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About the Deckahedron App

This app provides a digital version of the Deckahedron, a custom 20-card deck used in the tabletop RPG A Thousand Faces of Adventure.

Each square card has four suits, one per edge:

  1. Anvil
  2. Blades
  3. Crown
  4. Dragon

When a card is flipped, it shows a result beneath each suit symbol. These results represent degrees of success:

  1. Shadow
  2. Diminished Success
  3. Success
  4. Double Success

Some flips also show a secondary result, such as an XP symbol or a critical hit icon.

Flipping for Results

Usually, a single card is flipped to resolve an action. However, you can also flip with advantage or with disadvantage:

  • Advantage: Flip 2–3 cards and use the best result.
  • Disadvantage: Flip 2–3 cards and take the worst result.

Once resolved, the flipped cards should be moved to the Discard Pile.

Revealing for Damage

When a character takes damage, reveal cards and move them into the Exhaustion Pile to track stamina loss.

For example, if a PC takes 3 damage, reveal cards one at a time until 3 stamina symbols have appeared. Then move all revealed cards into the Exhaustion Pile.

Managing the Deck

You may reshuffle the Discard Pile into the Deckahedron at any time.

When a PC recovers stamina, you may move cards from the Exhaustion Pile back into the Discard Pile.

Using the App

  • Click on the Deckahedron to **Flip** cards into the play area
  • Click on the Deckahedron to **Reveal** cards to exhaust
  • Click on cards in the **Discard** or **Exhaustion** areas to move them

This app helps streamline flips, tracks zones visually, and ensures that the Deckahedron stays fast, fair, and fun.

Why A Thousand Faces of Adventure

A Thousand Faces of Adventure is not just a game -- it's a narrative engine that combines the deep storytelling of tabletop RPGs with the accessible mechanics of modern board games . Designed for gamers and storytellers of all stripes, this system helps you:

  1. Craft immersive, improvisational stories with your friends
  2. Level up characters by stepping through the classic Hero's Journey
  3. Use a streamlined 20-card deck to handle all outcomes—no math, no dice
  4. Remove barriers to entry: no massive rulebooks, just intuitive flips and narrative stakes

Whether you’re introducing board gamers to role-playing, or RPG veterans to board game structure, this system bridges both worlds in a way that’s elegant, engaging, and endlessly replayable.

Ready to Embark?

Thanks for choosing the Deckahedron app. Load your deck, flip your fate, and step into the story. May your flips bring bold triumphs—and thrilling challenges.

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