Wizards of the Coast Shadow Over Nentir Vale Booster Fortune Cards - Dungeons and Dragons

WOC31602 Shadow Over Nentir Vale Booster Fortune Cards Dungeons and Dragons by Wizards of the Coast Fortune Cards are a new DandD gameplay enhancement that showcase the chaotic and unpredictable nature of adventuring in a fantastic world of danger and magic. Every time players begin an encounter, they draw cards from their decks of Fortune Cards, activating the game benefit at the appropriate time. Each card provides a game effect that enhances attacks, defenses, or provides some other sort of benefit to a player character. For example, a card might provide some temporary damage resistance, a bonus on your next attack roll if you charge, or give you a reroll when a certain condition is triggered. Fortune Cards are available in 8-card booster packs with differing levels of rarity (common, uncommon, and rare), and serve as another avenue for excitement at the game table. Players can crack open boosters of cards just prior to participating in a game session, or come to their game with pre-built decks. With each booster, a players tactical options for their character during the game alter and expand in interesting new ways. Integrated into all Wizards Play Network programs and other D and D organized play games in 2011, Fortune Cards create an instant, inexpensive purchase for players on the day of a D and D event at your store. For players playing at home, Fortune Card decks can be customized to suit a players character in an ongoing campaign as well. Players can also collect and trade cards with their friends as they build their Fortune Card decks. The design of the back of the cards It is important to point out that Fortune Cards are not a requirement for D and D play, they are an enhancement that simulates blind luck, the winds of fate, or divine influence. They have a thematic place in your D and D games. And they are an enhancement to the gameplay experience - they can be added or removed from a game when desired. Some players m