Deck of Several Things

D&D 2024 deck: Deck of Several Things. Source: Lost Laboratory of Kwalish. 22 cards Stored in a leather pouch, this unique deck contains twenty-two colored cards made of some strong but unknown metal, each of which features a design printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number, the remaining number of cards fly from the deck on their own and take effect all at once. Once a card is drawn, it fades from existence. Unless the card is the Fool or the Jester, the card reappears in the deck, making it possible to draw the same card twice. Ace of diamonds Vizier King of diamonds Sun Queen of diamonds Moon Jack of diamonds Star Two of diamonds Comet Ace of hearts The Fates King of hearts Throne Queen of hearts Key Jack of hearts Knight Two of hearts Gem Ace of clubs Talons King of clubs The Void Queen of clubs Flames Jack of clubs Skull Two of clubs Idiot Ace of spades Donjon King of spades Ruin Queen of spades Euryale Jack of spades Rogue Two of spades Balance Joker (with TM) Fool Joker (without TM) Jester Using the Deck of Several Things The special nature of this deck (carried by Mary Greymalkin if she is used as an NPC) means that many of its effects operate only within and with respect to this specific adventure. This typically covers any time the characters spend between setting out for the Barrier Peaks and the resolution of whatever events transpire in Kwalish's lab (area O7). For cards that effectively remove a character from play for a period of time (Donjon and the Void), you can allow a player to take on the role of one of the party's NPC hirelings, or introduce...