused by something like the Deck. And there's also the issue of how massively the Deck can disrupt balance among the PCs. Some groups have a much harder time with that than others.My general advice is: do not introduce the Deck of Many Things into a campaign that cannot handle either the best or worst outcomes from it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 8047241, member: 467"] Like [USER=53980]@Fanaelialae[/USER] I have used the Deck of Many Things multiple times (almost once per D&D campaign, in one form or another) and it totally can destroy a campaign. If players pull too many cards, the outcomes -- good or bad -- create entirely different paradigms from before the draw. Depending on the nature of the campaign, it can completely ruin it. Some campaigns are so loose -- "These are the stories of whatever happens to these people" -- that it's fine. Other campaigns are about something specific that while resilient to the normal events of play can't quite adapt to the huge swings caused by something like the Deck. And there's also the issue of how massively the Deck can disrupt balance among the PCs. Some groups have a much harder time with that than others. My general advice is: do not introduce the Deck of Many Things into a campaign that cannot handle either the best or worst outcomes from it. [/QUOTE]

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