17.11 THE GAME OF FATE
THE GAME OF FATE
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The game of Fate is adapted from a game played by those in the House of
Prophets before the fall of the Celestine Empire. In the traditional game,
five cards are dealt from a Tarot deck, and opponents take turns placing them
upon a 3x3 grid marked before them. The progression of cards and winner were
taken to be a sign of Fate, and so the game was named. In modern times, many
variations of the deck have been developed for use in the game.
Each card in a Fate deck is assigned a numerical value, which is displayed on
the corners of the card. When a higher valued card is placed adjacent to a
lower valued card, control of the lower card shifts to the person who played
the higher valued card. The person who commands the most cards when the 3x3
grid is full is declared the winner.
To play a game of Fate, you must have a set (or deck) of Fate cards before
you. You may play against the magical enchantment of the deck itself, or
another person.
The commands to play a game of Fate are:
FATE LIST [set name] List the sets of Fate cards
available to you, or a summary of
the cards in a particular set.
FATE VIEW <set name> View the cards in a set.
FATE CHALLENGE <player|none> [WITH <set>] [WAGERING <gold>] Challenge another
player or start a game against the
enchanted deck. You can optionally
specify which set of cards to use
and a wager (if you are playing
against someone else) from 1 to
40,000 gold sovereigns.
FATE ACCEPT Accept a player's challenge to
play a game of Fate. You must
have any gold to be wagered in
your inventory.
FATE VIEW HAND|GAME|ALL View your hand of up to five
cards, the 3x3 grid of the game,
or both.
FATE VIEW <deck> Alternately, you can specify which
game to view by using the item
number of its deck.
FATE PLAY <hand position> TO <game position> Play a card from your hand to the
grid. Cards in your hand are
labeled 1 to 5 and the grid
positions are labeled 1 to 9.