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<blockquote data-quote="Almacov" data-source="post: 5403729" data-attributes="member: 15613">Tarot decks in general can have many purposes in enhancing a gaming session.The traditional D&amp;D repurposing is of course using it as a Deck of Many Things, but the symbolism is pretty adaptable. You could even just use a simplified tarot reading to generate plot ideas for characters. Draw a card for past, a card for present, and a card for the future, then cooperate to make them relevant to the PC in question. (Perhaps making the future card a DM secret, perhaps not.) If your group is into that kind of story generation, of course.Last time I used one it was spread carefully face-down over a map of a cave system as a sort of fog-of war. As the party explored, the appropriate cards were lifted, and were thematically associated with what was beneath them. It added an interesting atmosphere!If a character were playing a clairvoyant or diviner wizard, I'd be somewhat tempted as a DM to allow them to try to &quot;get a feeling&quot; about a situation once a day or something, then slipping them a card I felt was appropriate and letting them interpret the omen on their own.They're fun things!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Almacov, post: 5403729, member: 15613"] Tarot decks in general can have many purposes in enhancing a gaming session. The traditional D&D repurposing is of course using it as a [I]Deck of Many Things[/I], but the symbolism is pretty adaptable. You could even just use a simplified tarot reading to generate plot ideas for characters. Draw a card for past, a card for present, and a card for the future, then cooperate to make them relevant to the PC in question. (Perhaps making the future card a DM secret, perhaps not.) If your group is into that kind of story generation, of course. Last time I used one it was spread carefully face-down over a map of a cave system as a sort of fog-of war. As the party explored, the appropriate cards were lifted, and were thematically associated with what was beneath them. It added an interesting atmosphere! If a character were playing a clairvoyant or diviner wizard, I'd be somewhat tempted as a DM to allow them to try to "get a feeling" about a situation once a day or something, then slipping them a card I felt was appropriate and letting them interpret the omen on their own. They're fun things! [/QUOTE]

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