tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post648131186354006180..comments2024-03-29T06:16:21.012+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Feudal Management And TarotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-66548210009228707952009-07-13T02:46:02.490+08:002009-07-13T02:46:02.490+08:00I have always been fascinated with the idea of usi...I have always been fascinated with the idea of using tarot instead of dice in a game. I think it makes it really unique.<br /><br />In fact, the 3.5 remake of Ravenloft actually has a few elements which the DM is supposed to randomize with tarot cards. I've liked running that one before.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-72369744636468459202009-07-13T00:11:19.240+08:002009-07-13T00:11:19.240+08:00Chris, you know I think it was. I was perfectly fi...Chris, you know I think it was. I was perfectly fine with the New Age-iness of it, but not so happy with the "can't get this quite right" aspect of it. Great idea in theory, as they say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-61392890162077243252009-07-12T22:56:38.043+08:002009-07-12T22:56:38.043+08:00Chris: Excellent idea. Have a coconut.<b>Chris</b>: Excellent idea. Have a coconut.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-89832170850899967722009-07-12T21:03:09.964+08:002009-07-12T21:03:09.964+08:00@faustusnotes: Wasn't Everway, was it? The For...<b>@faustusnotes:</b> Wasn't Everway, was it? The Fortune Deck resolution system was quite a handy idea once you got past the New Age-iness of it.<br /><br /><b>@noisms:</b> Instead of having ~52 table entries per Major Arcana card, why not use the Minor Arcana suits to determine the manner in which the event manifests? You know: hearts = ideological, coins = commerce, swords = military, wands = mystical. The higher the number of the card, the greater the severity of the event.<br /><br />Hierophant +10 of Wands could be "Local temple declares you anathema and starts a campaign of mystical assassination attempts", or it could be "severe and widespread religious revolution".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-46533806590190188862009-07-12T20:06:08.610+08:002009-07-12T20:06:08.610+08:00I DMd briefly an RPG (can't remember the name)...I DMd briefly an RPG (can't remember the name) that used a type of tarot-variant to do task resolution. The idea was that the DM understood the principles behind the cards and could interpret the meaning of any card given the circumstance. Excellent theory! In practice... not so good.<br /><br />You could use that here though, if you have a clear set of meanings for the cards (oxymoronic I know, but bear with me...) Then you don't need tables and the cards simply act as spurs for the imagination. You could also use the cards for resolving actions. Maybe three cards, one for the effect (Description), one for the degree of success, and one for... something else? For example, if it's winter and the card is "The Reaper", then you get a swine flu epidemic; if your solution is "prayer" and you draw "The Angel", then divine intervention saves everyone and you get to become a god-king.<br /><br />Simple really. Let me know how it works...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com