The deck of hazards (originally called the deck of many things) is a rare magical item that resembles a deck of cards used in games of chance. A character may choose to draw 1, 2, or 3 cards from this deck. Once this decision is made (by activating the corresponding "draw card" item property), the cards are drawn, their effects applied, then that deck is removed from the game. Some cards are beneficial, others detrimental, but all have significant (potentially unbalancing) results.