The Card-based combat rules are a way to resolve conflict using game cards. This style of gameplay is ideal if you're playing in a space where live boffer combat might not be acceptable, like a library or busy street.

The Deck

Everybody should have access to a game deck. These can be purchased on the game website. If a group of people are sharing a deck, shuffle it up, and divide the cards roughly evenly between them.

Before gameplay, decks may be customized. You may remove any number of cards from your deck.

Each player draws a "hand" of 5 cards. All other cards will remain in a pocket, called a Draw pile. Another pocket will be your Discard pile.

Each card has a number (1-10) representing its speed. A higher number means a faster card.

In order to play a card, you must hold it up and say its name.

The Round

A round begins when somebody plays a card. This player is called the Round leader. As soon as this happens, everybody in the vicinity must freeze where they stand. Everybody in the vicinity picks one card to play one card in response, in order of distance from the round leader. Once everybody has played a card or passed, the round ends.

At the end of the round, everybody draws until they have 5 cards in their hand again.

If more than one person wants to initiate a round at once, everybody picks the card they wish to play. They are then committed to playing that card for the round. The person holding the card with the highest speed is the Round leader.

Classes

Depending on which class your character belongs to, you will have different options for how to use cards.

For example, when a melee weapon focused class plays an attack card, it represents a short range attack. In order to play the attack card, you must be close enough to touch your opponent.

A character with a ranged weapon may be able to use an attack card to fire a shot at a target he can see, but this may reduce the speed of the attack.

List of Cards