In the dying of the light, once-mighty kingdoms vie for

supremacy through subterfuge and propaganda, clamoring to

carve their place in a world won by lies. History is written by
the ruthless, and civilization driven by gears of deception.
For those with guile, wealth and power are often just a hand-
wave away.
In this age, tricksters tell of a mythical artifact that makes
spymasters out of simple men, and sorcerers from fools.
Surfacing erratically throughout the centuries, this magical
deck of cards conjures phantasms that bewitch, seduce and
deceive. Those who master its mysteries must surely profit
greatly, yet their existence is as mystifying as the cards
themselves. Its almost as if the decks previous owners have
become smoke, blown away to some lost corner of history
This article provides DMs with complete details of the
Deck of Illusions: a Heroic-tier artifact for 4th Edition
D&D.
Deck of Illusions Heroic Tier
This faded leather card case is locked by a silver seal
embossed with a strange sun and moon motif.
Artifact: Implement (Tome)
Enhancement Bonus: +3 to attack rolls and damage
rolls
Critical: The target takes ongoing 10 psychic damage
and is dazed (save ends both).
Utility Power (Illusion, Aura) At-Will (Standard
Action)
Effect: You activate an Aura 5 that lasts until the end
of your next turn, or until dismissed as a free
action. Within this aura you create the illusion of
a Medium or smaller sized creature or object. The
illusion appears real to all senses, and can even
be made to talk in any language you know. As a
free action, the illusion can be made to move to
any square within the aura, or behave in any
manner the caster chooses. Make a Bluff check
when the illusion is created. Creatures that
interact with or actively study the illusion are
entitled to an Insight check opposed by the result
of this Bluff check to recognize it as an illusion. A
creature that touches or attacks the illusion
recognizes it automatically.
Sustain Standard: You sustain the effect until the
end of your next turn, or until dismissed as a free
action.
Utility Power (Illusion) Encounter (Standard
Action)
Effect: You draw a power card from the hidden deck,
and resolve its effect immediately. Discard the
card after use.
ROLEPLAYING THE DECK OF ILLUSIONS
GOALS OF THE DECK OF ILLUSIONS
Overcome its owners enemies through
trickery and illusion.
Encourage its owner to carry out acts of
deception for personal gain.
Prepare its owner for the coming of the
Master.
The decks magic remains shrouded until it
chooses to reveal itself, appearing until then
as nothing more than a curious set of cards. In
the hands of a suitable owner, the moon and
sun embossed on the decks seal suddenly
spring to life and call out.
Illusio Minor is the sun; a creature wracked
by gloom and despair. Mostly introverted, she
speaks only to deliver cryptic warnings about
the approach of the Master. Illusio Minor
controls the decks four suits - swords, cups,
moons, and suns and can enchant them at
any time. By playing a puzzling variant of
solitaire, the decks owner can conjure up
powerful illusions of their own devising
(utilizing the decks at-will utility power).
Phantasma Major is the moon, and is
blessed with great mirth and cunning. He
often chirps up to egg his owner into greater
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acts of deception, or to scold them for missed
opportunities. When a secret word is
whispered, Phantasma Major replaces Illusio
Minors cards with a single deck of 22 hidden
power cards. If they dare draw from these, the
decks owner can summon the most powerful
illusions of all but risks being destroyed in
the process!
HISTORY OF THE DECK OF ILLUSIONS
The decks history is an enigma. Some say
it was a whimsy created by Sehanine
herself, who released it into the world for
her own amusement. Others say it was
made by the otherworldly Spellweavers,
who use it to deceive and capture mages
for their own inscrutable purposes.
Whatevers the truth, the deck itself
refuses to be drawn into speculation. Its
past owners, and the fates that befell
them, are a secret it refuses to share.
When the deck is introduced, try
reading the lore associated with each
card. To build up the decks mystery,
allow its owner to uncover these details
through research.
Concordance
The Deck of Illusions begins with all hidden
power cards present, except for the Master.
Once ten power cards have been drawn, add
the Master card to the remaining deck and
then shuffle. When the Master is drawn, refer
to the Moving On section, below.
DECK OF ILLUSIONS CONCORDANCE
Starting score
The decks owner draws a power card during a +1
combat encounter
The decks owner fails to draw a power card
during a combat encounter
The decks owner deceives somebody for
personal gain using the at-will utility power of
the deck (1/day)
The decks owner worships Sehanine
Pleased (16-20+)
The Master shall not find you wanting, my
good friend.
The deck has found an owner to rival the
greatest of its past. Its enhancement bonus
increases to +4, and the decks owner gains
immunity to powers with the Illusion
keyword. In addition, the decks at-will utility
power gains the following property:
Property
The decks at-will utility power can now
simultaneously alter the appearance of the
landscape within Aura 10. You may alter your
surroundings to appear as anything you desire, but
the illusions must conform to the same basic
structure. For example, you couldnt make walls
appear where there are none, but you could make
existing walls appear as sheets of flame. If creatures
5 have reason to suspect sorcery is at work, they are
entitled to an Insight check against the result of the
illusions initial Bluff check.
-2
Satisfied (12-15)
+1 Cunning very cunning. Let the games
continue!
The decks owner has proven themselves
+2 worthy of the deck and is rewarded
accordingly, gaining a +2 item bonus to Bluff
checks and Insight checks whilst holding the
Deck. In addition, the decks at-will utility
power gains the following property:
Property
The decks at-will utility power can now conjure up
illusions of Large-sized creatures or objects. You
may conjure as many illusions of any size as you
please, so long as they dont leave the Aura.
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Normal (5-11)
We promise mystery and wonder, stranger.
Will you dare play our game?
The deck has chosen its new owner, but
theyre not yet worthy of its deeper mysteries.
At this concordance, the Deck of Illusions
has the properties and characteristics listed in
its description.
Unsatisfied (1-4)
Use us or lose us!
With the decks owner showing reluctance to
exploit its powers, the decks enhancement
bonus drops to +1.
Phantasma Major badgers and berates the
decks owner at every opportunity, warning
that it will move on if they fail it further.
Angered (0 or lower)
Pathetic! We have no need for your spineless
antics!
The decks owner has ignored its warnings,
and now they suffer the consequences. The
deck decides to move on, but not before
punishing its owner for their cowardice.
At the start of the next combat encounter,
add the Master to the deck and then shuffle
the remaining cards. Draw three cards at the THE MASTERS JUDGEMENT
start of the deck owners first turn. The DM 1d20 Effect
then selects one of these and applies its 1 or lower The decks owner disappears in a puff
effects as though it were drawn by the nearest of colored smoke, never to be seen
enemy. If the Master is drawn, it is played again.
against the player as normal. After the card 2-5 The decks owner takes psychic
has been resolved, the Deck of Illusions damage equal to their bloodied value.
vanishes in a puff of colored smoke. 6-10 The decks owner takes ongoing 10
psychic damage (save ends)
Moving On
11-20+ No effect
The Master is here
The Deck of Illusions moves on to a new owner What actually happens to a character that
whenever the Master card is drawn. disappears is up to the DM and the players. If
When the Master appears, roll 1d20 on the making another character seems too harsh, a
table below. The current concordance of the quest could be devised to recover their lost
deck modifies the roll as follows: companion from wherever it is theyve gone.
At a push, a raise dead ritual could do the
CURRENT CONCORDANCE
same job.
Concordance Modifier
Assuming they survive the encounter and
Pleased +8
they havent angered the deck - the Master
Satisfied +3 leaves the decks owner with some of its
Normal No modifier power. Shuffle all of the cards - leaving out the
Unsatisfied -5 Day of the Dead, the Master, and the Jokes on
Angered -10 You and then draw three cards. The decks
owner may keep one of these forever as a free
power.
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POWER CARDS
Each of the decks hidden power cards has its
own effect that is played immediately when
drawn. Once the card has been played, it is
removed from the deck.
The decks owner may only draw one card
per encounter. Ignore the fact that most cards
list powers as Daily or Encounter, or
require different actions to use: these
restrictions only apply if the decks owner
picks these cards as a reward when the deck
moves on.
1: The Archer
The winds of fate blow merrily for you today.
Step forward, archer, and lend us your bow!
Records from the lost city of Tilenduen tell of
a legendary bowman who broke through the
ranks of a besieging formorian army and slew
their monstrous leader with a single shot to
the eye. Unable to trace this hero to their own
garrison, the eladrin scoured the battlefield
for his remains. All they found was a single
fortune-telling card on the bloody ground,
entitled the Archer.
The Archer Deck of Illusions Attack
Clad all in green, a bold archer steps forwards to
harry your enemies with ranged attacks.
Daily Conjuration, Illusion
Minor Action Close burst 10
Effect: You summon a Medium-sized illusory archer
into a square within the burst, which remains until
the end of your next turn. The illusory archer can be
attacked: it shares your defenses, but only has 1 hit
point, and receives no damage from missed attacks.
When you use your move action, you can also move
the illusory archer up to your speed. As a minor
action once per turn, you can make the illusory
archer attack.
Sustain Minor: The illusory archer persists until the
end of your next turn.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its effects
last until it is destroyed, or until dropped as a free
action.
Illusory Archer Attack Deck of Illusions Attack
At-Will Illusion, Implement, Psychic
Minor Action Ranged 20
Target: One enemy 2: The Comet
Attack: Intelligence versus Will Tremble, mortal, for this falling star brings
Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic damage. weal and woe in its wake.
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The Comet card strikes friend and foe alike.
Legends tell of its appearance at the final
moments of the battle of Hegemorra, where it
struck both generals dead, and made a raging
champion out of a humble camp follower.
The Comet Deck of Illusions Attack
A phantasmal comet slams into the ground at your
feet, showering everybody nearby with wild, psychic
energies.
Daily Illusion, Implement, Psychic
Standard Action Close burst 3
Target: All creatures in the burst
Attack: Intelligence versus Will
Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic damage
Effect: Every creature in the burst is affected by a
random condition that lasts until the end of their
next turn. Roll 1d6 for each creature affected:
1d6 Effect
1 Resist 5 all
2-3 Regeneration 5
4-5 Ongoing 5 psychic damage
6 Vulnerability 5 all
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, the size
of the burst increases to close burst 10, and the
duration of its effects last until the end of each
targets next turn, and then persist until save ends.
3: Day of the Dead
As they are now, so shall you soon be. The
Reaper comes a-knocking, and it is you who
stands at the threshold.
Drawing this card activates an Aura 5 around
the decks owner that lasts until the end of the
encounter. Whenever an enemy dies within
this aura, they rise again at the start of their
next turn as an Illusory Corpse. Once slain, an
Illusory Corpse does not rise again.
Illusory Corpse
Shadow beast (illusion) XP 0
HP Half the deck owners bloodied value, Initiative As
unless the target creature was a minion, enemy
in which case it has 1 HP. Perception As
AC, Fortitude, Reflex, Will As deck owner deck owner
Speed As deck owner
Traits
FMirrors Wrath Aura 1
Enemies who start their turn next to an illusory corpse take
2 points of psychic damage. Multiple illusory corpse auras
deal cumulative damage.
Triggered Actions
Fading Cry At-Will
Trigger: The illusory corpse is killed by an attack.
Effect: Enemies adjacent to the illusory corpse take 5 points
of psychic damage. 4: The Flood
Str As deck owner Dex As deck owner Wis As deck owner Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to
Con As deck owner Int As deck owner Cha As deck owner drink.
Alignment unaligned Languages None
Exactly how the treasury of King Ornossos
was robbed remains one of the worlds great
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mysteries. The Kings Guard report that a
mysterious deluge rushed through the vault
sorcery for sure, as no running water existed
for miles around. Suspicion initially fell on a
passing merchant, but he was freed when
witnesses confirmed hed spent the night
playing cards alone at a distant oasis.
The Flood Deck of Illusions Utility
You conjure a phantasmal torrent of churning water
and lashing rain that slows your enemies.
Daily Aura, Illusion
Minor Action Personal
Effect: You activate an Aura 5 that lasts until the end
of your next turn. Enemies treat all squares inside
the aura as difficult terrain that grants concealment.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, it effects
last until the end of the encounter, or until dropped
as a free action.
mist. According to legend, the demon lord
then became obsessed by a strange deck of
cards, which he spent the rest of his short life
coveting.
The Fortress Deck of Illusions Attack
An illusory rampart thrusts up from the ground,
manned by wee, illusory guardsmen.
Daily Illusion, Implement, Psychic
Standard Action Area wall 12 within 10 squares
Effect: You conjure an illusory wall of contiguous
squares that lasts until the end of your next turn. The
wall can be up to 12 squares long and up to 6
squares high, but must be conjured onto empty
squares. Any enemy that starts its turn adjacent to
the wall takes 3d6 + Wisdom modifier psychic
damage. The wall blocks line of sight for your
enemies, but not line of effect. Enemies cannot
willingly enter wall squares, but allies can.
Sustain Minor: The wall persists until the end of your
next turn.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its effects
last until the end of the encounter, or until dropped
as a free action.

6: Gloaming
5: The Fortress
Hush, now. Night falls, and these fools soon
Rise ramparts, arise and stand steady.
slumber in the sleep of ages.
Before Burnegrune brought down the
The tiefling wizard Cry is often cited as one of
Bastion of Fire, legends tell that his demonic
the past owners of the Deck of Illusions, yet
forces were defied by a second wall that
few accounts detail his actual use of the cards.
sprang up after the first one fell. Thousands
Before his famous disappearance, Cry is said
died assailing it, until Burnegrune slew the
to have told his concubines that the power of
keeps marshal and the great wall faded like

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the cards was such that he could hasten the
sun across the sky, and call down the
gloaming over the noonday land.
Gloaming Deck of Illusions Utility
You cast a veil of shadows across the battlefield that
exists only in the minds of your enemies.
Daily Illusion, Zone
Minor Action Close burst 2
Effect: You create a zone of gloom that lasts until the
end of the encounter. All squares within the zone
count as dim light to your enemies.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its range
increases to close burst 10
7: Hall of Mirrors
What is truly real what you see before you,
or the reflection you glimpse in the looking
glass?
When the wizard Jeydebel was summoned
before the Court of Stars, she appeared as five,
identical versions of herself, all speaking in
unison. When the Summer Queen failed to
identify the true wizard, the Court dropped all
charges against her. Questioned later about
this display of power, Jeydebel left her
followers with a riddle: What is cut on a table
but never eaten? The answer: a deck of cards.
Hall of Mirrors Deck of Illusions Utility
With a wave of your hand, you and your allies are
joined by a host of shifting, illusory replicas.
Daily Illusion
Standard Action Close Burst 3
Target: You and each ally in the burst
Effect: The target is surrounded by 4 shifting,
illusory replicas that last until the end of the
encounter or until destroyed. Remove one replica
whenever the target is missed by an attack. If the
target is hit, roll a save: on a success, the attack
misses and one of the replicas is destroyed. On a
failure, the attack hits and no replicas are
destroyed.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its range
increases to close burst 10.
8: The Jokes on You
Ah. This time, Im afraid the joke may be on
you.
Draw another card and play it immediately,
but apply its effects as if it had been drawn by
the nearest enemy to the decks owner. If the
Master is drawn, determine its effects as
normal. Discard both cards once the effect has
been resolved.
9: King of Dragons
Step forward, King of Dragons. Bring us flame
and fang, claw and horn.
The King of Dragons card is depicted in great
detail on the Jerekhani Mosaic: the only
earthly representation of the Deck of Illusions.
King of Dragons Deck of Illusions Attack
The time has come to conjure the mightiest of
beasts the elder red dragon!
Encounter Conjuration, Illusion
Minor Action Close burst 10
Effect: You summon a Huge-sized illusory red dragon
within the burst, which remains until the end of your
next turn. As a minor action, you can move the
dragon up to your speed. As a minor action once per
turn, you can make the dragon breathe phantasmal
flames.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its effects
last until the end of the encounter, or until dropped
as a free action.
Phantasmal Flames Deck of Illusions Attack
At-Will Illusion, Psychic, Implement
Minor Action Close blast 5
Target: Each enemy in the blast
Attack: Intelligence versus Will
Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic damage.
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10: The Knight
Weve no time for honor, when such simple
devotions can be conjured with ease.
The Knight card was famously pulled by
Byron of Skiad as he plunged to earth
following a sky-ship crash. The knight tried to
catch its new master, who sadly fell through
its illusory body and was dashed to pieces.
The Knight Deck of Illusions Attack
With a valiant cry, a knight in glittering armor
charges into the fray.
Encounter Aura, Conjuration, Illusion
Minor Action Close burst 5
Effect: You summon a Medium-sized illusory knight
in a square within the burst, which remains until the
end of your next turn. As a minor action, you can
move the knight up to your speed. Enemies within
Aura 1 of it are marked by it until they leave the
aura. Marked enemies are subjected to its attack if
they make an attack that doesnt include the illusory
knight.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its effects
last until the end of the encounter, until it is
destroyed, or until it is dropped as a free action.
Illusory Knight Attack Deck of Illusions Attack
At-Will Illusion, Implement, Psychic
Immediate Interrupt Melee 1
Target: One enemy
Trigger: An enemy marked by the illusory knight
makes an attack that doesnt include it.
Attack: Intelligence versus Will.
Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic damage.
11: The Lovers
Who can love, when lovers wear masks?
Its said that the Bitch Queen of Vengard
seduced her enemies using a deck of magical
cards that made her more beautiful than any
other in the land. Her suitors didnt last long,
for once their lands were ceded to her
kingdom, the Bitch Queen would slaughter
them in the dungeons of her castle, and then
bathe in their blood.
The Lovers Deck of Illusions Attack
For the briefest of moments, you disguise yourself as
the object of your enemys desire.
Daily Charm, Illusion, Implement
Standard Action Ranged 10
Target: One enemy
Attack: Intelligence versus Will
Hit: The enemy is dominated until the end of your
next turn.
Aftereffect: The enemy cannot target you with its
attacks (save ends).
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its
attack hits automatically. The domination effect
lasts until the end of your next turn, and then
persists until save ends.
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12: The Master
All tales come to an end in time.
The Master appears to judge the decks
owner. See Moving On, above.
13: Mockery
How merry it shall be, when Kings bow before
paupers, and cats chase dogs in the street.
Its said that the Cardmaster of Karnos was
still laughing when he was beaten down and
murdered by his own court jester, even under
a rain of deadly blows.
Mockery Deck of Illusions Utility
You conjure up an illusory absurdity that makes your
enemies convulse with laughter.
Encounter Charm, Illusion
Minor Action Close Blast 3
Target: Each enemy in the blast
Attack: Intelligence versus Will
Effect: The target convulses with laughter, granting
combat advantage to you and your allies until the
end of their next turn.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its range
increases to close burst 10 and the attack
automatically hits. The effect lasts until the end of
their next turn, and then persists until save ends.
14: Murder of Crows
Listen: is that the beat of hungry wings I hear?
Carrion calls, and crows come to feed!
The Deck of Illusions is noted in the records of
Fog Port, where it was reputedly used to drive
away a pirate army. Cloaking a fishing sloop
as the pirates flagship, the wizard Mherian
sailed to the armadas heart, where he
summoned a vast murder of crows upon his
enemies. They died in scores, yet the records
state that no pirate suffered a single injury.
Murder of Crows Deck of Illusions Attack
A swirling storm of feathers and biting beaks tears
at the minds of your enemies.
Daily Illusion, Implement, Psychic, Zone
Standard Action Area burst 1 within 10 squares
Target: Each enemy in the burst
Attack: Intelligence versus Will.
Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic damage
Effect: You create a zone of illusory crows that lasts
until the end of your next turn. Enemies starting their
turn inside the zone take 5 points of psychic damage.
Sustain Minor: The zone persists until the end of
your next turn.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, you can
move the zone up to your speed as a minor action.
15: Mystery
Look beyond - oft-times it is the puppet that
controls the puppeteer.
Ronan of Krere is famous for two things:
owning the Deck of Illusions, and his famously
awful songs, which both blinded and deafened
his unwitting audiences.
Mystery Deck of Illusions Attack
A wave of wild illusion crashes across your enemies,
confounding them with its chaotic imagery.
Encounter Illusion, Implement, Psychic
Standard Action Close blast 3
Target: Each enemy in the blast
Attack: Intelligence versus Will
Hit: 1d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic damage and
the enemy is affected by a random condition until
the end of your next turn. Roll 1d6 for each creature:
1d6 Effect
1-2 Slowed
3-4 Immobilized
5 Dazed
6 Blinded
Miss: No damage, but the enemy is still affected by
the condition. Roll 1d4 and consult the table above.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its range
increases to close burst 10.
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16: The Prince
Who is most feared the king who condemns
you to death, or the executioner who carries
out his will?
Devlin Bashere is reputed to have drawn the
Prince card during his battle with Karavakos
the Bloody, although records vary as to what
effect it actually had. Devlin recorded all of his
encounters with the deck in The Scholars
Guide to Benign Artifacts; a legendary treatise
that also detailed the mythical Orb of Light
and the Invulnerable Coat of Arnd. Sadly, all
known copies of the book were hunted down
and destroyed by the Cult of Vecna in their
infamous purge against the wizard.
The Prince Deck of Illusions Utility
You become glorious and terrible in the eyes of your
enemies.
Encounter Charm, Illusion
Standard Action Close Burst 5
Target: You or one ally in the burst.
Effect: Enemies cannot willingly attack the target
until the end of your next turn.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, it targets
you and all allies in the burst.
A worm-eaten report from the duchy of
Sableroot details a strange encounter
between the old duke and one of his vassals; a
farmer by the name of Rudd. Stopping to
admonish Rudd for playing cards during the
harvest, the duke suddenly found himself
imprisoned behind magical bars: a strange
occurrence that the common folk took for a
good reason to pelt him with mud. So
ashamed was the duke that he fled to the
distant island of Perimold, where its said he
became a pious monk.
The Prisoner Deck of Illusions Attack
A rusty iron crows cage clamps around your enemy,
freezing them in place.
Encounter Illusion, Implement, Psychic
Standard Action Ranged 10
Target: One enemy
Attack: Intelligence versus Will
Hit: 2d6 + Intelligence modifier damage
Effect: The target is restrained until the end of your
next turn.
17: The Prisoner
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its
Locks can be picked, or bars bent by brawn.
effects last until the end of your next turn, and then
Not so here; theres none as secure as the
persist until save ends.
prison that exists within your own mind.
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18: Splendor According to legend, those who defied him
One mans beauty is anothers bane. Trust not would be thrown at his feet, and held down
the eye, when witchcraft is at work. whilst he whispered something horrible in
their ear. Some were struck dumb on the spot
Another rare account of the Deck of Illusions
and others went mad, but all who survived
tells of the seven esteemed daughters of Kung,
the ordeal never dared cross him again.
who would pass the cards between them to
spin illusions for their fathers pleasure. So
Terror Deck of Illusions Attack
great was their beauty, that a single word they
You become a nightmarish eidolon in the minds of
said in anger would strike the listener dumb.
your enemies, who stumble away from you in fear.
The story of the daughters disappearance is
Daily Aura, Fear, Illusion
still told amongst the steppe people. Though
Minor Action Personal
closely guarded behind locked doors, all seven Effect: You activate an Aura 2 that lasts until the end
daughters simply vanished one morning, of your next turn. Enemies who start their turn in
taking nothing with them but their the aura must move out of it by the end of their
nightclothes, and the deck of cards. turn or become dazed until the end of their next
turn.
Splendor Deck of Illusions Utility Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, the aura
You conjure a spectral aura of majesty around can be sustained with a minor action.
yourself that cows your enemies.
Daily Aura, Illusion 20: Thieves
Minor Action Personal Now you see us now you dont.
Effect: You activate an Aura 2 that lasts until the end
19: Terror As she was thrown to the lions, the
of your next turn. Enemies within the aura that take
Behold. We bring you gifts of horror and woe. Kashmelite robber Shiahn is said to have
damage from your or your allies attacks are dazed
(save ends). nodded to an accomplice in the crowd, who
One of the most obscure deck-owners was the
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, the aura drew a card from a magical deck. Shiahun,
Plague King: the head of the beggars guild
lasts until the end of the encounter, or until dropped her accomplice, and the handsome son of the
in the poverty-stricken city of Harkness.
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Thieves Deck of Illusions Utility
You shroud yourselves in a veil of illusion that
mimics your surroundings.
Daily Aura, Illusion
Minor Action Personal
Requirement: You must be in combat to activate
this power.
Effect: You activate an Aura 2 that lasts until the end
of your next turn. Within this aura, you and your
allies are invisible to your enemies, but not to each
other.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, the aura
lasts until the end of the encounter, but ends if you
attack.
21: Thunder
Even in a dream of storms, the thunderclap
still deafens.
Keml the merchant headed a conspiracy to
steal the Deck of Illusions from the wizard
Mherian. As the only survivor of the
confrontation, Keml refused to speak of what
had happened. In fact, in the years that
followed, Keml refused to answer questions
on many subjects, as he often didnt actually
hear them. He had been struck completely
deaf by his ordeal.
Thunder Deck of Illusions Attack Its said that Cry ended his life by leaping from
A cacophony of thunderclaps deafens your enemies the battlements of his castle. Others say he
yet is unheard by your friends. didnt jump, but was instead carried off by a
Encounter Illusion, Implement, Psychic, Thunder great wind. Whatever, his much-marveled
Standard Action Close blast 3 deck of cards was never found, and is now
Target: Each enemy in the blast believed to have passed on to a new owner...
Attack: Intelligence versus Fortitude
Hit: 1d6 + Intelligence modifier psychic and thunder
damage and the enemy is dazed until the end of your
next turn.
Miss: Half damage, and the enemy is not dazed.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, its range
increases to close burst 10.
22: The Whirlwind
Spin, my little weather tops!
The Whirlwind Deck of Illusions Utility
You stand at the eye of a whirling tornado that
exists only in your enemies minds.
Daily Aura, Illusion
Minor Action Personal
Effect: You activate an Aura 3 that lasts until the end
of your next turn. If an enemy starts their turn inside
the aura you can slide them 2 squares as a free
action.
Special: If this card is drawn from the deck, the aura
lasts until the end of the encounter, or until dropped
as a free action.
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