Editing Cards

'''Cards''' are one of the two ways in which the player character can interact with Fallen London, the other being [[Storylets]]. Cards are found either at the top of the content area (desktop) or in the cards tab (mobile).

== Mechanics ==

===Discardable/Non-Discardable===
Most cards can be discarded if for whatever reason you don't want to play them at the moment. Some have no discard option; such cards disappear only when you play an option on the card or no longer fulfill the requirements for the card. 

=== Location/Universal ===
Most Cards are universally available and can be drawn anywhere in London. Most locations will also have some location-specific cards which usually have to do with the specific area the player character is in.

=== Location based decks ===
All areas in the main London setting share a deck, which means that the same cards will be drawn (with the exception of the aforementioned location-specific ones) and your hand will be preserved while traveling between them.

A few sublocations such as [[Heists: a Guide|Heists]], however, have their own deck of cards, which contains only cards unique to that location and tend to also have their own hand. Usually when you travel between such a location and the main setting, your main hand of cards will be preserved, but the location-specific hand will be discarded.

=== Conflict cards ===
Raising Favours to 5+ with certain pairs of Factions simultaneously will add a [[:Category:Conflict Cards|conflict card]] where you must make a decision in favour of one of the two Factions. This will reduce the Favours with the other Faction by 2.

{{:Conflict Cards/Tables}}

=== Autofire cards ===
[[:Category:Autofire|Some cards]] will autofire when drawn, meaning that they will immediately be played and you'll be unable to exit them without making a choice.

=== Force-drawing Cards ===
Sometimes you can force a certain card to be drawn, rather than wait for it to show up in your Opportunities Deck. There are two ways of doing this:

'''Slowcake's Amanuensis'''
<br>If you are {{IL|A Person of Some Importance -}}, have at least {{IL|Notability}} 1, and the appropriate {{IL|Making Waves}}, you can [[Use your influence to invite Slowcake's Amanuensis for a visit|use your influence]] to force-draw [[A visit from Slowcake's Amanuensis]] by choosing to [[Attend to Matters of Society!]] in your Social Engagements.

'''Favourable Circumstances'''
<br>Once per week, Time, the Healer will you give you a {{IL|Favourable Circumstance}}. You can use this by either selecting it in your Inventory, or choosing to [[Send a Message to a Contact]] in your Social Engagements. From here, you can draw a variety of cards:
*Any Faction's [[A convenient meeting|Connected card]]
*[[The Secular Missionary: Investigate Further]] ({{IL|Intimate with a Secular Missionary}} 7–9)
*[[The Secular Missionary: a Package Arrives]] ({{IL|Intimate with a Secular Missionary}} 10)
*[[An Unsigned Message]]
*[[A Presumptuous Little Opportunity]]

Note that if you force-draw a card while also holding that same card in your hand, that card will be discarded from your hand as well.

== Lodgings ==
Lodgings have some influence on which cards can you can draw and how many you can hold in your hand at any given time.
* The tier of your Lodgings controls how many cards you can hold in your hand at any one time and varies between 2, the starting lodgings, and 5, the three tier-5 lodgings.
* There are a few special remote lodgings which allow you to hold 3 cards in your hand and prevent you from drawing any of the [[:Category:City Vices|City Vices]] cards.
* All Lodgings have their own unique [[:Category:Lodgings Cards|Card]], although the player character can loan out every lodging (except the one they're currently living in) to remove that lodgings card from their deck.

== Border colours ==
{{#lst:Category:Cards|colours}}

==Further reading==
*[[Beginner's Guide]] an quick introduction to Fallen London
*[[Stories (Guide)]] about the way stories work in Fallen London.
*[[Storylets]], the other major way of interacting with the game
*[[Guides]] which contains guides on a variety of subjects.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Cards]] which contains all {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Cards}} non {{FontFate}}-locked cards in the game.

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