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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Xethreau" data-source="post: 7027082" data-attributes="member: 57584">IntroductionThe thought of using tarot cards to generate characters occurred to me the other day, but Google did not quite find what I was looking for. I wanted a spread that yielded a complete 5e character, and I knew that using the tarot in this way (as opposed to an online text-based randomizer) could produce characters with complex stories and decent builds. So I made it myself.This method requires an interpretation of tarot cards. This is ideal for people who are good with their intuition and creativity; it may not please people looking for a concrete randomization. (Ask a computer for that.) Since all the cards work together in their interpretation, it is difficult not to produce a cogent character. The character may contain contradictions, but that makes the character vibrant. That is to say that unlike direct numerical randomizations, this method produces characters with just the perfect blend of bottom-up chaos and top-down order.The steps are simple: Perform the spread, collect your first reading, reference your rulebooks, then finalize. The process is more art than science, so often steps 2 through 4 may blur. Whatever your gut tells you feels right is right.Even though I present the method using tarot cards, as you will see the method is easily translated for use with tarokka cards.[Thread open!] Enjoy!</blockquote>