How Realm Cards Work in Nightingale

Realm Cards are Nightingale's central crafting mechanic — you combine 1 Biome card (Forest, Desert, or Swamp) with up to 2 Major and Minor cards at a Portal Machine to define the realm you're about to enter.

Major cards set difficulty and generate NPC factions or points of interest, while Minor cards apply smaller tweaks — useful for farming specific enemies or materials, or for boosting things like weapon damage or stealth for a themed playthrough.

Keep in mind that closing a portal permanently loses that exact realm configuration — if you want to revisit something similar, you'll need to remember and replay the same card combination.

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