Posted June 09, 2024 by Kosterix
#Circumstance Events
To have more meaningful events (what HI calls circumstances)
There is an optional table in the base game (sb). The rudimentary, poorly thought through table (unmarked expansion only entries thanks guys) has you roll a d10 and read the entry you rolled based on the hex you are on (grassland, highland, etc). Then you find that card from the circ deck and resolve it. So, instead of the standard (anything goes) shuffling, you need to sort the circ deck to find the "rolled card" quickly.
Since the draw deck now is ordered, you would want to optimize the hassle of finding the intended card. So simply mark the backs of the circ cards with the number (2-10, 1 is for epic table in bottom right of the page) and the terrain type (or table id), it would make sense to print these on paper and put them in place with scotch tape (of a kind that doesn't leave residue nor damages the back after removal).
My first thought was to modify by reducing it to base game only, and draw each card only once then discard. But the table has duplicates (2 different terrains can trigger the same card) so there are two options:
Obviously put event back in the deck, always available, is the least administration and rules. Then you only need to worry about sorting the circ deck in order to find the "rolled card"