Shade
There have been a few video games of late that have come with Tarot or Oracle decks as a part of a collectors edition. Fable had its Fate cards, the steampunk assassin game Dishonored had its own deck: http://bit.ly/155FDYs and now the high fantasy Dragon Age series has one as a part of the recent Dragon Age: Inquisition.
A few images of the cards: http://i61.tinypic.com/1jkuti.jpg
First off: all listings of this deck say that it contains 72 cards. I couldn't find anything to let me know which cards were missing and when I opened my copy I was relieved to discover that, lo and behold, there were 78 cards in the deck. I was thrilled because that's a LOT of money to shell out for an "incomplete" deck.
The cards depict the characters and plotline of the game (I have yet to play it, though I played the first two in the series). What if you haven't played the games? Can you read with them?
Aside from the Major Arcana, most of the art is completely non-traditional and is likely composed of concept art from the game. The suit of cups is mostly warriors in red and black, the suit of staves depicts beings from the spirit world known as The Fade. This is not a Rider Waite amalgam. can you just read them "as you see them?" Yes but you will probably need to adjust for the dark and conflicted mood of the deck's universe.
In keeping with the world of the game series, the art The art is dark and visceral. This trailer from the first game will give you an idea. http://bit.ly/1J9PN7Y
How many decks get trailers? Here is one for the installment this deck is based on: http://bit.ly/1BBBH0t
As a fan of the series, I had to have one and I have no buyers remorse. The artwork reminds me of the Frank Frazetta art used for the old Conan covers. The cardstock is thick and slick.
My favorite cards:
The Queen of Staves (The sultry Witch of the Wilds, Morrigan): http://bit.ly/1C5G9mx
The Page of Cups (the dashing gay mage, Dorian): http://bit.ly/1yFjc7j
The High Priestess (courtly Enchantress, Vivienne): http://bit.ly/1KYW6yO
What do others think of this offering?
A few images of the cards: http://i61.tinypic.com/1jkuti.jpg
First off: all listings of this deck say that it contains 72 cards. I couldn't find anything to let me know which cards were missing and when I opened my copy I was relieved to discover that, lo and behold, there were 78 cards in the deck. I was thrilled because that's a LOT of money to shell out for an "incomplete" deck.
The cards depict the characters and plotline of the game (I have yet to play it, though I played the first two in the series). What if you haven't played the games? Can you read with them?
Aside from the Major Arcana, most of the art is completely non-traditional and is likely composed of concept art from the game. The suit of cups is mostly warriors in red and black, the suit of staves depicts beings from the spirit world known as The Fade. This is not a Rider Waite amalgam. can you just read them "as you see them?" Yes but you will probably need to adjust for the dark and conflicted mood of the deck's universe.
In keeping with the world of the game series, the art The art is dark and visceral. This trailer from the first game will give you an idea. http://bit.ly/1J9PN7Y
How many decks get trailers? Here is one for the installment this deck is based on: http://bit.ly/1BBBH0t
As a fan of the series, I had to have one and I have no buyers remorse. The artwork reminds me of the Frank Frazetta art used for the old Conan covers. The cardstock is thick and slick.
My favorite cards:
The Queen of Staves (The sultry Witch of the Wilds, Morrigan): http://bit.ly/1C5G9mx
The Page of Cups (the dashing gay mage, Dorian): http://bit.ly/1yFjc7j
The High Priestess (courtly Enchantress, Vivienne): http://bit.ly/1KYW6yO
What do others think of this offering?