Divination deck

The Tokka deck was first introduced as a tool for divination by the Followers of the Fortune's Path sect. The Gypsies' aptitude for this tool might be attributed to their fondness for games of chance. Moon Mages can use these painted cards to predict the future by divining meaning from the placement of each picture. Avatars, Portents, and Taisialaen, or "sky jewels", are dealt into predefined positions known as The Thread, The Path, and The Terminus. Tokka decks are often personalized, and it is uncommon that two would be the same.

Properties

Tokka Cards have not yet been well studied.

• More control over the style of prediction done compared to other tools.
• Quite time consuming to predict with compared to other tools (About 30-60 seconds per prediction depending on the DEAL).
• Generally seem to be an advanced tool.
• Predicting on others is consentual only, since they need to cut the deck to attune the prediction to them.
• Unlike most prediction tools, the exact prediction can be seen by everyone in the room.
• Sect Affinity: Fortune's Path

Use

Like all prediction tools, before use the mage must know the ALIGN ability (learnable at 4th circle) and have made a successful observation. Furthermore, before the first use, the cards must be RUBbed to bond them to the user. Syntax is to ALIGN <skill/skill set>, SHUFFLE the cards, CUT the deck and then DEAL 3, 4, 5 or 6. To predict on someone else CUT the deck at them to allow them to CUT the deck before DEALing. Each card beyond the first three will add a Kismet.

Example

You prepare to deal from your Tokka deck. Envisioning the layout of the Vibrant Cross in your mind, you briefly rest your hand over the place where each position in the spread will lie.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
You pull the first card from your deck with complete confidence, revealing the Spider as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
(6 second pause after RT)
You strongly turn over the next card, revealing the Crypt as the Thread, but it is inverted!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
(6 second pause after RT)
You draw the next card, playing the Ways as the Path.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
(6 second pause after RT)
You almost drop the last card, dealing the Joyous Mage of Hearts as the Terminus.
The Joyous Mage of Hearts brightens for a moment, as if somehow lit from behind.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
You collect the cards and slide them cautiously back into your Tokka deck.

Interpretation

Kismets (If applicable) set the scene for predictions. The influence of any general card is relates to it's postive, neutral, or negative aspects (as show on the list below). The Path relates to the magnitude of the prediction, the Thread relates to the duration of the prediction, and the Terminus relates to the area of influence. The glow indicates a positive prediction. This particular prediction was a DEAL 4 ALIGNed to Evasion.

Qualities

When LOOKed at cards have eight qualities. Known qualities are listed from best to worst. Italics indicate a potential starting value when purchased.

Example

You recognize the Tokka deck as a divination tool of the Moon Mages.
Flipping through the cards, you scan the Portents first. The brushwork is somewhat bright, while the lines forming the images are plainly drawn.
Next, you peruse the Avatars. The brushwork is of average clarity, while the lines forming the images are plainly drawn.
Lastly, you browse the Taisialaen. The brushwork is of average clarity, while the lines forming the images are plainly drawn.
Looking at the condition of the cards themselves, you see that they are pristine and have not yet been used. When you tap down the cards in your palm, the edges are slightly out of alignment.

Portents Brushwork

somewhat bright
average clarity
somewhat dim

Portents Lines

are plainly drawn

Avatars Brushwork

somewhat bright
average clarity
somewhat dim

Avatars Lines

are plainly drawn

Taisialaen Brushwork

somewhat bright
average clarity
somewhat dim

Taisialaen Lines

are plainly drawn

Age

Looking at the condition of the cards themselves, you see that they are pristine and have not yet been used
Looking at the condition of the cards themselves, you see that they are still very crisp

Alignment

the edges are fairly square and even
the edges are slightly out of alignment

Explanation

The Taisialaen cards reflect the constellations.

Messages

Note: Currently this is just a list of observed messages and will be refined to a more useful format when more information is gathered

Spread

Dome of Fate: Defense
Fateweaver's Glass: Magic
Pyramid of Awareness: Survival (body?)
Scryer's Arch: Lore
Scythe: Offense?
Vibrant Cross: Survival (hand?)

Kismet

You strongly turn over the first card, revealing the Window as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You turn over the next card without hesitation, playing the Dove as a Kismet. It is inverted.
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, revealing the Grinning Healer as a Kismet.
You smoothly draw the first card from your deck, dealing the Illusion as a Kismet.
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, revealing the Window as a Kismet. It appears to be inverted.
You pull the first card from your deck with complete confidence, revealing the Spider as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You strongly turn over the first card, dealing the Ways as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You pull the first card from your deck with complete confidence, playing the Injured Prydaen as a Kismet.
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, playing the Crypt as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You turn over the first card without hesitation, revealing the Branch as a Kismet.
You draw the next card, revealing the Kaldar as a Kismet.
You smoothly draw the next card from your deck, revealing the Jackal as a Kismet. It appears to be inverted.
You pull the first card from your deck with complete confidence, playing the Donkey as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, dealing the Jackal as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, revealing the Centaur as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You turn over the first card without hesitation, revealing the Lucky Copper as a Kismet.
You strongly turn over the first card, dealing the Ivory Shrine as a Kismet, but it is inverted!
You smoothly draw the next card from your deck, playing the Centaur as a Kismet.
You pull the first card from your deck with complete confidence, playing the Knight as a Kismet.
You turn over the next card without hesitation, dealing the Falling Star as a Kismet.
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, playing the Nightingale as a Kismet. It appears to be inverted.

Thread

You smoothly draw the first card from your deck, dealing the Kaldar as the Thread.
You pause briefly before turning over the next card, revealing the King Snake as the Thread.
You strongly turn over the next card, dealing the Minstrel as the Thread.
You strongly turn over the next card, revealing the Crypt as the Thread, but it is inverted!
You pause briefly before turning over the next card, dealing the Golden Moon as the Thread. It appears to be inverted.
You uncertainly pull the next card from your deck, dealing the World Dragon as the Thread. It is inverted.
You uncertainly pull the next card from your deck, dealing the Ivory Shrine as the Thread. It appears to be inverted.
You strongly turn over the first card, revealing the Jackal as the Thread. It appears to be inverted.
You smoothly draw the next card from your deck, revealing the Illusion as the Thread, but it is inverted!
You strongly turn over the next card, revealing the Injured Apothecary of Hearts as the Thread.
You smoothly draw the next card from your deck, playing the Enchantress of Pins as the Thread.
You smoothly draw the next card from your deck, playing the Joyous Mage of Hearts as the Thread.

Path

You strongly turn over the next card, dealing the Laughing Rakash as the Path. It appears to be inverted.
You uncertainly pull the next card from your deck, playing the Fissure of Earth as the Path. It appears to be inverted.
You strongly turn over the next card, playing the Lucky Copper as the Path.
You draw the next card, playing the Ways as the Path.
You hesitantly turn over the next card, playing the Wolf as the Path.
You pause briefly before turning over the next card, revealing the Lucky Copper as the Path.
You strongly turn over the next card, revealing the Stellar Stairway as the Path. It appears to be inverted.
You strongly turn over the next card, revealing the World Dragon as the Path.
You smoothly draw the next card from your deck, revealing the Raccoon as the Path, but it is inverted!
You strongly turn over the next card, playing the Falling Star as the Path.
You pull the next card from your deck with complete confidence, revealing the Joyous Mage of Hearts as the Path. It appears to be inverted.
You strongly turn over the next card, dealing the Raccoon as the Path

Terminus

You pull the last card from your deck with complete confidence, dealing the Beast as the Terminus.
You pause briefly before turning over the last card, revealing the Jackal as the Terminus. It appears to be inverted.
You hesitantly turn over the last card, revealing the Spider as the Terminus.
You almost drop the last card, dealing the Joyous Mage of Hearts as the Terminus.
You hesitantly turn over the last card, dealing the Injured Prydaen as the Terminus.
You draw the last card, playing the Living Statue as the Terminus.
You uncertainly pull the last card from your deck, revealing the Enchantress of Pins as the Terminus. It appears to be inverted.
You hesitantly turn over the last card, revealing the Illusion as the Terminus.
You smoothly draw the last card from your deck, playing the Knight as the Terminus. It appears to be inverted.
You hesitantly turn over the last card, dealing the Gilded Egg as the Terminus, but it is inverted!
You strongly turn over the last card, dealing the Stellar Stairway as the Terminus, but it is inverted!
You turn over the last card without hesitation, dealing the Warrior as the Terminus.

Light

The Joyous Mage of Hearts brightens for a moment, as if somehow lit from behind.
The Jackal darkens for a moment, as though a shadow had passed over it.

Special

The Thread and the Path glimmer briefly in response.
The Warrior flares unexpectedly! The image on the card brightens intensely, suffusing the air with a brilliant white light. As quickly as it came, the light fades, returning the card to its usual hue. - Crit success, improves brushwork (at least).

Cards

List produced with TURN. This may not be a full list. Sorted by reaction. There are 18 positive, 18 neutral, and 18 negative giving 54 total cards so far.

The card brings a smile to your lips.

Beaming Elothean
Cheering Warrior
Donkey
Dove
Gilded Egg
Golden Moon
Grinning Healer
Ivory Shrine
Joyous Mage of Hearts
Jackal
King Snake
Laughing Rakash
Lucky Copper
Nightingale
Owl
Stellar Stairway
Wealthy Journeyman of Court
Web of Fate

Hmm. Interesting.

Branch
Dolphin
Elf
Enchantress of Pins
Hourglass
Kaldar
Knight
Minstrel
Panther
Priest of Pins
Scorpion
Summoning
Unicorn
Ways
Window
Wolf
World Dragon
Wren

It makes you shiver.

Centaur
Coyote
Crypt
Falling Star
Fissure of Earth
Frowning Woodsman
Illusion
Injured Apothecary of Hearts
Injured Prydaen
Limping Moneylender
Locked Door
Raccoon
Shark
Sighing Rogue of Court
Spider
Void
Vulture
Weeping Human

Not seen but referenced elsewhere

Artificer (Cantrip)
Beast (Prediction)
Crossroads (Sect Item)
Endless Ocean (Cantrip)
Jester of the Court (Cantrip)
Joyous Mage (Cantrip, however Joyous Mage of Hearts appears)
Living Statue (Prediction)
Moneylender (Cantrip, however Limping Moneylender appears)
Nimble Dancer (Cantrip)
River of Aether (Cantrip)
Runebinder (Cantrip)
Sulking Hunter (Cantrip)
Thief of Hearts (Cantrip)
Wounded Veteran (Cantrip)

For a total of 66 known cards, 56 seen within the Tokka Cards themselves currently. This list doesn't include any custom cards.

Custom Cards

Unlike other tools Tokka Cards can be customized slightly - Having new cards introduced to the deck that mimic other cards. Five custom cards were sold with each deck at the Festival of the Gods and more may be available in the future. Lohkrian's demonstrates this:

Before Painting:
G>tap card
You tap a Tokka card that you are holding.
G>l card
You see an unpainted Tokka card.

After Painting:
G>tap card
You tap a Tokka card that you are holding.
G>l card
You see the Defenestrated Student.
G>pull card
You hold up your Tokka card, revealing the Defenestrated Student for everyone to see.

G>combine card with deck
You slide the Tokka card into the middle of your deck and then toss a couple of quick strip shuffles by taking small portions off the bottom of the deck and placing them on the top.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
G>study deck
You can SHUFFLE, CUT, and DEAL this Tokka deck. You can even CUT it at other players. DEAL expects a number between 3 and 6. For example: DEAL DECK 4. You can also use many other verbs on this deck, like PUSH, TOUCH, TURN, and more!

Skimming through the cards, you look to see if any have been added.
You see:
the Defenestrated Student
Roundtime: 5 sec.

These cards may then be selected any time the deck looks for a card with the same properties as the card that was added. For that deck, it is now a valid choice to help describe prediction outcome.

G>turn deck
You flip the deck over and glance down to see the face of the Defenestrated Student. It makes you shiver. You pull the card off the bottom and slip it into the middle of the deck.

Notes

STUDY You can SHUFFLE, CUT, and DEAL this Tokka deck. You can even CUT it at other players. DEAL expects a number between 3 and 6. For example: DEAL DECK 4. You can also use many other verbs on this deck, like PUSH, TOUCH, TURN, and more!

DEAL (without ALIGN first) As you begin turning over the first card, you realize that you are not correctly aligned with fate. Pausing briefly in confusion, you glance down and catch a glimpse of the Unicorn before you can stop yourself. You probably should shuffle the deck again.

SHUFFLE You cautiously spread the deck out before you, sliding the cards around and thoroughly mixing them before carefully collecting them into a pile again.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

CUT You cut the deck for yourself, removing roughly half the cards and placing the remainder on top of them.

PUSH Squeezing the edges of the Tokka deck between your fingers, you send a cascade of cards casually into your other hand.

TURN You flip the deck over and glance down to see the face of the Frowning Woodsman. It makes you shiver. You pull the card off the bottom and slip it into the middle of the deck.

TOUCH You silently rest your hand on top of the Tokka deck, clearing your mind of all other thoughts.

RUB You slide a card off the top of the deck and place it at the bottom.

SHAKE You holds the Tokka deck loosely and shake it up and down, allowing cards to drop out of deck and into your other hand.

KISS You bring the Tokka deck to your lips and kiss the top card for luck. You hope you weren't kissing the Vulture!

TAP You rap the top of the Tokka deck with your knuckles, trying to maintain a mystical air.

RUB You slide a card off the top of the deck and place it at the bottom.
The deck becomes warm under your touch, then grows cool again.
You are struck with the strange, but definite, feeling that the cards in the deck have shifted slightly.

To date two sets of Tokka Cards have been sold at the Festival of the Gods (in prime), one in TF and one in plat. They will soon be available for normal purchase.

Around the time of their general release an IG manual will be published to explain the basic workings of the decks.

Unlike most prediction tools, Tokka cards can be used by non Moon Mages, however they will have no actual predictive qualities when used like this.

Old Info

There are ruined Tokka decks in the game, which were a free give away as TKT ammo item (generic tokka cards can be removed from the deck one at a time). These decks contained 52 cards and have a few verbs, and can occasionally be stolen from the Throne City Museum.

Below is a list of known cards.

Known Card (Old)

• Joyous Mage: Affected Primary Magic skill.
• Moneylender: Affected Appraisal skill.
• Jester of the Court: Affected Musical Theory skill. (presplit - Unsure now)
• Wounded Veteran: Affected First Aid skill.
• Artificer: Affected Mechanical Lore skill.
• Endless Ocean: Affected Swimming skill.
• Stellar Stairway: Affected Climbing skill.
• River of Aether: Affected Targeted Magic skill.
• Nimble Dancer: Affected Evasion skill.
• Sulking Hunter: Affected Skinning skill.
• Thief of Hearts: Affected Disarm Traps skill.
• Runebinder: Affected Astrology skill.
• The Crossroads: A symbol for the gathering of Fortune's Path members.

Please note the skill effected relates to the cantrip, and MAY not reflect the actual Tokka Cards.

Also See

"Moon mage" is not in the list (None, Bard, Barbarian, Cleric, Empath, Moon Mage, Necromancer, Paladin, Ranger, Thief, ...) of allowed values for the "Guild association is" property.