Power is loud
Three systems, one tension: winning means playing your best cards, and your best cards are the ones that summon the thing that eats you.
The Clamor Track
Mana pays for the card; clamor pays for how good it is. Fair cards whisper. Pushed cards shout. The track never resets, and at 10, 20, and 30 the bell rings itself.
The Boss Deck
Fifteen bosses, drawn blind. Health equal to the table's combined noise, and its first strike falls on whoever rang the bell. Kill it and treasure enters play at once.
The Ascendant
Your champion returns from death, but each return costs more and rings louder. By the fourth fall, letting them rest is often the wiser prayer.
