Realistic or Modern Skiamachy (Miscellaneous)

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skiamachy miscellani

The characters that will become involved in the Skiamachy, much like characters in the Persona main-line series, have a tarot card at their center. However, unlike convention, these characters focus on the minor arcana, especifically the court cards. These include a Page, a Knight, a Queen, and a King. While the major arcana is the journey of man, the minor arcana displays elements more typical within mythic grecian narratives, of heros whom are of royal court, and must traverse life as such.

If it's difficult to choose a Court Card, the following details themes of each card:

• Page of Cups: Opportunity, intuition, curiosity, possibility, idea, doubt, immaturity
• Knight of Cups: Creativity, romance, charm, imagination, beauty, overactive imagination, unrealism, jealousy, moody
• Queen of Cups: Compassion, feelings, care, stability, codependency, flow
• King of Cups: Balance, self-love, diplomacy, moodiness, manipulation
• Page of Swords: Idea, curiosity, knowledge, communication, self-expression, all talk/no action, haste
• Knight of Swords: Ambition, action, thought, restlessness, unfocus, impulse, burnout
• Queen of Swords: Independence, unbiased judgement, boundaries, communication, emotion, influenced, cold-heart
• King of Swords: Mental clarity, power, authority, truth, quiet power, truth, misuse of power, manipulation
• Page of Pentacles: Manifestation, financial opportunity, development, no progress, procrastination, learn from failure
• Knight of Pentacles: Hard work, productivity, routine, conservatism, discipline, boredom, stuck, perfectionism
• Queen of Pentacles: Nurture, practical, finances, working parent, work home conflict
• King of Pentacles: Wealth, business, leadership, security, discipline, abundance, ineptitude, wealth and status, obsession, stubborn
• Page of Wands: Inspiration, idea, discovery, potential, spirit, energy, self-limit, path
• Knight of Wands: Energy, passion, action, adventure, impulsiveness, passion project, haste, scattered, delay, frustration
• Queen of Wands: Courage, confidence, social butterfly, determination, self-respect, confidence, introvert, establishment
• King of Wands: Leader, vision, entrepreneur, honor, impulsiveness, haste, ruthlessness, expectations

Personae used within the Skiamachy have abilities akin to an elemental matrix. The known elements used by said Personae include:

• Slash, Strike, Pierce (Physical)
• Burn (Fire)
• Freeze (Ice)
• Shock (Electricity)
• Shine (Bless)
• Shade (Curse)
• Might (Almighty)
• Bluster (Wind)
• Crumble (Earth)
• Meld (Psy)

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