Anvil and Divination?

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Here are some threads about fortune telling.

Fortune Telling questions

Hi, I am new to larping and have been reading the wiki for character idea inspiration, when I came across astronomancy and runes. Along with hearth magic traditions, I thought it might be an interesting idea to create a type of fortune teller character. Does fortune telling exist in Anvil? If so, is it quite common? Is it frowned upon by religious or magical practises? Are there any physrep methods that could be used? (E.g: tarot cards of the 18 constellations, reading of runes, palm re…

Pricing for a Card Reading?

New player here, a big part of my character is the fact that they have family history of divination and she carries her cards and a casting mat everywhere with her to offer her services in exchange for a story or, a couple of coins. Now I haven’t been able to find anything in this vein so I’d love to hear some suggestions/be advised on how to price the readings. I can do full readings but for the sake of IC time I’m going to generally be sticking to a three card reading/casting. Just past, pres…

Non-magical fortune telling - in each nation?

Wintermark have a tradition of “Mystics”, who use dreams, the flight of birds and other signs to do divination and advise people. This doesn’t involve mana crystals, approved ritual magic or Liao, and the answers are not provided by PD. https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Mystic With the “Journey Deck” playing cards out now, I was wondering if other Nations have traditions for this informal style of fortune-telling? Does anyone use cards or dice, signs in nature, dreams, or other w…

New(ish) player looking for advice re: flame scrying

If I am in the wrong place, please move to the right place, thanks I have now attended 2 standard events and King’s Stoke Wassail, as a marcher. I love my race and I am enjoying the game but as a wheelchair user some options are closed to me. At the second event my game opened up a little because I learnt about artisans and making things. At the King’s Stoke Wassail this past weekend, my world opened up even more. Magic became a realistic option and as such i began to really get into the rol…

Trying to avoid cliches and overused Archetypes

Hello there! I’m new to this system/lore and I’m using the awful amount of time at home to design a character that I really wish to play with it someday at some event (free of deathly viruses). But there’s the thing: I started constructing it based on a personality/activities that were on my mind before reading the Wiki or seeking the overall actual distribution of character in each nation. I had a general idea already and then I started to change and add bits of story and details on the costu…

Fortune Telling Vibes

Heyo! So, because I died at E4, I’ve got to think up a new character idea. Now, I loved all the Tarot readings people were doing for characters, and it made such an impact on me to be able to make decisions based on IC fortune telling. Does anyone know what fortune telling -type things might exist in different nations? I feel like certain nations might vibe better with like… Different types of fortune telling, you know? Most tarot readers I saw were HighGuard or Varushka, for example. I can im…

You could cast some night divination rituals such as Signs and Portents - Empire or use Goosewhisper and then use the results to flavour your readings.