Res Arcana
Do you look through your deck during setup in a first game?
The designer answered this directly in a BGG reply.
- Tom Lehmann · Designer · 2019-10-21
- Res Arcana rulebook · Rulebook · Setup
No. The first-game setup replaces the usual deal: you use a preset 3-card hand and mage, and your 5 other cards are dealt face down as an unseen deck.