Drawing Cards

Player Characters can draw cards in several instances.

When a character plays a card, he may be subject to drawing new cards from the deck to his hand. If something triggers several drawing cards mechanics simultaneously, only the most beneficial takes place as decided by the player.

NPCs cannot draw cards, as they do not have a hand of cards.

Proficiency
Whenever a player character plays a card with a value equal to or less than his Skill’s Focus, he immediately draws a card. This represents that the character is very capable in this area and the low effort corresponding to playing a low card does not tire him out.

Playing with the Suit
If a player character plays a card and the suit matches the type of action that he is performing, he can immediately draw a card from the deck to his hand. This represents the player character acting effectively, resulting in less exhaustion."E.g. Achcauhtli is a guide trying convince some Spanish explorers to go in a different direction, as he does not want them to reach his village. He confronts the explorer’s leader trying to deceive him. If he plays a social cards during this confrontation, he can draw a new one."

Affinity
Additionally, each player character has Affinity to a suit. When he plays a card that matches the suit of the type of action he is performing AND it is his Affinity, he draws two cards instead of one and keeps one of them in his hand. The other card must be either put back on top of the deck, or discarded.

Beginning of a Scene
At the beginning of each scene, all players keep their current hand of cards and draw back up to a total hand of seven cards.

Running Out of Cards
If at any time a player does not have any cards in their hand, they must draw a card. If that card is drawn during a confrontation, it cannot be played until that confrontation has been resolved.