A Diamond Story Game

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Want an RPG with a standard deck of cards? Wyrd Mist is a role-playing game for a Game Master and 2-4 players using a deck of playing cards and a few six-sided dice. The book contains six one-shots for different levels of characters, with a narrative thread throughout for a longer campaign game.

The Diamond Story Game system is meant to be an accessible RPG system that is rooted in card play over pure improv. Guided by a Game Master, players interact with the story by selecting choices from a small personal deck of standard playing cards. Players may not always have their best card in hand, and that’s part of the game! These limitations are meant to invite players to the table who don’t feel comfortable improvising entire stories, while allowing improv-heavy players to creatively use cards to shape their character’s story.

Suits

The card suits represent different abilities players have and the kinds of challenges they may face.

• Hearts ♥ (Charm) — Level of charisma, likeability, persuasion
• Clubs ♣ (Grit) — Raw strength, ability to endure, agility
• Spades ♠ (Skill) — Dexterity, intelligence, good at specifics
• Diamonds ♦ (Mist) — Ability of mist magic