Harn Tarotry: Tarocchi

I tarocchi in Harn sono un modo per sfruttare la divinazione.

Molte (o molti) veggenti utilizzanto i tarocchi al fine di predire il futuro.
Sciagure, amori, fortune od imprevisti sono quotidianamente "divinati" da ciarlatiani, astrologi e, raramente, da reali mistici.

Molti oggetti possono essere adatti alla divinazione, ma nelle zone "civilizzate" le carte sono l'oggetto più di frequente utilizzato.
Non solo i tarocchi sono utilizzati per divinare, ma anche come carte da gioco, essendo una loro evoluzione.

La credenza popolare (e non solo) attribuisce ai tarocchi un poter arcano profondo, spesso oscuro, che può realmente influenzare al vita di chi ne richiede l'utilizzo.

La Gilda delle Conoscenze Arcane non si è espressa ufficialmente sulla materia e scoraggia l'uso di tali pratiche ai suoi membri, ma ciò non toglie che alcuni shek-pvar, o psionici, conducano ricerche sui poteri nascosti di queste pratiche...

Ovviamente un esperto divinatore potrebbe influenzare positivamente le carte...

Chissà... forse un giorno alcuni di voi potrebbero trovare la pratica interessante...

Harn Tarotry
On Lythia many arts have been developed to divine situations. Peasantry, supertitous nobles, tribal warriror asking for auspicia are all examples of who, in search of answers, will ask for help to diviner.
A diviner could be anyone that has a reputation of being one. No official guild of deviner exists on Harn, while the guild of Arcane Knowledge acknowledge in it's rank many professional diviner. Often divination is done behind the payment of a fee. The fee is largely based on the (presumed) skill of the diviner.
Skilled (or presumed ones) Diviner could raise quite an income. A diviner which become highly renown could be contacted by the guild of Arcane knowldedge. Often a shek-pvar or a psionic talented individual, is sent to ascertain if the diviner is a charlatan or if is really blessed with some arcane power or psionic. In such a case a polite request of joining the guild could be made, otherwise the charlatan is publicly discredited in a descreet manner, likely informing local authorities.
Follow a list of the tarots and the general meaning of the cards. The meaning is very broad in description and should used by GM as a guide to which information to give to the players, based on the drawn cards.
Handling tartos could be very tricky, but with a little practice you'll made it right.

Using Tarots
The use of tarots in a game is, at best, peculiar. The first thing that must be undestood is that using tarots will reveal nothing on the future, but will give directions on the present situation.
Practically the players can “divine” obscure or non clear situations. In game terms this can be used by the GM to explain situations to the players (too complex storyboard, few informations, etc.), or can be used by the players if they feel not confident about important decisions.

To divine a situations three things are needed:
1.A Diviner (who will read the tarots and make the skill rolls)
2.A Divined, physically present (who pose the question), that can also be the diviner itslef.
3.A specific question on which the divination is done.

Once all three things are presents a divination can occur. Since the fluctuant nature of this type of activity the GM must be as coincise and possible, in accordance with the tarots skill roll level of success.
The divination process is divided in two parts: the major arcana and minor arcana. The second part (minor arcana) is optional and at the diviner discretion.

Major Arcana Procedure
To execute a Major arcana the player must draw three covered cards, and pose the question that he wants divine.
At this point the GM will give a modifier to the roll based on the complexity of the divination or the spcifics of the question.
More specific and binary the response, more difficult will be the divination. Keep in mind that a precise answer should never be given.
The player and the GM will roll with the some ML (based on the modified ML of the tartos skill), and cross index on the two rolls results on the Tartos Result Table.
Now the cards are revealed, one at a time. The GM will give information based on the cards drawn reading the general card function, above.

Minor Arcana Procedure
Minor Arcana procedure is exactly like the Major Arcana, the difference is that the diviner can "ask" for details about the some of the Major Arcana answers.

For example, if the Major Arcana response talk about a "distant Traveller", the Minor Arcana can pose some question about "that traveller", giving out a little more details.


Tarots Forecasting
Tarots can also be used to forecasting the future.
Forecasting doesn't mean that the diviner will tell you what you will encounter or what will happen in your future, but HOW you will fare along.
Forecasting is a double edged sword. While it will reaveal nothing of your future, knowing that you will fare good or bad will influence you capabilties.
This effect can be from “molding” arcana around you or for doing pressure on your supertitions, beliefs or whatever.
The fact is that forecasting will give you bonus or penalties for a short period of time.
You can always decide of resisting forescasting, but that's not automatic.

Forecasting procedure
The deviner (or devined as preferred) will draw three cards.
The GM will decide if each card will be good (bonuses) or bad (penalties) before the card is revealed.
The GM can decide on his own right (or with other methods, like a die roll), if the card will be benefical or malefical.
Once the GM has completed the “decision” phase, the deviner will reveal each card.
For each card revelaed a Tarot roll is made, with the following results.

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Orbene, queste sono le regole, epurate di tutte le informazioni sulle specifiche carte (che in questa sede non interessano...).
Come si legge dal titolo sono regole beta (per i non informatici vuol dire "regole in prova"). Quindi, viste che le ho scritte io, le possiamo correggere e rivedere insieme, basandoci su come funzionano.

Quindi.... buona divinazione a tutti!

P.S.
Non so quanti errori avrò messo in tutto questo inglese... ma chissene

propongo di fare un'esempio una volta....così sappiamo a cosa andiamo incontro

La prossima seduta facciamo una divinazione di prova , a Lorac!!

Tanto più sfigato di così... se more... infatti, come già sta avvenendo...

ahahhahahahahahahahahahaa

Lorac ecco l'esito della divinazione:

io una letto gliel'ho data ma non sono riuscita ad assimilare tutto! spero di non dovreli sapere a memoria!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stamparli sarebbe un vantaggio...
son fichissimi

1) Sono spiacente del formato "informale", come scritto è un Work in Progress, quindi ci lavorerò quando ho tempo per completare l'impaginazione.

2) Dovrò inserire gli effetti del Fortune Telling ( i vari modificatori alle skills e roba varia).

3) Dovrò rivedere leggermente le regole, visto che il mazzo di tarocchi nuovo sarà un pochino più articolato, dovrò fare una procedura più ... intrigante.

4) Certo che non dovrete impararli a memoria!!