Nearly a year ago now I backed a Kickstarter for these deck of cards to be used with RPGs called Quest Decks.
By there end of the Kickstarter there were ten quest decks unlocked. These decks covered various genres and types of missions:
” • The Notice Board – Filled with traditional quests a party may find in a fantasy town.
• For The Crown – Plunges your character into a world of nobles and intrigue. A chance at bigger rewards, but with higher stakes.
• Into The Stars – This sci-fi themed deck will take your players on Interstellar adventures. Designed to work great for space-fairing games such as Stars without Number and Starfinder.
• Grimm Adventures – Explore spooky crypts and dark secrets in this eerie, ghost-themed deck.
• Coastal Threats – Great for coastal regions and seafaring campaigns. Explore docks districts and seek buried treasure.
• Far-flung Journeys – Embark on quests that require distant travel that will take you beyond the edge of world.
• Neon Dystopia – From megacorps to mechanoids, dive into the neon shadows of the future in this cyberpunk inspired deck.
• Eldritch Omens – Bring a touch of madness to your game and investigate unknowable horrors with this Lovecraftian themed horror deck.
• Uncharted Expanse – Take your sci-fi adventures to edge as you explore the outer regions space.
• Partners in Crime – This deck will have you using all your wits and cunning to plan heists, shake down shop owners, and fight for territory.” (Taken from the Kickstarter page)
I backed for five decks of my choice (a decision based on funds, and interest), and the physical copies arrived a couple of days back. I’ve had the digital versions of the decks I chose for a while. But unless I was in a hurry to use them, printing my own copies to use didn’t appeal to me.
The nice thing about the digital version of the decks was the “bonus” content. These are pdfs that any DM would find useful. There were three in total, A Lively Encounter (tables to add depth to random encounters), 50 Plot Points to Add Depth to Your Side Quests, and D100 Names (can never have enough lists of names).
The decks themselves are fine quality wise. I’d have preferred maybe better card stock for the deck boxes and cards. However I plan to sleeve the cards anyway, which means the deck boxes are redundant and most likely for the bin.
Each deck consists of forty five quest cards, three blank cards, a quick guide card (although the Quest deck didn’t have this), and an advert card for more Quest Decks.
I’m looking forward to using these Quest Decks. Tie them in with some of the other decks and the npc dice, and it’s possible to create a random quest, dungeon, and NPC’s on the fly during a session. Or as inspiration whilst session planning.