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Custom Tarokka Deck for Ravenloft

The Vistana's eyes were closed as the mud-crusted band of adventurers awkwardly filed into her tent. On the table before her lay a deck of cards, all face down in a pile. Save for four: the masters of swords, coins, stars, and glyphs. Suddenly the woman's eyes opened.

"I've been expecting you..."

Tarokka decks are sets of fortune-telling cards for the D&D setting of Ravenloft, meant to add to the flavor of Ravenloft's gothic horror atmosphere. They typically contain 54 cards, 10 each for the suits of Swords, Coins, Stars, and Glyphs plus 14 of the Fortuna Magna.

Each card is lovingly hand-drawn and hatefully hand-lettered, then colored digitally to appear authentic. I attempted to capture the style of cards used by Mme Lenormand[en.wikipedia.org], a famous French cartomancer. This particular set deviates heavily from naming conventions as well as imagery of official D&D merchandise, though the underlying symbology remains the same. Even then, DMs are encouraged to interpret the cards as they want or need even by the source material. Lastly, the 12 of the Fortuna Magna contain face cards that feature the likenesses of dread persons in the Realm of Mists. Details as to whom will be hidden below, as these are major spoilers for players.

(A listing of original names across various editions can be found here.[www.fraternityofshadows.com])


Suit of Coins
Ace of Coins: The Highwayman
Two of Coins: The Alms
Three of Coins: The Scales
Four of Coins: The Pirate
Five of Coins: The Galleon
Six of Coins: The Fickle Dice
Seven of Coins: The Thief
Eight of Coins: The Tax Coffer
Nine of Coins: The Red Dragon
Ten of Coins: The Master of Coins

Suit of Swords
Ace of Swords: The Eagle
Two of Swords: The Knight in Armor
Three of Swords: The Three Soldiers
Four of Swords: The Hound
Five of Swords: The Black Rider
Six of Swords: The Bear
Seven of Swords: The Hooded Man
Eight of Swords: The Whip & Chain
Nine of Swords: The Torturer
Ten of Swords: The Master of Swords

Suit of Stars
Ace of Stars: The Maze
Two of Stars: The Blind Seer
Three of Stars: The Lighthouse
Four of Stars: The Broken Wheel
Five of Stars: The Elementalist
Six of Stars: The Serpent
Seven of Stars: The Masquerade
Eight of Stars: The Gravedigger
Nine of Stars: The Horned Fiend
Ten of Stars: The Master of Stars

Suit of Glyphs
Ace of Glyphs: The Monk & Nun
Two of Glyphs: The Missionary
Three of Glyphs: The White Flower
Four of Glyphs: The Shepherd
Five of Glyphs: The Ancient Tree
Six of Glyphs: The Flames
Seven of Glyphs: The Stage
Eight of Glyphs: The Tenets of Faith
Nine of Glyphs: The Traitor
Ten of Glyphs: The Master of Glyphs

Fortuna Magna
The Dark Master Strahd von Zarovich
The Artifact Elena Faith-hold
The Horseman Vlad Drakov
The Hangman Azalin Rex
The Spirit Tristessa
The Broken One Inza Magdova Kulchevich
The Raven Urik von Kharkov
The Innocents Ivana Boritsi
The Marionette Dominic D'Honaire
The Prison Harkon Lukas
The Temptation Jacqueline Renier
The Mists Gabrielle Aderre
The Beast
The Hero