Anyone still knowing the Adventure Design Deck. It did about the same thing
with specially prepared cards..
I never used it, but I think it can be useful
Brian Koppi wrote:
> I've seen a number of responses to the idea of a Plot Deck. It
> appears some people have encountered similar concepts out there. I
> thought I'd take a chance and post the beginning of a strategy to
> create such a device to gmast-l. Hopefully the effort will spark the
> creative energies of some of you who can succeed in areas where I
> will fail.
>
> First , for the sake of accessibility, I'd like to stick with a
> regular deck of cards as a vehicle. In a 52 card deck there are the
> following:
>
> 26 Black Cards (2 suits)
> 26 Red Cards (2 suits)
> 12 each of clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades
> 4 each of 2-9, jack, queen, king, ace and joker (13 cards)
>
> The first scheme that comes to mind is to give each of the 13
> cards a broad meaning and to use the different colors and suits as
> modifiers.
>
> Here's an idea how:
>
> Black Suits (negative effect)
> Clubs: Directly effect the party
> Spades: Effect the party indirectly
>
> Red Suits (positive effect)
> Diamonds: Directly effect the party
> Hearts: Effect the party indirectly
>
> A direct effect might mean the introduction of a romantic
> interest for a party member that has beneficial or detrimental
> results. An indirect effect might mean the introduction of a romantic
> interest for an associate of the party (NPC) that has beneficial or
> detrimental results for the party.
>
> The next step would be determining what each of the 13 cards mean
> in broad terms. Someone with knowledge of a tarot deck might be of
> great help here. Some thoughts are:
>
> Love, Wealth, Death, Truth, Stranger, Faith...
>
> Each of these things can have positive or negative effects,
> depending on the color of the card pulled. If the 5 card is "Truth"
> and a 5 of Clubs is pulled it means someone the party interacts with
> will give them bad information.
>
> That's as far as I've thought things out. Anyone care to lend a hand?
>
> Brian Koppi
> chikoppi@21stcentury.net
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