I'm currently trying to develop a tabletop system using Magic cards. Essentially each character would be defined by a set of cards they could build up over time following something like the regular rules of Magic. Encounters would be pulled from small, thematically-appropriate decks (ten or fifteen cards each, but there'd be a lot of them) and players would work to acquire more spells and connect to new lands (to fuel said spells) as time went on and they traveled to different places. It should have the advantage of (once I've worked the rules out) being easy to pick up for Magic players and something that should be easy enough to put together (if there's one thing EVERY. SINGLE. Magic player has, it's a box or ten of extra cards they'll never have a use for).
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