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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ambrus" data-source="post: 5189332" data-attributes="member: 17691">I wouldn't say that they're tailored to this particular Adventure Path, but that they're more generally tailored to fantasy adventuring and all that it entails. Let's face it; every adventure has one or more NPCs, somewhere, that are more than they appear to be, have dark secrets, have committed some bad deeds in the past and are harbouring secret agendas, etc. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> The fact that this random draw of cards gives the illusion of being tailored to the events surrounding our characters simply reflects the tendency we have as human beings to perceive patterns and make connections between things that are, essentially, random in nature. It's why tarot cards have been used for centuries, quite convincingly, to relate seemingly personal details of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. A reading can appear particularly accurate if the fortuneteller is persuasive and the audience is eager to try associating what she says with what they already know. The cards merely offer up talking points that are broad enough in scope that they encompass the common experiences all people share; love, desire, conflict, deception, etc.I own several tarot decks and, although I don't pretend to have any particular oracular ability, I've occasionally done readings for interested people. Some were utterly amazed by my uncanny insight into their personal lives, which in turn amazed me that they would think so. Two important facts are usually working in a fortuneteller's behalf. The first is that people love talking or listening to others talk about them; that's simply human nature. The second is that people will tend to latch onto the details that appear accurate while conveniently ignoring or downplaying those elements that are inaccurate.Another thing I've found while doing readings for people is that there are certain descriptive statements I can offer a listener that seem specific to herself but that, in fact most people would likely say is accurate about themselves; things that, if not entirely true, most everyone wants to believe are true about themselves. This for example: "You are somewhat guarded with your true thoughts and feelings. You prefer to keep some details about yourself secret; sharing them with only a handful of people with whom you're very very close. You're very careful in choosing your friends, but once you've accepted someone as a friend, you'll do literally anything for them when they're in trouble. You possess an astounding amount of untapped potential; there's truly nothing you can't achieve if you give it your all..." <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Hm. Is each card tied to the campaign trait we initially selected?</blockquote>

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