Hand of Fate starts off with a simple storytelling system that traps the player into the familiar downward spiral of "just one more game" with its nasty difficulty.
You play a hybrid card game/action role-playing game against a card dealer who represents the Dungeon Master for a typical paper RPG. The drawn action cards represent your random encounters as you progress through your campaign. Some are the typical enemy encounters; some are with strangers who may be helpful or harmful depending upon your approach; and yet others are you trying to traverse the terrain blocking your path to victory.
