Wrath, a former CIA-trained assassin, has tracked down the man who killed his partner, a Cambodian warlord named The Bone Eater. Both men draw katanas, trade the obligatory trash talk, and draw a hand of cards based on their appropriate Trait:
The weapons are dealt with in narrative terms only, so they don't affect the game mechanics at all. Wrath's Trump suit is Spades, while The Bone Eater's Trump is Clubs. The GM runs out of witty things to say, so he launches the first attack. (Defensive actions are in gray. Wild cards are in italics.)
| Cards Played | Colorful Description |
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8 of diamonds, 8 of heart, & 5 of clubs. (3
of a kind: a Slam!)
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The Bone Eater swings his blade in a tight circle over his head, does a spinning leap across the floor, and brings his weapon across Wrath's throat like a sledgehammer! |
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King of clubs, Jack of diamonds, & 9 of diamonds.
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Wrath steps back and brings his sword up to block the attack, straining against the force of the blow. |
| 4 of hearts, 5 of clubs, 10 of spades. | Wrath lunges back in, making three lightning stabs into his enemy's leg, stomach, and heart. |
| 4 of spades, 5 of diamonds. | The Bone Eater parries the first two lunges, barely turning them aside with forceful swings, but the last jab punctures his chest. (The GM cashes in a point of Bad Karma.) The Bone Eater staggers back, but then a fire of renewed rage lights his eyes and... |
| Queen of spades, 4 of clubs, 2 of clubs. | He flies across the room, delivering a triple Shadow Kick to Wrath's pretty-boy face. |
| King of hearts, 6 of spades, 9 of spades. | Wrath hits the floor, ducking right under all three kicks, then... |
| Ace of clubs. | Leg sweeps the Bone Eater as soon as he touches the ground. |
| None. (The GM still has some Bad Karma and wants to save his cards.) | The Bone Eater takes it, breaking the stone tiles as he crashes into the floor. (GM cashes in another point of Bad Karma.) |
| Jack of hearts (to get back on his feet), Queen of Hearts, 8 of clubs. | Recovering almost immediately, The Bone Eater flips back up onto his feet and slashes twice across his pathetic adversary's lily white chest. |
| None. (The player has Karma and wants to save his cards.) | Wrath looks down his twin wounds, blood oozing down his chest. (Player cashes in 2 points of Karma.) He stops, performs a quick series of practice moves to focus himself, then... |
| King of diamonds, 10 of spaces, Jack of spades. | Leaps twelve feet into the air and brings his katana straight down in a bone smashing cleave! |
| 7 of clubs. (The GM can't beat to other two cards and only has 1 point of Bad Karma left.) | The Bone Eater brings his sword up to parry, but can't stop the deathblow from pushing through his defenses and splitting his skull in two! He collapses in a fountain of blood and brain. |