Depends on your DM, the world (or, the instance of it your group is using), and your abilities to locate a buyer. Now the PC's are beholden to the Countof Antioch, to seek out and return the Deck of Many Things from the thief that stole it from them (or be doomed to evade his guards for the rest of their lives! You gain proficiency in the Persuasion skill, and you double your proficiency bonus on checks made with that skill. As DM, you canalsodecide (and the spell sort of encourages you) to add an ironic consequence to the Wish--in this case, the person wished for the Deck of Many things and received it, but the ironic side is he drew cards that punished, rather than helped, him. Vax finishes a bath quickly and then finds Percy in the middle of his own, and he sits down in the other side of the very large bathtub to talk with him. Tuesdays 5pm EDT: CoHost ofHappy Hour at the Old Timer Tavern* Wednesdays 7pm EDT: The Convergence - Homebrew 5E /Saturdays 8am EDT: The Bitter Victory - Pirate Homebrew 5E**Streams hosted at at twitch.tv/LaternNoirJoin the table at: Start Playing Games. To permanently destroy the Deck of Many Things, a character must draw the entire Deck - that is, they must announce their intent to draw 22 cards, and then succeed in doing so. The universe abhors the concept of infinite wishes. Allura says they have two options: they can rest and meet her at full strength after, or she can take them there now while Raishan has not yet recovered from their fight. The avatar is immune to features that turn undead. In one instance he convinces a drunkard to pull a card, and the drunkard gets two wishes out of it. Episode link Lots of potential, there! Vex made Grog promise not to pull anything from it: he could only keep it in its little pouch. Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. Deck of Many Things Wondrous item, legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. In one instance he convinces a drunkard to pull a card, and the drunkard gets two wishes out of it. I'm thinking magical auction. Looking at the blade, Grog saw a medusa-like visage image begin to seep through the metallic sheen (Grog assumed it to be the sword's "female setting"). Vex'ahlia looted a tapestry from Thordak's treasure hoard, convinced that it was another Carpet of Flying. 33. The front of each had a hand inked image which indicates what each card does. Critical Role Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. ", Fan art of Grog pulling a card from the Deck of Many Things, by Hugo Cardenas. Being a studious child, Percy had read myths and legends about glory and woe all revolving around the Deck of Many Things. With Wish giving you the explicit ability to choose the limitations, there is no issue other than what you make of it (and the consequences for making such a wish, which are described in the spell itself). "Unless the card is the Fool or the Jester, the card reappears in the deck, making it possible to draw the same card twice.". Thus, Grog was awarded a rare magic weapon: a Dancing Sword. As a result, the only way to undo Grog's curse would have been to ask a god for help. Before Grog could throw the deck into nearby lava, Vex came over and told him to hold onto it until she had time to look around for other cool stuff. Looking at the blade, Grog saw a medusa-like visage image begin to seep through the metallic sheen (Grog assumed it to be the sword's "female setting"). OK. Hit Point Press 1175 Brookfield rd east Ottawa, Ontario K1V0C3 Canada. [14], When Sprigg asked for something of power in exchange for allowing Vox Machina to look through his books for information leading to Ioun, Grog offered to let Sprigg pull one card from the deck. Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. Each of the above cards give you some way you can curse the person and/or his descendants. Keygives them a powerful artifact or magical item--which very easily could be cursed or something that otherwise negatively effects the drawer. An option to make it less painful to use is to draw 3 cards and let the player choose 1-3 of those to keep, knowing only the name. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! They also help us understand how our site is being used. Contents Description Powers Effects History Appendix Further reading Appearances External Links Notes References Description Vex, Vax, and Percy warned against it, but Scanlan was willing to move forward with the one-card deal. They have everything they need. I'd play out a scenario where the powerful being in possession of the soul gives an ultimatum: Work for me, and you can have your soul backon loan. Remove certain cards. After prying it open by breaking it in half, a small leather sleeve fell out. "Vox Machina, our band of adventurers, have been traveling across Tal'Dorei, continents, and planes of existence beyond in search of the Vestiges of the Divergence, magical artifacts that can help outfit them for their coming struggle against the Chroma Conclave, a group of chromatic dragons that had terrorized and conquered the Tal'Dorei countryside for quite some time now. Not all of which need be pulled by your PC! They all part ways for bed, and Vax heads to Keyleth's room. Grog: You gain a random effect from the Grog of substantial Whimsy table (3.5e). As soon as a character draws a card from the deck, its magic immediately takes effect. He uses Whisper to cut the burned ends from her hair. Why? The Deck of Many Things was featured in Campaign 1 of Critical Role! 2 offers from $14.99. Also no one is forcing you to give it to your party :). In this case, I'd caution against letting them pull any of the nastier cards thoughsince you're being sneaky about it, after all. He was the dumb and the dumb." Every magic item you wear or carry disintegrates. Place Windows and Place Doors is available to all Plus and Pro subscribers. The venue doesn't have the infrastructure for a live stream apparently. HIGH QUALITY PACKAGING & MATERIALS. The party has an emotional journey through the city and to Greyskull Keep. I LOVE the idea that drawing Flames or Rogue makes a possible plot hook for the party to intervene, and Rogue in particular might be useful for an interesting plot twist! For the sake of the epilogue, the rest of the party (returning to their lives and relaxing) found Grog's catatonic body. While Grog was showing off his new sword to Kerrek, Grog suddenly felt a bursting headache at the back of his mind. "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) [8] Travis drew the Queen of Spades, which Matt misread as "Key". Before she can, Grog tells Kerrek he has to try some Sandkheg's Hide, to hilarious tongue-numbing result. Most (75 percent) of these decks have only thirteen cards the cards in a deck of many things can earn a character the enmity of another being. If you're going to DM with this item, change how it works. They were enchanted with great magic that was never to be used lightly. Knowing how great critters are, I hope someone can record the whole thing if the crew decides not to. 4:00:50 Vox Machinas fates were changed after this.Taken from Season 1 Episode 81 \"What lies Beneath\" Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/um3mkvNmDPYCritical Role is made by Geek and SundryI thinkAlthough Now it seems to be made by Critical Role, they bought their own studio, so yay. In her search, Vex also finds a rolled-up tapestry, a fine pair of leather boots, and a well-made war hammer. Item Tags: Next January 19th. [15], After the defeat of Vecna, Grog in Whitestone decided to pull a card from the deck to celebrate the banishment of a lich-god. Only one card will work for one character per week. This document was created using The Homebrewery from Natural Crit. They make their way to the castle and are met by Cassandra, who is very glad to see them all alive, albeit a terrible mess. As soon as Vax is gone, Vex comes up from below the water gasping for breath. I randomly rolled this as treasure in a pretty high tiered dungeon with tough encounters. He drops the deck while trying to hide it and Vex picks it up. Vex closed the case and stuffed it in her shirt.[10]. Fool. The venue doesn't have the infrastructure for a live stream apparently. The Lord of the Quadroads proudly declared that he still had one wish left, and ran off to his waiting carriage. Vex made Grog promise not to pull anything from it: he could only keep it in its little pouch. Patrick Rothfuss Kerrek You can have him pull whatever cards you want, or maybe he hasn't pulled any yet because he's trying to lie low or get away. Keep me happy, and you get to keep walking around. [art 3]. 1 offer from $29.95. I agree, it takes a very mature party to have a deck of many things, but not use it unless they absolutely need to. Any cards pulled greater than the number declared have no effect. Unless you have an exceptional group of players, the ones with their characters destroyed will not be too happy to play them any more, the ones who are suddenly powerful may trivialize encounters for everyone else in the group. Keyleth describes the island that she saw in her Scry and Kerrek recognizes that volcanic islands tend to be south of Tal'Dorei, near the Hespet Archipelago. It is unknown who previously owned the deck that Grog found in Thordak's lair. The Lord of the Quadroads proudly declared that he still had one wish left, and ran off to his waiting carriage. Turning Immunity. After confirming that the drunk didn't know what the deck was, Grog offered him a card. 49 Hand-Illustrated Colorful Fantasy Tabletop Role Playing Game| DND 5e|The Deck of Many Things & The Deck of Many Fates. This Deck of Many Things is the perfect gift for the Game Master closest to you and any other TTRPG player! Grog pulled "The Void": his soul was immediately sucked from his body and contained in an object in a place of the DM's choice. 2023 Wizards. Kerrek and his allies have helped fight off the two fire giants that were guarding the gate, and three others besides. Fan art of Awkward Bathtime, by Lap Pun Cheung. Before Grog could throw the deck into nearby lava, Vex came over and told him to hold onto it until she had time to look around for other cool stuff. During his year off in Vasselheim, Grog got curious again about the Deck of Many Things. How do we add that debuff to his sheet? However, in the midst of this battle you did summon your ally J'mon Sa Ord therethe leader of Ank'Harel, the distant city on the continent of Marquet, and a brass dragonwho upon arriving in this fray, [with] full health and ready to fight, was enough of a threat to drive Raishan off, in her damaged form, before she could finish you off in the state you were in. You summon an avatar of death--a ghostly humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. It simply says "You were right. All forms of wealth that you carry or own, other than magic items, are lost to you. possibly just before the Vizier comes to town! The Deck of Many Things. Players must declare the number of cards they intend to draw from Deck and then randomly draw exactly that amount. Believing it to be some sort of magic trick, the drunk drew a card: "Moon". Scanlan immediately proposed a toast: "To Grog! The Deck of Many Deals $9.99. If done right, this is an awesome tool for fantastic storytelling. They do have the infrastructure to at the very least record the show if not live stream it. Vex closed the case and stuffed it in her shirt.[10]. Here's the description from the DMG: DECK OF MANY THINGS Wondrous item, legendary Usually found in a box or pouch, this deck contains a number of cards made of ivory or vellum. https://ko-fi.com/tpburrow#DeckOfManyThings #CriticalRole As much of a frustration it is sometimes that they removed exact pricing for items (you only get an approximate range based on rarity, described in the DMG Magic Items section), it is actually a good way to move from "monster-loot-xp" towards a story based approach. Vex convinced her that it was keeping her occupied. Nothing on my channel is Monetized. You remain imprisoned until you are found and removed from the sphere. [Spoilers C1E115] Grog Deck of Many Things One Shot. Keyleth was furious because she thought she should be mourning, and instead she was hunting Grog's "stupid ass" down. The Grand Vizier of Antioch has arrived in town and is searching for the 'Sacred Deck of Fates'. Looking at the technical specs of the theatre I'm doing to disagree. https://criticalrole.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Deck_of_Many_Things&oldid=231583, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0), Draw cards to create powerful magical effects, both fortunate and ruinous. In addition, you gain rightful ownership of a small keep somewhere in the world. This was Matt retconning his mistake from the previous episode, as the card drawn by Grog was actually "Euryale". Grog's first instinct was to pull all the cards right then in that moment. Too predictable? Fan art of Vax'ildan cutting Keyleth's hair, by Agent Pluto. Gem. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. I hadn't considered the fact that a man of means and influence might notneed a wish spell to get their hands on the deck, although I might still have them use it for this purpose because then it solves the problem of having a second wish available to solve whatever problem they have from the next card they draw. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. This jogs Percy's memory of the necromancers from the Age of Arcanum. The first he uses immediately to become a "powerful lord of the quadroads", the second wish is never discussed. He rules out Vecna since he was based in Wildemount, and the only other he can think of was named Opash, who was banished out to sea because of his terrible experiments. Rules: They do not vanish when used but instead have to be placed back into the deck and re drawn one week (in game not real life) after use for their effect to take place again. One or more powerful beings guarded the place, and Grog's body was incapacitated while his soul was being held that way. SRD:Deck of Many Things. Pike cheered up the disappointed Grog by offering to make him a homemade (and decidedly NOT magic) Deck of Many Things for him. He was the dumb and the dumb." ), Alternatively, if you really just want to see the deck used (especially if the holder of the deck isn't the most responsible PC in the pot), have the player holding the deck make a wisdom saving throw the next time they gamble or get drunk. The artwork depicting the Decks cards and packaging design, however, is the property of Game Masters Merchant. This Deck of Many Things is the perfect gift for the Game Master closest to you and any other TTRPG player! Ruin. You have a lot of options for the third and final card they would draw as part of this action. Each card is made of premium 280 gsm bluecore cardstock. ETC. This product is sold pursuant to Wizards of the Coasts Open Gaming License Version 1.0a (the "OGL") and System Reference Document 5.1 (the "SRD 5.1"). If you single-handedly defeat the next hostile monster or group of monsters you encounter, you gain experience points enough to gain one level. For those that followed the first CR campaign, you might remember Grog's use of the deck of many things. If you want to destroy the entire campaign, accept no substitute. This has the advantage of ironically tying in the "Wish" element, but also removes the NPC from the game until discovered, so it might not work so well with what you want to do. 4.7 out of 5 stars. Grog pulled "The Void": his soul was immediately sucked from his body and contained in an object in a place of the DM's choice. At a Critical moment Grog Draws Five cards from the Deck of Many things. You summon an avatar of death--a ghostly humanoid skeleton clad in a tattered black robe and carrying a spectral scythe. After everyone gets cleaned up, they all meet back up for some relaxation and a drink and go through their "to-do list." They measure 127mm x 89mm (5" x 3.5") and arrive in a hand-illustrated tuck box. Jester. She announces that a reward of 1,000 platinum will be paid for information leading to the arrest and execution of the thieves who have stolen the deck from it's holy resting place! Feeling guilty for also having kept something serious from everyone else, Vex confessed to Grog and gave him back the Deck of Many Things. The drunk was granted two wishes (1d3 Wish spells), immediately using the first to wish to be "a powerful lord of the Quadroads". All rights reserved. Armor Class 20 Hit Points half the hit point maximum of its summoner Speed 60 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover), Condition Immunitiescharmed, frightened, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, unconscious, Sensesdarkvision 60 ft., truesight 60 ft., passive Perception 13, Languages all languages known to its summoner. 1- A lot of campaigns end up spotlighting a character for some reason or another (eg Prof Wonder in the most recent arc, Sam & Brett's thieves in Jeanie's Karthun). Grog the Goliath Barbarian of Vox Machina discovered the Deck of Many Things in Episode 81 of Campaign 1. Next Exhausted, the party rests in the tunnel to heal their wounds. If anyone tries to help you, the helper summons its own avatar of death. and System Reference Document 5.1 (the "SRD 5.1"). You lose 10,000 XP, discard this card, and draw from the deck again, counting both draws as one of your declared draws. They make their way toward the gate but are stopped when Zahra and Kashaw run through it toward them, followed by another fire giant. The party is asked to chase him down and recover the artifact, and they aren't told what it is. There are lots of non-game-breaking ways you can use a Deck of Many Things to add some spice to your game; several of which don't even involve pulling a card. I know I can do whatever I want as DM, but I'm wondering if there's something notable about the DOMT that might prevent me from using it this way (e.g. To use, DMs and Game Master's allow PCs to discover the Deck during a DnD or Pathfinder campaign. State your wish to the GM as precisely as possible. Thus, Grog was awarded a rare magic weapon: a Dancing Sword. Still, I will try to answer your questions as best as possible without that knowledge . Deck of Many Things.. my single most hated magical item in 30 years of playing D&D. I had sort of held out hope that maybe, just maybe, it wouldn't be in 5th ed. With the Flames card, the enmity is overt. It appears in a space of the GM's choice within 10 feet of you and attacks you, warning all others that you must win the battle alone. :-). Critical Role Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. This is the story of Vox Machina attempting to find and rescue their big buddy, Grog. The idea being that the drunk used the second wish toobtain it(something along the lines of wishing for the source ofStrongjaw the Kingmaker's power), then drew a card that ultimately resulted in his demise (or at least complicated his life enough to serve as a good plot hook). The party would not be able t otake them on directly, and only by catching them entirely off-guard could the hurt them - otherwise if they want to dodge the monks flurry of blows, they will succeed! The avatar fights until you die or it drops to 0 Hit Points, whereupon it disappears. Then, when they finally do kill him, the memories fade, for they were nothing but the magic of the deck. Keyleth uses Teleportation Via Plants on the tree in the keep's temple of Sarenrae and they go through it and emerge from the Sun Tree in Whitestone. Vizier. Flamesand Rogueare both similar, causing something--a powerful devil or an NPC chosen by the DM--to become hostile toward the drawer. Eventually the party gives the deck of many things away to be locked up forever beneath the platinum sanctuary. It can be a challenge to apply the effects, but can really take your stories to new heights with a great DM.I get the fear people have for the Deck of Many Things, but I have added it to my games to the delight and horror of me and my players. Grog's first instinct was to pull all the cards right then in that moment. And after killing the other three members of the Conclave, you went in with armies at your back, Ashari in the sky who laid siege to the city as you snuck beneath the streets of Emon, emerging on the outskirts of the Cloudtop District. The Deck of Many Things, including the card names and magical effects (as described on pages 216-218 of the SRD 5.1), is NOT the property of Game Master's Merchant, it is Open Game Content, as defined by the OGL. While checking for interesting items, he comes across another Immovable rod and a small wooden box. The Deck is absolutely ridiculous, but that is part of the fun of the Deck. Moreover, some of the rules just don't make sense--why would most decks have 13 or 22 cards if the jokers disappear permanently?

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