Zellara meets Edmond's gaze impassively.
"Very well," she says. "*I* did not consciously select the cards, but in the right hands the, let us call it the Hand of Fate, can give truth to the selection. The Big Sky speaks of freedom from bondage, or of new shackles replacing the old. It tells me of a person with great physical strength who seeks happiness through personal freedom for himself and others. Does that resonate with you? If not now, perhaps in the future."
"Your card," she turns to D'Jhan, "tells me of the influence of an external physical power, of a person with great resilience who drifts upon the tides of chance without thought to the consequences."
"And as for how I know what I know," she turns to Lynn, "I listen to the song of the city, I learn from the Harrow. But in this case I was told quite explicitly by Lamm's thugs that my fate would be the same as my poor son's should I interfere. I don't know why he would steal my Harrow deck. He and his thugs are spiteful bullies. I suppose it pleased them to ruin my life for no purpose."
"Now I will give you a reading. First, the Choosing. You must each draw a card and replace it in the pack."
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Zellara shuffles her cards and lays out nine on the table, face down, in a three by three grid.
"The Harrow speaks of the Past," she says, turning over the column on her left. The cards are The Uprising, The Twin and The Queen Mother. "These cards show some alignment," she says. "I see a groundswell of support, a duality of purpose and knowledge through fealty. The fealty may have been misplaced. Some of you have rebelled against authority and your actions are supported by others even if they may not have shown it at the time."
Zellara turns over the middle column. "The Harrow speaks of the Present." The cards show The Survivor, The Paladin and The Unicorn. "There is a powerful alignment here," she says. "The Survivor speaks of rebirth through ordeal. I think this applies strongly to all of you. It is time to stand fast under adversity but beware of those you call friends, not all may be trustworthy."
"The Harrow speaks of the Future," she continues, turning over the final column of cards. These are The Wanderer, The Owl and The Carnival. "Hmm. There is a much resonance here. Attend to cast-off things, as they may contain great value, and heed to the wisdom of nature. Beware of illusions and false dreams.
"The Harrow has spoken."
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There are several ways to emulate The Choosing.
If you have a Paizo Harrow Deck, draw from that and tell me the result.
If you have a deck of ordinary cards handy, draw from that and tell me the result.
You can use dice - roll 1d6 and 1d10 (re-roll 0s) and tell me the result. Use Invis Castle, real dice or ask me to roll/
Your character can also choose not to draw if they don't trust this fortune-teller nonsense.
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