RES: [UA] The Dexter's Bargain Deck

[DL]

Hi Gaston,

>Aside from any other questions I have about this artifact, I have to ask -
>why is this a Mechanomancer's creation?  The fact that it's a deck of
cards,
>and the fact that it deals with spirits, makes it seem like something an
>Entropomancer would be much more likely to create - Entropomancers are one
>of the two schools with the ability to summon spirits.

Entropomancers probably didn't exist at that time, not even dipsomancer, but
something else (ghostlings tread anyone?). Besides, he doesn't have to be
from any of those schools to deal with that, even in an actual context.
Actually, demons would probably been affected by pornomancers and
cliomancers too, if they have any good reason and how to focus their powers
on them. Knowing that there are ghost, and that he would probably can create
something that an interact with them, has any good reason an mechanomancer
cen't deal with them too? One of the best qualities of UA, is that besides
game balance, the setting gives a lot of freedom, so i see no reason to
label ghost as a "just for entropo and dipso guys".


>Basically, if it's a deck of cards, it shouldn't be mechanomancy, and if
>it's mechanomancy, it shouldn't be cards.  In my opinion, and all.

Isn't "exactly" a deck of cards...well, it is, but not made of paper. Is
hard to explain what i have imagine, but is something like that: In the face
side, it's a thin sheet of metal, with paint that will be repaint itself,
and with the help of very small pincers and brushes, to a picture that just
resembles the actual ghost in the card. The magick on it, allows the "ink"
to stay there, and keep been able to repaint as any times it's necessary.
The other side is the actual mechanisms, with very small gears, and other
little mechanomancer components. It looks like the kind of thing where you
don't really want to put your finger at it. At same time, have a kind of
delicate features that make it beautiful. It is called cards because was
created to look like and behaves like cards. It bends a little, and is kind
of easy to handle and shuffle, more than you would think of metal pieces of
the size of playing cards.

>gaston

And thanks for the feedback. :)

[]s,

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