Comments on: Renown Deck as a Storytelling Tool

By: Corvus

Corvus — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:33:33 +0000

@max I have indeed. My all time favorites are the VALIS Trilogy, however.

By: Corvus

Corvus — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:04:42 +0000

Hm. I think you just inspired a post for next week, Michael. There are a few card games that encourage a storytelling approach. One I’ve played, several I’ve heard of. Perhaps we can explore creating story based card games using a standard deck of cards as well.

Hey, perhaps next week will carry a House of Cards theme!

Edit: I should clarify that I by-and-large loathe collectible card games. When it first came out I played Magic a handful of times and considered it the antithesis of the storytelling direction most RPGs were going in at the time. The Pirates series of constructible card games interests me a bit, but I haven’t played. I don’t have the money to invest in CCGs and generally work to minimize by obsessive collector tendencies, not give them free reign.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:42:26 +0000

I confess that I’ve never played a storytelling or RPG-style card game before, though I’ve watched others play and found it interesting. Can you recommend a card game that might be suitable for an experienced gamer like me to try?

By: Kimari

Kimari — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:00:41 +0000

That would add a gameplay mysticism to a roleplaying campaing. Making the players visit an oracle would be really interesting (interpreting the cards and then telling them without many details what’s their inmediate future).

My brain is tickling with the possibilities already.

By: Max Battcher

Max Battcher — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:28:23 +0000

I’ve always been intrigued with the story-telling capabilities of so-called fortune telling mechanics. Have you read PKD’s *Man in the High Castle*?