Red Deck: “Failure” Cards with Roleplay Emphasis on Apprehension
Card of Imminent Dread
Effect: Your attack’s failure has a ripple effect, making your party question their capabilities. All allies suffer a -1 penalty to their next saving throw.
Roleplay Apprehension: As your attack veers off course, a feeling of apprehension permeates the group. Each member is now questioning their own abilities, resulting in a subtle, yet palpable, decrease in their resilience.
Card of Warning Signs
Effect: The enemy you target gains a +1 bonus to their next attack roll against you or an ally of your choice.
Roleplay Apprehension: Your missed attack provides the enemy an opening, filling them with an eagerness to exploit it. This turns the tide of battle, even if only momentarily, making you and your allies more apprehensive about the confrontation.
Card of Encroaching Shadows
Effect: The enemy that was the target of your attack gains temporary resistance to a damage type of your choice for the next round.
Roleplay Apprehension: The air grows heavy as your attack misses its mark, and you watch as the enemy seems to be shrouded in a dark aura. The apprehensive glance exchanged among your party says it all: the enemy has just become more formidable.
Green Deck: “Crit” Cards with Roleplay Emphasis on Apprehension
Card of Whispering Echoes
Effect: The successful attack sends a pulse of energy through the air, granting a +1 bonus to all allies’ Perception checks for the next round.
Roleplay Apprehension: As your attack lands with precision, a strange, reverberating echo fills the air, creating a momentary sense of apprehension among your allies. They suddenly become more aware of their surroundings.
Card of Lingering Doubt
Effect: The target of your attack suffers a -1 penalty to their next attack roll.
Roleplay Apprehension: Your attack not only hits its mark but seems to leave a shadow of doubt on your enemy. Apprehension fills their eyes, leading to hesitation that makes them slightly less effective in their next offensive move.
Card of Shifting Tides
Effect: Your success influences the enemy’s tactics. For the next round, any enemy attacking you or an ally of your choice has disadvantage on the attack roll.
Roleplay Apprehension: With your skillfully executed attack, the atmosphere changes, filling the enemy ranks with a sense of apprehension. They now hesitate before attacking, questioning their own strategies.
In both decks, the cards introduce elements that deepen the experience by emphasizing apprehension. Whether it’s the unease felt after a failed attempt or the doubt sown by a successful strike, these elements are meant to enrich the storytelling experience.