No trumps or ranking.  Each suit corresponds to one general category of action, and when you're trying to do something along those lines, you play the cards you have in hopes of matching or beating the difficulty number.  If the card is the same suit as the 'test', it counts face value.  If not, it counts as a 1.<br/><br/>For physical and social stuff, mixing suits just means that you may not have that card later, when you really want it.  For sorcery, using a card of the wrong suit means that the spell goes twonky...<br/><br/>(Diamonds are Mental and Intellectual activities, Material spells)<br/>(Hearts are Romantic and Emotional activities, also Emotional and Mental spells)<br/>(Clubs are Physical activities, Elemental magick)<br/>(Spades are Social and Status related activities, also Spiritual magick and Dimensional sorcery)