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# D&D Campaign — Planescape / Deck of Many Things

This repository contains a Planescape D&D 5e campaign being documented for publication.

## Repository Structure

- **`Deck-of-Many-Things.md`** — The main campaign document (~160 pages). This is the publication manuscript.
- **Everything else** — Working notes, scribbles, and reference material for the campaign's current state of play. Not part of the publication.

## Setting

The campaign is set in **Sigil** (the City of Doors) and surrounding Planescape locations, including the town of **St. Parnas**. It centers on the **Deck of Many Things** — a man named **Green** has been running a scheme where he recruits people to draw cards, taking a cut of wishes and gems while pawning off the risks.

**Tymora**, goddess of Good Luck, is watching the situation with concern. The Deck is being used far more than it historically has, and nobody knows why it isn't vanishing.

## Key NPCs

- **Rennick** — Fraternity of Order employee (Casino Investigator & Theoretical Fortunologist). Has discovered something dangerous, is in hiding from Crow and the Xaositects. Has asked the party for help.
- **Crow** — An Incantifer (aberration wizard) hunting Rennick. Uses spell constructs (Fire, Divination, Movement, Defense) each with 80 HP.
- **Sergei Pavel** — Xaositect Bariaur Fighter LV4, also hunting Rennick. Travels with Jinn. Claims to be president of the Xaositects.
- **Jinn** — Xaositect Water Genasi, Sergei's companion. Doesn't know what she knows until she tries. Skills and spells randomized daily.
- **Rico Sparks** — Tout (information broker). Planetouched human with static electricity. Charges 5GP per conversation, first one's free.
- **Lada** — Halfling Priestess of Tymora, Theoretical Fortunologist. Connected to Rennick.
- **Rackle** — "The Punching Bag." Drew three terrible cards (Euryale, Ruin, Rogue). Lives in an abandoned watchtower near St. Parnas.
- **Green** — Runs the Deck of Many Things operation.
- **Tom (Timon Pherenikos)** — Fraternity of Order courthouse receptionist, half-Oread.
- **Mr. Thorne (Darius Thorne)** — Owner of Skyledge.
- **Jakarta** — Costume and set designer.

## Key Creatures

- **Sasuko-y-Saso** — Beholder-kin allied with or connected to the story.
- **Kekele** — Aaracokra Battle Master Fighter LV5, party ally or NPC.
- **Pig** — A giant with three stat blocks (Sick/Recovering/Fully Healed).
- **Ant colony** — Worker, Soldier, and Queen ants with stat blocks.
- **Goblins** — A goblin crew in a casino (Grylla the priest-leader, Snurk the warlock, six goblin fighters).

## Factions

- **Fraternity of Order** — Lawful bureaucratic faction. Rennick works for them. Known for absurd paperwork.
- **Xaositects** — Chaos faction. Sergei and Jinn are members. Hostile to Rennick's ability to predict random events.
- **Harmonium** — Law enforcement in Sigil.
- **Incantifers** — Powerful, dangerous wizards. Crow is one.

## Working Notes (not for publication)

- **Character/NPC files** — `crow.md`, `kekele.md`, `sasuko.md`, `Reggie Drum, 4th Level Fighter.md`
- **Session prep** — `Next Session.md`, `Rennick_s Messages_.md`
- **Location/encounter files** — `The Punching Bag.md` (Rackle's story), `Fraternity-Forms.md` (bureaucratic props), `shops.md` (magic item shop inventories)
- **Stat blocks** — `Creature Stat Blocks.md` (ants, Pig, Sisters, etc.)
- **Visual assets** — `cards/` and `faded/` (Deck card images), `Scrolls/` (prop scrolls as SVG/PDF), `dungeon-map.svg/png`, `Steel-Door.png`, `Elar-Mossbrow.webp`
- **Docx files** — Word versions of several markdown files

## How to Help

When assisting with this campaign:
- Use **D&D 5th Edition** rules unless told otherwise.
- Maintain consistency with established NPCs, factions, and lore described above.
- Planescape slang is used in-world (berk, cutter, blood, the Cage, etc.).
- Stat blocks should follow the formatting conventions already used in the existing files.
- The campaign has a mix of humor (bureaucratic absurdity, quirky NPCs) and serious plot (powerful artifacts, assassination threats).
- The DM values creative, flavorful content over mechanical optimization.
Initial commit 2026-02-09 01:20:20 -05:00			`# D&D Campaign — Planescape / Deck of Many Things`

			`This repository contains a Planescape D&D 5e campaign being documented for publication.`

			`## Repository Structure`

Lots of work on the artifacts game. 2026-02-26 12:34:36 -05:00			- `Deck-of-Many-Things.md` — The main campaign document (~160 pages). This is the publication manuscript.
Initial commit 2026-02-09 01:20:20 -05:00			`- Everything else — Working notes, scribbles, and reference material for the campaign's current state of play. Not part of the publication.`

			`## Setting`

			`The campaign is set in Sigil (the City of Doors) and surrounding Planescape locations, including the town of St. Parnas. It centers on the Deck of Many Things — a man named Green has been running a scheme where he recruits people to draw cards, taking a cut of wishes and gems while pawning off the risks.`

			`Tymora, goddess of Good Luck, is watching the situation with concern. The Deck is being used far more than it historically has, and nobody knows why it isn't vanishing.`

			`## Key NPCs`

			`- Rennick — Fraternity of Order employee (Casino Investigator & Theoretical Fortunologist). Has discovered something dangerous, is in hiding from Crow and the Xaositects. Has asked the party for help.`
			`- Crow — An Incantifer (aberration wizard) hunting Rennick. Uses spell constructs (Fire, Divination, Movement, Defense) each with 80 HP.`
			`- Sergei Pavel — Xaositect Bariaur Fighter LV4, also hunting Rennick. Travels with Jinn. Claims to be president of the Xaositects.`
			`- Jinn — Xaositect Water Genasi, Sergei's companion. Doesn't know what she knows until she tries. Skills and spells randomized daily.`
			`- Rico Sparks — Tout (information broker). Planetouched human with static electricity. Charges 5GP per conversation, first one's free.`
			`- Lada — Halfling Priestess of Tymora, Theoretical Fortunologist. Connected to Rennick.`
			`- Rackle — "The Punching Bag." Drew three terrible cards (Euryale, Ruin, Rogue). Lives in an abandoned watchtower near St. Parnas.`
			`- Green — Runs the Deck of Many Things operation.`
			`- Tom (Timon Pherenikos) — Fraternity of Order courthouse receptionist, half-Oread.`
			`- Mr. Thorne (Darius Thorne) — Owner of Skyledge.`
			`- Jakarta — Costume and set designer.`

			`## Key Creatures`

			`- Sasuko-y-Saso — Beholder-kin allied with or connected to the story.`
			`- Kekele — Aaracokra Battle Master Fighter LV5, party ally or NPC.`
			`- Pig — A giant with three stat blocks (Sick/Recovering/Fully Healed).`
			`- Ant colony — Worker, Soldier, and Queen ants with stat blocks.`
			`- Goblins — A goblin crew in a casino (Grylla the priest-leader, Snurk the warlock, six goblin fighters).`

			`## Factions`

			`- Fraternity of Order — Lawful bureaucratic faction. Rennick works for them. Known for absurd paperwork.`
			`- Xaositects — Chaos faction. Sergei and Jinn are members. Hostile to Rennick's ability to predict random events.`
			`- Harmonium — Law enforcement in Sigil.`
			`- Incantifers — Powerful, dangerous wizards. Crow is one.`

			`## Working Notes (not for publication)`

			- Character/NPC files — `crow.md`, `kekele.md`, `sasuko.md`, `Reggie Drum, 4th Level Fighter.md`
			- Session prep — `Next Session.md`, `Rennick_s Messages_.md`
Lots of work on the artifacts game. 2026-02-26 12:34:36 -05:00			- Location/encounter files — `The Punching Bag.md` (Rackle's story), `Fraternity-Forms.md` (bureaucratic props), `shops.md` (magic item shop inventories)
Initial commit 2026-02-09 01:20:20 -05:00			- Stat blocks — `Creature Stat Blocks.md` (ants, Pig, Sisters, etc.)
Lots of work on the artifacts game. 2026-02-26 12:34:36 -05:00			- Visual assets — `cards/` and `faded/` (Deck card images), `Scrolls/` (prop scrolls as SVG/PDF), `dungeon-map.svg/png`, `Steel-Door.png`, `Elar-Mossbrow.webp`
Initial commit 2026-02-09 01:20:20 -05:00			`- Docx files — Word versions of several markdown files`

			`## How to Help`

			`When assisting with this campaign:`
			`- Use D&D 5th Edition rules unless told otherwise.`
			`- Maintain consistency with established NPCs, factions, and lore described above.`
			`- Planescape slang is used in-world (berk, cutter, blood, the Cage, etc.).`
			`- Stat blocks should follow the formatting conventions already used in the existing files.`
			`- The campaign has a mix of humor (bureaucratic absurdity, quirky NPCs) and serious plot (powerful artifacts, assassination threats).`
			`- The DM values creative, flavorful content over mechanical optimization.`