Deck of Many Things

The Deck of Many Things is a magical item that has appeared in two campaigns set in the Velmaverse continuity, them being Lost Mine of Phandelver and Tomb of Annihilation. The deck has an assortment of magical cards that were arranged in a set deck. They were enchanted with great magic that were never meant to be used lightly (but of course are anyway).

In both campaigns, they have been used and thus have drastically changed an aspect of the game:

Lost Mine of Phandelver
During the Cragmaw Castle Alercation, Seranas was forced by Omniscidor's god to to pick from the deck after cutting Gogdor's penis off. She picked the card 'flames'. Though it has forever remained a mystery, it is believed that the card made the Russian Lady (a demon in disguise) turn on the party and kill them all. As described in D&D Beyond: "Flames: A powerful devil becomes your enemy. The devil seeks your ruin and plagues your life, savoring your suffering before attempting to slay you. This enmity lasts until either you or the devil dies".

Tomb of Annihilation
Whilst the Comrades camped, Jaffie went out into the forest to scavenge. Whilst chasing after a small creature, he was suddenly approached by an old man who gave the dwarf the deck and told to hold onto them until he came back for them. When he left, Jaffie picked from it, not knowing what the deck was and picked the card with a dagger on it, 'rogue'. Due to this, it seemed that Barbara, the owner of 'The Inn of the Thundering Lizard', suddenly turned on him and upon Jaffie returning to the inn, she would summon the balor that would ultimately play a major part in the Destruction of Port Nyanzaru. After the destruction, Jaffie gathered around the Comrades once again to offer each member a card to pull:


 * Alistair picked the card 'Vizier', though it is unclear as to what she used this on.
 * Dave picked the card 'Ruin', which everyone watching were horrified seeing the little gay dragonborn go completely naked, losing everything aside from his magical axe and strangely, his plan flute.
 * UwU picked 'Balance', though nothing visibly seemed to occur to UwU. She just went back to cooking and cleaning.
 * Jaffie picked the card 'Knight'. The dwarf suddenly got a pat on the back and was shocked to see a fully cladded dwarven fighter, decked out in steel plated armor. “Sir Jaffie, I am here to serve you, I shall henceforth carry your weapons, shine your boots and perhaps give the occasional back rub.” Jaffie, though a bit conflicted, wouldn’t turn down the offer of free back rubs and so took him on.
 * Zook on the other hand was the luckiest of the lot, picking the card 'Throne'. As he picked this card, he felt he could epically destroy any libtard who got in his way with facts and logic (read card for why). Furthermore, on the highest hill of the ruined Port City, a brand spanking new keep had magically appeared on the top, thus making him the rightful owner.
 * As for Camila, it is unknown what befell the feline furry. Did she die in the impact of the meteor? Did Barbara’s wounds finish her off? Or could she have somehow, survived?… (picked 'Void')

It was later revealed that the old man had been Acererak in disguise to cause turmoil within the group, however he was later defeated by UwU.