Re: [DL] Mysterious pasts

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >How exactly do you use tarot cards?  Is it a 'best
 >fit' thing?

Yup.

Good mysterious past - right side up interpretation, bad MP - inverted card.

And then I fit the character, the /player/, the campaign, what movie I 
watched recently, etc. etc. into something.

The one the player enjoyed the Mexican gunfighter who drew the Knight of 
Swords or something like that and I gave him "Peasant Hero" status.

My most shining moment though was the gambler/huckster who drew the 3 of 
coins inverted - which meant poor fortune or close to it.  Instead of 
making him unlucky (which would have hosed his concept) I gave him the 
inability to hold on to money.  He was a great gambler, but he would never 
get rich and would probably die alone in a flophouse somewhere.  Unless I 
got him first.  :)
But I hand out "money" during the game and I'd dip into his stash between 
sessions and lighten his cash a little bit.

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Allan Seyberth
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