Probably the most frequently asked question in the game, “What the heck are these extra cards in my Expansion Pack?”. As part of the Kickstarter campaign, 8 backers were given the opportunity to add their flavour to the tavern.
NPC’s or “Non-Player Characters” are used in role-playing games to round out and provide depth to a fantasy world. Typically, these characters would be portrayed as a local blacksmith or a farmer, characters that are low-impact and filler for “world-building”.
Game mechanics-wise, they are exactly that. These cards play exactly like normal Patron cards. They have no special ability, however can be used to fulfill the “Any” spot on a Quest card. Mechanically, they are filler cards that allow for easy-decision making; they're the first thing you'd pass away, discard or lose in a Bad Joke. I also like using them to beef-up the play deck to accomodate more players at the table.
There are a few ways to tell the difference between them and normal Patron cards: the mug handle is on the opposite side, their abilities have been replaced with flavour text, and their classes are all denoted as “NPC”. As well, I thought it would be fun to envision these characters using the house cups, so all of their cup colours are (relatively) the same.
