Daniel Wilson, a.k.a Prymja Bolverkrin, is undertaking the creation of a truly legendary set of tokens. Each is made from one card of a custom tarot deck which contains each of the major arcana. All of the cards are listed here, although not all are yet tokens. When finished, this deck will unavoidably be a storied artifact from the Freehold of the Mist-Burnt Veil.
Daniel's player maintains his own token descriptions. The descriptions given here are the official rules for each token, but his page has more color and cool ideas for tokens in progress.
The Hierophant stands above his flock. As he gives them his guidance, they in turn grant him their skills.
The card is thick and weighty with the wisdom of many lords. When activated, it grants the changeling a free skill specialization of their choice for the scene. Further, the changeling can ignore up to 3 dice of situational penalties.
Action: Instant
Mien: The lord depicted on the card's face appears to blink and look around with regal poise. Upon activation, he nods to one of his subjects who stands and bows, and then turns to stare directly at the changeling.
Drawback: No man is perfect, and new knowledge comes at the expense of old. The changeling suffers a -3 penalty to all checks involving the skill most opposed to the one which benefited from the token's effect. He also loses access to all specializations of the penalized skill.
Catch: The penalty suffered is far more weighty for those who will not or can not pay the lord's price. For two hours, the Drawback above applies to every skill in the same group (Mental, Physical, Social) as the skill most opposed to that which benefited from the token. Further, the lord refuses to grant his boon again during these two hours.
A Lovers' embrace, a whispered word. Understood now, but never again.
To partake of its magic, the bearer must kiss the face of the card and say aloud the name of a language. Once done,they become fluent in the named language, able to read, write, and converse as per dot 2 of the Language merit. This fluency lasts for the rest of the scene.
Action: Instant
Mien: The man and woman depicted on the card appear to talk with each other over light and frivolous nothings.
Drawback: Once the card's effects wear off, the bearer finds themselves struck dumb. He must undertake great effort to read, write, or converse in any language for the next scene. Every time he attempts a task involving language, the bearer must succeed on an Intelligence + Academics check, or the task automatically fails. Such tasks include holding a conversation, interpreting a map, or reading a street sign. Even if they succeed, the effort required imposes a -1 penalty on Social rolls during that task from preoccupation. An exceptional success breaks the majority of the curse, eliminating the need for further such rolls during the scene. They still suffer a -1 penalty to all Social skill checks until the scene ends. The card cannot be used while under the effects of its drawback.
Catch: The bearer is affected by the drawback until the next sunrise or sunset, whichever comes first.
The Chariot's wheels turn and The Hunt begins. Loose the Hounds.
The Chariot leads its bearer to a known person, provided that the bearer knows that person's real name and can picture their likeness. Its method
Action: Instant
Mien: When held close to the ear, sounds of sword and wood in furious battle drift by as from far away.
Drawback: The bearer is compelled to seek out his quarry. All tasks unrelated to this pursuit suffer a -2 penalty.
Catch: The bearer must hunt. The named person is his prey, and he cannot rest until they are slain or the token's power wears off. All unrelated tasks suffer a -3 penalty, as well. To resist killing his prey, the bearer must succeed on a Resolve + Composure roll every round in which they have the opportunity to strike. Success means they contain their bloody intent. Failure means they are unable to control themselves and do their very best to kill their prey in that round. An exceptional success obviates the need for further rolls, as the bearer is able to maintain their self control (although the compulsion to hunt remains). A dramatic failure also obviates further rolls, but now the bearer has no option but to murder their prey.
Hear The Wheel of Fortune turn. See it lift me above all others. Feel it crush you beneath its weight.
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The golden eye of Justice sees, and requites the unjust man.
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From physical pain comes supernal knowledge
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You think you're Bad? Well you're right, but that's not going to help you right now.
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And lo! As the Tower crumbled, its Curse rained down. Freely given, unwillingly taken.
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What? No, I was always wearing this. The Moon must be playing tricks with you.
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