Planet Arcana is set to launch a Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming tabletop role-playing game, “A Fool’s Errand,” on October 22nd. The game features a unique combination of tarot card mechanics and a science fantasy setting.
The narrative of “A Fool’s Errand” is centered around an event known as the Big Oops, a major disaster that has shaped the game’s world. Players collaborate at the start to define the nature of this calamity and the roles played by the Major Arcana—tarot cards representing powerful entities within the game.
Character creation in “A Fool’s Errand” involves choosing between human or android lineages and selecting motivations linked to specific Major Arcana cards. These choices influence the characters’ abilities and their interactions with the Major Arcana throughout the game.
The gameplay incorporates tarot cards to determine outcomes and divine interventions. Major Arcana cards can alter events significantly, providing challenges and assistance to the players as they navigate the post-calamitous world.
Players explore a dual reality: the physical world and the Dream and Digital Networks, which represent a digital subconscious realm. The game emphasizes the impact of player decisions and tarot card draws on the unfolding narrative, allowing for a dynamic storytelling experience.
Materials to support game masters include pre-written adventure seeds and detailed character motivations, rooted in the game’s extensive lore. Themes of power, consequence, and balance are explored throughout the gameplay.
For those interested in supporting or learning more about “A Fool’s Errand,” further information is available on its Kickstarter page and on the official website.
Source: Tabletop Gaming News
