I’ve been a little obsessed with the aesthetic of tarot lately, which i’ve been channeling into D&D, so i thought…why not bring it over here? SO here’s the basics. This challenge is based on random draws and everything is open for interpretation- there’s no set rules for this challenge. I made this for myself, but if anyone else wants to do this, feel free! Addendum that this is not REAL tarot, i don’t KNOW tarot, I’ve just been researching for D&D and thought i’d move it here. 😀
So essentially, at the start of your legacy, you make 4 draws. These will affect your legacy in different ways throughout each generation. Then, for each individual gen, you will make 3 draws: heir, spouse, and conflict.
Its up to you to tie all these together to make a story for each generation- there’s no set rules per generation, as long as you tie the cards into your story in whatever way your think necessary.
General Rules:
- The only cheats disallowed are money cheats, except for storytelling/picture taking reasons (making a house look decorated, for example).
- This story doesn’t have to be berry, but i love berries and will be playing it so. Generation 1 starts with a pure color, so all one shade. Anything else is up to you.
My color scheme will be darker colors + jewel tones.- Stick to the draws you get. It’ll be more fun that way, i promise. If you don’t like the card you get, read up on it here. It might mean a lot more than you think.
How to draw cards: each card has a set number, so you can use a number generator- I’ve linked some below. If you have a tarot deck, you can use that. We’ll be using the minor and major arcana, and splitting the minor arcana into the four suits. Or, you can take a regular playing card deck, substituting a joker into each suit to make it an even 14 instead of the 13 regular decks come with. (the one “missing” is either the prince or the princess, as there’s ace-10 and a queen and king, then the jack for prince or princess, and joker for the other.)
Generation 1 starts with your founder experiencing (or waking up from) a weird dream, that they don’t remember. The dream is detailed below, along with all the rules for drawing cards. I recommend following along and writing down what you get as you read, just to get you in the mood and have everything organized!
Tarot Storytelling Challenge
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