Castle Oldskull: The Oldskull Deck of Strangest Things (d20)
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For all levels¸ all classes¸ all who dare.
Shake your old school campaign to its foundations with the ultimate magic item...
THE OLDSKULL DECK OF STRANGEST THINGS is a deluxe supplement detailing the hundreds of effects created by a Tarot-inspired minor artifact. Profusely illustrated throughout with beautiful card motifs¸ and with printable color card sheets in the back. 100+ pages.
The purposes of this supplement¸ fully detailing the deck for use in your campaign¸ are as follows:
[1] To make a new tarot deck magic item for old school FRPGs¸ which surpasses the complexity and quality of all others¸ while retaining the original Gygaxian spirit of the earliest masterpiece.
[2] To clarify generally vague abilities and effects¸ and to provide solid rules for each effect¸ so that we might (hopefully) preserve the Game Master's sanity when it's argument time.
[3] To balance the item for all players and all experience levels¸ so that the item can be found in any treasure trove from level 1 on up and not be an "insta-kill" waiting to happen. (But it's still exceedingly dangerous.)
[4] To provide deeper mythology to each of the cards¸ tying The Deck more strongly to the medieval and Renaissance-era Tarot of the real world.
[5] And¸ to create a graphically beautiful set that can be printed and used in play.
The artifact as described includes 22 illustrated Major Arcana motifs¸ 18¸000 words of supporting text (effects¸ powers¸ limitations¸ use¸ etc.)¸ 44 primary spell effect branches (meaning that each card does different things based on whether it's inverted or right side up)¸ and hundreds of sub-branches based on the card drawer's class¸ level¸ alignment¸ past actions¸ equipment¸ behavior¸ and so forth. If there is further interest¸ in the future I will also be creating a set of 22 custom-made color cards to go along with this supplement. You can easily use the print-out cards included here¸ and if you prefer to roll there is a D100 resolution table as well. Have fun!