Swansong
A broad generic fantasy game that uses Tarot cards for task resolution. Character creation is open point-based¸ with players spending 100 character points on stats (Physique¸ Agility¸ Psyche); Traits (such as Might¸ Markmanship or Magick); player-defined Skills; Perks (such as guild membership¸ contacts¸ etc.); and Talents (including magical one). Action resolution is by drawing a number of cards equal to the appropriate trait¸ and taking the highest. The GM draws cards either based on task difficulty (1 to 10) or based on NPC stat. Each failure on a player's part adds a grievance¸ and if grievances are greater than the Essence stat¸ the character is effectively out of the scene. Flair can be gained by good descriptions¸ and creates a pool of points which can be spent to hold onto a high card for later use¸ or move the game to a chosen scene. Also¸ some Major Arcana have special effects -- such as the Death card allowing the player to kill a faltering NPC¸ which is otherwise tricky to do. - A description fromdarkshire.netwith kind permission of John H. Kim