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<blockquote data-quote="Xethreau" data-source="post: 7027465" data-attributes="member: 57584"><p>(First of all, random tarot generators are available online.)</p><p></p><p>I was actually going to mention the tarokka in my OP. I don't see why you can't, but it will take a little imagination. </p><p></p><p>The Tarokka deck has 54 cards, which is more than enough to randomize 12 slots. In many ways, having directly-related RPG themes will make a lot of readings <em>easier </em>with a tarokka. </p><p></p><p>A word of caution: not all interpretations need be literal. Whereas in tarot all meanings are ambiguous, with the tarokka it may be easy to mistake the reference for the <em>referent</em>. For example, if we have Dictator in the personality trait slot, what does that mean? The card name refers to a tyrant, but the image refers to martyrdom. What if we have the Abjurer in the class slot? We can look at it at face value, or we can read into it. Abjuration is the school of magical defense, which requires incredible mystical insight. This character could as easily also be a paladin or a defense-based cleric. In legalase, to abjure means <em>to renouce</em> -- what kind of class makes a profession of using words to break others? Bard? Truenamer?</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, playing cards "straight" and embracing contradictions is one of the strengths of this method. Try to strike a good balance!</p><p></p><p>Some sites sort the tarokka cards into the major arcana and the four suits of the minor arcana. I am not sure what the origional source on these are, but here is at least <a href="http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Mausoleum/tarokka_tarot.pdf" target="_blank">one resource </a>, complete with basic meanings! </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think using this method with the tarokka sounds badass. Please post your results!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xethreau, post: 7027465, member: 57584"] (First of all, random tarot generators are available online.) I was actually going to mention the tarokka in my OP. I don't see why you can't, but it will take a little imagination. The Tarokka deck has 54 cards, which is more than enough to randomize 12 slots. In many ways, having directly-related RPG themes will make a lot of readings [I]easier [/I]with a tarokka. A word of caution: not all interpretations need be literal. Whereas in tarot all meanings are ambiguous, with the tarokka it may be easy to mistake the reference for the [I]referent[/I]. For example, if we have Dictator in the personality trait slot, what does that mean? The card name refers to a tyrant, but the image refers to martyrdom. What if we have the Abjurer in the class slot? We can look at it at face value, or we can read into it. Abjuration is the school of magical defense, which requires incredible mystical insight. This character could as easily also be a paladin or a defense-based cleric. In legalase, to abjure means [I]to renouce[/I] -- what kind of class makes a profession of using words to break others? Bard? Truenamer? On the other hand, playing cards "straight" and embracing contradictions is one of the strengths of this method. Try to strike a good balance! Some sites sort the tarokka cards into the major arcana and the four suits of the minor arcana. I am not sure what the origional source on these are, but here is at least [URL="http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Mausoleum/tarokka_tarot.pdf"]one resource [/URL], complete with basic meanings! Anyway, I think using this method with the tarokka sounds badass. Please post your results! [/QUOTE]
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