OR4CLE

My entry for Caltrop Jam 3: The Anniversary!

OR4CLE is not a game. It is a bag of seeds (ideas) that you can plant into flowers (one-shots or campaigns). Using this system, you can draw tarot cards to determine a one-shot or campaign: the hook, the plot twist, the group’s patron, the antagonist(s), and the reward. You can also use tarot cards to create a character: their personality, their imperfection, their upbringing, their ambition, and their secret.

OR4CLE is a hybrid tarot-based and d4 sandbox system. To GM using this system, you will need a tarot deck* and at least 1d4. Players just need a d4 (up to 3 at once will be used).

* - or an online generator (linked within), or 1d20 and 1d12

OR4CLE was originally intended to be used to create a one-shot and player characters on the fly, but there is nothing stopping you from using the ideas within to create the beginnings of a full campaign (and NPCs). Feel free to share anything you do using this system in the comments or on Twitter (@1eonadawn)

This work is based on Caltrop Core, published by Titanomachy RPG. The Caltrop Core SRD is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.