tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post4089095104921224525..comments2024-03-28T22:00:35.840-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: No Dice.Zak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-15357197062160524312018-07-24T13:36:01.434-07:002018-07-24T13:36:01.434-07:00@zak
Could you put a link to this post on demon ...@zak <br />Could you put a link to this post on demon city kickstarter page? It helped me to understand the tarot system and I believe will help many others that are asking for that on kickstarter. If you already did that, sorry to bother.Sacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382707484272049988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-52550097326770574532018-05-18T10:23:12.021-07:002018-05-18T10:23:12.021-07:00Sorry, you are using raider-waite (strength and ju...Sorry, you are using raider-waite (strength and justice are swapped). I got confused.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961623139736577933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-40276803933353267272018-05-18T10:16:59.203-07:002018-05-18T10:16:59.203-07:00I've been looking for a way to tie the tarot d...I've been looking for a way to tie the tarot deck and rpg for a long time. It is definitely more straightforward to use it as an adventure generator than for resolution, but I'll research your method further.<br /><br />I don't think my players or traditional players would want to drop the dice method, but I already was interested in this game and it just keeps improving!<br /><br />P.D.: yes, please make your own tarot deck.<br />P.D.: props on using the marseilles deck instead of raider-waite!Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961623139736577933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-77053804536210175492018-05-17T02:27:40.123-07:002018-05-17T02:27:40.123-07:00@Stephen McAndrews
Well nothing stops anyone from...@Stephen McAndrews<br /><br />Well nothing stops anyone from card-counting but...<br /><br />-You're looking for high cards not specific cards mostly so that limits it a bit. It's not really a feasible strategy to sit around waiting for your Significator to come up out of 30some cards and otherwise not act.<br /><br />-And with 30--35 cards the deck will be reshuffled an average of every 5-6 full combat rounds so that also limits utility.<br /><br />-A way better "math wizard" strategy is just to get LOTS of cards on each roll which means teaming up on the monster and seeking advantages a lot which is exactly what you want players to be doing anyway.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-10701478509578719562018-05-17T00:21:50.247-07:002018-05-17T00:21:50.247-07:00Wow there are so many new ideas in this post I'...Wow there are so many new ideas in this post I'm going to have to read it a bunch to fully absorb them. The signifiers loot sound incredibly fun. The mechanic of flipping over cards for resolution will be much more satisfiying for tons of dnd style opposition. How do you tackle card counting, where players know if the rare cards have already hit, it gives players too much info about future odds?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835047205890273773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-46467184298563481342018-05-16T06:13:37.374-07:002018-05-16T06:13:37.374-07:00I couldn't love this more!I couldn't love this more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542963841459020533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-4379416834520489992018-05-16T02:13:49.478-07:002018-05-16T02:13:49.478-07:00I'm into the Tarot-based resolution, as it sou...I'm into the Tarot-based resolution, as it sounds easy to implement, although I am also very grateful for you to keep the dice system as an option since it felt really good in play (I did run a few micro-sessions to try out the dice rolling as I had a hard time figuring it out initially - it's not badly explained, I just suck at grokking new systems).<br /><br />My friends live in different parts of the country so we usually play with voice only, so Tarot sounds difficult to use in the regular games.Wizard Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07976996808553118026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-53687870943353025652018-05-15T18:25:59.277-07:002018-05-15T18:25:59.277-07:00I like this setup! I've always thought Tarot w...I like this setup! I've always thought Tarot would make for a flavourful randomizing element in the right RPG but never found the right fit. Breaking them up into mini decks to use specific elements for a horror game is a great idea! I love it!<br /><br />Wasn't Satine Phoenix working on a Tarot Deck once upon a time? David Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04677943842060923114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-31751188092934570162018-05-15T14:40:38.172-07:002018-05-15T14:40:38.172-07:00I'd pay good money for a deck of tarot that yo...I'd pay good money for a deck of tarot that you painted, Zak.Marquishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346150987578119611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-27089361048129344802018-05-15T14:21:33.094-07:002018-05-15T14:21:33.094-07:00@Geoffrey McKinney
For a game, its hard to beat t...@Geoffrey McKinney<br /><br />For a game, its hard to beat the Waite Deck's archetypal imagery--most interpretations are based on the pictures in it and it has a sort of culty power about it<br /><br />The Hermetic Tarot is the authentically creepiest<br /><br />There are a lot fo decks that have good art, but don't quite feel Occult--David Palladini's deck for instance<br /><br />Pre-Waite ones are often interesting, though their number cards are repetitive--I used a variety of decks to illustrate the Tarot Rooms posts <br /><br />http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2017/06/tarot-rooms.htmlZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-66152434426890400002018-05-15T14:16:54.924-07:002018-05-15T14:16:54.924-07:00The Thoth and the Rider-Waite tarots are the two d...The Thoth and the Rider-Waite tarots are the two decks I most admire. Do you have any favorite tarot decks (in terms of the art), Zak?Geoffrey McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042661843714609025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-45371657046886327072018-05-15T14:13:18.146-07:002018-05-15T14:13:18.146-07:00@zak
oh cool that was actually something i wanted...@zak<br /><br />oh cool that was actually something i wanted to ask about<br /><br />also after reading over your post again and looking at the tarot set image i am less intimidated by the tarot mechanic and now i just want to try it and see how it plays.jacob businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729746581998043750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-81614313781815010832018-05-15T14:08:16.873-07:002018-05-15T14:08:16.873-07:00@Geoffrey McKinney
It looks so goofy though.@Geoffrey McKinney<br /><br />It looks so goofy though.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-16019901541613841832018-05-15T14:05:46.883-07:002018-05-15T14:05:46.883-07:00Perhaps Aleister Crowley's Thoth tarot deck wo...Perhaps Aleister Crowley's Thoth tarot deck would be the most appropriate for Demon City?Geoffrey McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042661843714609025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-84341149989196661932018-05-15T13:30:10.964-07:002018-05-15T13:30:10.964-07:00Hey @jacob
If you want you can run a "dice o...Hey @jacob<br /><br />If you want you can run a "dice only" version, it'll be built into the game as an option.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-58490809874045201412018-05-15T13:29:17.685-07:002018-05-15T13:29:17.685-07:00oops apparently i only have one handoops apparently i only have one handjacob businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729746581998043750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-45967746948305819692018-05-15T13:28:22.669-07:002018-05-15T13:28:22.669-07:00(long time reader first time caller)
on one hand,...(long time reader first time caller)<br /><br />on one hand, knee jerk reaction is that I don't really like this decision which i'm bummed about bc i've been super excited for demon city for as long as i've known about it.<br /><br />the tarot system seems to me like a seriously inventive mechanic but adding that level of mechanical originality and complexity is going to make the system learning curve more intimidating (whether or not it actually makes it steeper is different, but it will make it seem steeper) and thus less accessible. i'm worried the tarot thing will seem at first like a complicated gimmick and that my friends won't want to try this new system with me because it will seem like more of a nut to crack than "hey zak s made a weird modern horror game (which uses dice because it is a game)"jacob businesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729746581998043750noreply@blogger.com