Talk:Rance X: Decisive Battle/@comment-2804:14C:5BB5:9B65:2D50:1E9B:52DD:FCDF-20171206114551/@comment-33042566-20171207050955

Cards/Treasure chests are kind of RNG. Some card acquisitions are the same every time - the example we get is that at a certain point on a certain route you'll always get just Crook, probably the Free Cities route. The more traditional chests will involve picking one of three cards, but out of those three one will usually be the same - the example we get is that Rick will always be in a certain treasure chest, but he also came with Ex and Haurein. This is probably in a Leazas route: another playthrough may produce a selection of Rick, Asuka, and Menad.

So it seems like when you pick a route you'll be guaranteed to get their ruler, like Magic, Sheila, and Kou, while some of the more popular non-ruler characters you'll be guaranteed to have the option of acquiring: (pure guesswork here) like Urza in Zeth, Hubert in Helman, Kenshin in JAPAN, etc. This still would give you the option to play it more RNG if you chose - in a certain playthrough, maybe you instead choose Io, Uspira, and Agireda from those same chests. Rick may be a powerhouse, but if you've decided Sioux is your girl, maybe you'll looking for her instead.

So... kinda.