What is Wayfarer's Deck?

This series of 50-card decks with encounters, wonders, mysteries, puzzles, and findings provides a convenient way of creating engaging situations for the players. Instead of rolling for random encounters, pick a card (or draw one at random, or roll a d100 and divide the result by two - whatever sounds like fun for you) and let yourself be inspired.

The cards introduce a variety of encounters and don't dictate the solutions. You're never forced to fight whatever you've found, and the player have a full agency to do whatever they wish. There are no stat blocks and no answers to the mysteries - you're free to take the situation wherever the inspiration takes you.

The cards are setting-agnostic and compatible with any fantasy game, solo or in a party play, with or without a game master.

Step Right Up!

The Surreal Carnival deck takes you on a trip through a mysterious carnival, full of exciting games, colorful personalities, puzzles, riddles, and more than one reason to look deep into the character's soul. Discover what lies behind the mirrors, behold the monsters held in cages, and lift the weights you didn't know you're carrying.

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