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Appendix: Replacing the GMA with the Deck of

Tales
While ALONe was conceived of using the GameMaster’s Apprentice, partway through
its development process I created the Deck of Tales, an image-based randomizer. However, it
still has the most important ‘engine components’ of the GMA: A Difficulty Generator, the
answers to Yes/No questions, and the same Tag Symbols.

In order to replace the GMA with the Deck of Tales, the only serious change made is to
how you handle Likely Odds, since there is only one set of responses on each of these cards.
Now, when the odds are equal (with totals within 1 point of each other, when finding them
mechanically), draw one card and use its result. If the odds favor one side or the other, draw
two cards and use the result more heavily favoring the likelier result! This will produce answers
that are mathematically about the same as using the Likely Odds boxes on the GMA.