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Hi, i would be very interested to know how you play with a/this rpg 4yo child. If you got an actual play of that, that would be maad!

Thanks for the comment! I really love what you’ve done with this skill test system—it’s brilliant. I’ve actually been using it in my solo UVG campaign, though I’ve adapted it slightly based on your ideas.

I like to use the meaning of the winning card or hand to set the tone of the outcome—especially when I’m using an illustrated deck like the Rider-Waite. 

Optionally, I draw a card from the court or major arcana decks to flavor the result.

Alternatively, I include 5–10 court or major arcana cards in the skill test deck as wild cards. These can trigger unexpected events during tests—either positive or negative—depending on the hand. The impact is usually stronger if it’s a major arcana card.

Thanks again for the inspiration—your system has really added a lot to my sessions!

Thank you for sharing this overview of your tarot-based game. It's inspiring.
I have several questions:
Is the number of cards the challenger can have in his hand capped? I understand it's limited to 5 with free+ skills+virtue/burden?
For the Seer's hand, is it 4+3?
So the maximum confrontation is 5 vs 7?
Do you have a probability table to compare with other systems?
Thank you! 

Hi I spent a really good time playing your game. Here is my actual play:

The Squiggleton Gazette
“Subway closed: there's a new god in town"
By Correspondent Flit Parchment

Squiggleton, our city renowned for its whimsical chaos, has a new and rather cosmic claim to fame: the Grumpy Belly Button Dusty Bunny Black Hole of the Subway or GBBDBBHS! Once a peculiar deity of pranks and sneezes, it has transformed into a monumental force, reshaping both our public transit system and local folklore.

A Cosmic Origin in the Most Mundane Place

What began as a seemingly ordinary (if bizarre) day for Jigg Whimsy, local repairman and eccentric, has become the stuff of legend. Reports indicate that the GBBDBBHS was first discovered as a grumpy dust bunny living in Jigg’s belly button. Known then simply as GBBDB, this pint-sized deity was as mischievous as it was mysterious, delighting in spreading sneezes and stardust.

Jigg, unwittingly the Godling’s caretaker, reportedly bonded with the entity as it explored life beyond its linty origins. However, the Godling’s ambitions grew along with its size, eventually leaping from Jigg’s hoodie and setting off on a journey of self-discovery in Squiggleton’s subway system.
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The Subway Becomes a Cosmic Gateway

The Godling’s playful antics escalated during its time in the subway, where it absorbed dust, debris, and eventually the very essence of its surroundings. What started as harmless pranks turned into something far more profound—and, to some, terrifying. Witnesses described the subway entrances beginning to warp, pulling in matter and even light, as GBBDB evolved into its current form: a black hole-like deity.

Local resident and amateur historian Poffle Dewfluff recounts, “It’s like the subway became its personal belly button—drawing in everything around it. The trains don’t run anymore because, well, they’re inside it now.”
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Jigg’s Mysterious Absorption

Eyewitness accounts suggest Jigg reappeared briefly near the GBBDBBHS before being absorbed into its expanding cosmic essence. While many feared for his life, some theorize that Jigg continues to exist within the entity, acting as a tempering force. Rumors of a faint, chuckling voice emanating from the subway entrances persist, often accompanied by a strange feeling of nostalgia.

“He’s still part of it,” says Clacko Mirth, a self-proclaimed GBBDBBHS worshipper. “Like a guardian angel… if angels were lint-covered and smelled faintly of ozone.”
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A New Mythos Emerges

The GBBDBBHS is now revered as both a god of transformation and a force of cosmic justice. Pilgrims leave offerings of lint and stardust at the abandoned subway entrances, hoping for blessings or redemption. At the same time, it’s become a cautionary tale for Squiggleton’s grumpier residents, often invoked to scare misbehaving children: “Keep up, or I’ll feed you to the Subway Monster!”

Despite these dramatic shifts, one figure remains blissfully unaware of it all: Dave, a local gamer so engrossed in his tabletop rulebooks that he has yet to notice the city’s newest deity.
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The Legacy of GBBDBBHS

What began as a belly-button curiosity has become a monumental fixture in Squiggleton’s chaotic world. The GBBDBBHS serves as a reminder of the power of ambition, the beauty of connection, and the ever-present whimsy of our city. As for Jigg and his repair shop, they may be gone in a physical sense, but their essence lives on—forever swirling in the cosmic dust of the Subway Monster.

Editor’s Note: The Gazette does not recommend approaching the subway entrances without proper protective gear or a deep sense of existential humility.