Design · Print · Play

Design
Beyond the Frame

ethea is a card game where you design the cards. Build a deck under a charter, then order a professionally printed copy — art generated, shipped to your door.

Shared Ruleset
One foundation. Infinite possibilities.
Deck Builder
Powerful tools to bring your ideas to life.
A Printed Deck
Order a professional copy, shipped to you.
Evolving Game
New rules and options added regularly.
Latest article
7 August 2026Community

The Community Section Opens

Community is a real section now: a Discord invitation at the top, and every article we write beneath it. The home page's news is the newest few of the same articles rather than a placeholder.

5 August 2026Community

Placeholder Article 39

A placeholder, standing in for writing that has not happened yet. It is here so the list of articles is long enough to page through, and it goes when there is something real to put in its place.

4 August 2026Rules

Placeholder Article 38

A placeholder, standing in for writing that has not happened yet. It is here so the list of articles is long enough to page through, and it goes when there is something real to put in its place.

Crash Test Dummy C-14Wooden Vanguard
7
Entity
Automaton • Vanguard
2Consume 1 automaton
WindupDamage 2 to a committed entity.
ResetDamage 1 when restored.
Timber Strike1Consume 1 automaton: Damage 2 to a committed entity.

"They built him to break. He climbed the ridge instead."

2026-071.0.0

Start to finish

How it works

I

Choose a charter

A charter is a format: it sets how many cards your deck holds and the design budget you may spend. Pick one and your canvas is defined.

II

Design your cards

Spend your budget on attributes and abilities. The builder checks every rule as you go, so a deck that passes is legal to print and play.

III

Print & play

Order a professionally printed copy — art generated from your designs, shipped to your door, ready for the table.

See what's been made

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Example

by GravewroughtVersion 7