Difference between revisions of "Gambling Hall"

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Game Accesories

Item				Cost	Weight
Cards, simple						Forgery DC 15
Cards, elaborate					Forgery DC 18
Cards, hand-illustrated				Forgery DC 20
Cards, gold-leaf					Forgery DC 25
Cards, counterfeit					Forgery DC see above, Spot DC 20; Marked Cards +4 equipment bonus
Dealer's Box
Dealer's Box, rigged
Dice, 	
Dice, loaded
Dice, loaded, masterworked

Games

Card Games

• Black Argus

(IK-Black Jack) Employs dealer's box. 2 rounds; 1st: players roll dice (closed), betting, cheating attempts, 2nd: dealer rolls dice (open), raise bets, cheating attempts, highest result wins.

Max. Players: 8

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: 4

Bluff: no

• Brag

(IK-Poker) X rounds; 1st: roll dice (closed), cheating attempts, place bets, 2nd: reroll dice (if player wishes; closed; second result must be kept), bluffing, cheating attempts, fold, match-, or raise bet, 3rd to Xth: bluffing (if player wishes; latest result must be kept), cheating attempts, fold, match-, or raise bet, until all but two players fold, highest result wins.

Max. Players: 6

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: unlimited

Bluff: yes

Dice Games

• Pirate's Dice

(IK-Pirate Dice) Outlawed in most coastal cities; place wagers, roll dice, bluffing, all players guess highest result (between 0 and 52), closest guess wins.

Max. Players: 6

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: 4

Bluff: yes

• Rum Tide

place wagers, roll dice, highest result wins

Max. Players: 4

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: 1

Bluff: no

• Three Fingers

(IK-Scraps) place wagers, players and house roll dice, result closest to house wins (if matched exactly win wager x10)

Max. Players: 10

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: 2

Bluff: no

Other Games

• Ascendants & Scions

(IK-Chess) players make three or five consecutive Knowledge [Tactics] rolls, each roll won adds +4 to next roll, last won roll wins game.

Max. Players: 2

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: - (none, but unlimited Knowledge [Tactics] ranks)

Bluff: no

• Drinking Contest

Players make consecutive rounds of cumulative increasing Fort saves, failure results in penalty to next roll, or inability to go on, last one standing wins.

Max. Players: unlimited

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: -

Bluff: no

• Dragonfish Fighting

Players place bets on winning fish; standard combat between two or more dragonfish.

Max. Players: 10

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: -

Bluff: no

• Pepper Popper

(Trollkin game) players take Fort saves against certain number of pyre peppers (+2 per additional pepper), highest successful Fort save wins.

Max. Players: unlimited

Max. Profession [Gambler] Ranks: -

Bluff: no

Gaining An Edge (Cheating)

• Bluffing

• Counting Cards

• Sleight of Hand

• Spying