#HAND OF FATE DEALER BATTLE SERIES#
The companions even have their own encounter cards that offer a series of sidequests relating just to them. Being able to tailor each campaign to be the experience I wanted it to be gave me a renewed sense of potential and success each time I would undertake a new trial. Back on the card table, one may offer another spin at the card wheel while another may hand over an extra die to using during the dice gambits. In combat, one might provide a shield, where another charges and stuns groups of enemies. Companions will now aid you in battle, and come with special abilities both in combat and out. One encounter even filled the entire board with desert cards where failure meant I was left to wander the sands, slowly starving to death.Īs much as the deck is stacked against me, Defiant offers many more ways to offset the chance of failing and customize the experience. Only moving to a card will reveal those adjacent to it. Instead of simply navigating a maze of randomly placed encounters, you might find yourself trekking through a city where the layout of the cards is unknown. Defiant tries out some unique things with the card layouts and campaign modifiers. The more I played Hand of Fate 2, the more I was amazed by the divergence from the formulas of the original. Often it’s just as likely that undertaking a side task, like attempting to rescue a family from a burning building, will lead to failure as it is the main campaign to overcome you. The first game was content at providing a tough boss and modifiers, while this one seeks to tell 22 mini-stories, filled with side-quests and other adventures. There are still the random cards that bring up unique scenarios, but each individual campaign has a specific purpose and direction, complete with its own set of encounter cards in the mix. Deck of Storiesīroken up into 22 different campaigns, the stories being told in Hand of Fate 2 are much deeper than the rather disconnected scenarios of the first game. Hand of Fate 2 dives deeper, cultivating the experience to be less random in many ways, while still making every single moment feel unique, exciting, and ultimate left in the hands of the fates. Fall to zero health in either, and your adventure will need a new beginning. Many of the encounters are left to chance, and a randomized draw of the cards could result in resounding success or brutal failure.
Combat is separate, done through the increasingly popular Arkham style of fighting, but health carries over between the combat encounters and the tabletop campaign. Each card is an encounter, and it might be something as simple as seeing forest maiden and asking for assistance, or as difficult as getting ambushed by bandits on a rickety bridge. Told and played through the cards, Hand of Fate is an adventure that’s at the whim of the deck.
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