desertrat
I couldn't find a thread for this deck. I'd like to start one to express my admiration for it.
It's a digital art deck, but very well done, IMO. The deck has a fantasy/magical theme encorporating dragons, winged people, castles, and bursts of magical lights. The colors are bright and cover the whole spectrum of the rainbow (obviously
). The landscapes are lovely and occasionally breathtaking. The people are expressive, sexy, and garbed in fantastical costumes. And the cards are borderless - Yay!!
This deck is not a RWS clone (not that there's anything wrong with RWS clones - I love them too). The artist has created unique scenes for each card, much like many decks produced by Lo Scarabeo. Yet one can see the traditional card meanings within most of them. For example, the Eight of Swords pictures a woman holding aloft a torch in the midst of a blizzard. She cannot see which way to go through the swirling snow.
As far as the cardstock goes, well I am perpetually puzzled by what constitutes good vs. bad cardstock. I like the way these cards feel. They shuffle smoothly and to me most resemble the cardstock of LoS decks. The deck came with it's own bag and a 40 page companion book.
I am truly delighted by this one, and by the artist Carmen Waterman, who I find to be kind and gracious. It is my hope that this post might inspire people who are unfamiliar with the deck to take a look.
It's a digital art deck, but very well done, IMO. The deck has a fantasy/magical theme encorporating dragons, winged people, castles, and bursts of magical lights. The colors are bright and cover the whole spectrum of the rainbow (obviously
). The landscapes are lovely and occasionally breathtaking. The people are expressive, sexy, and garbed in fantastical costumes. And the cards are borderless - Yay!!This deck is not a RWS clone (not that there's anything wrong with RWS clones - I love them too). The artist has created unique scenes for each card, much like many decks produced by Lo Scarabeo. Yet one can see the traditional card meanings within most of them. For example, the Eight of Swords pictures a woman holding aloft a torch in the midst of a blizzard. She cannot see which way to go through the swirling snow.
As far as the cardstock goes, well I am perpetually puzzled by what constitutes good vs. bad cardstock. I like the way these cards feel. They shuffle smoothly and to me most resemble the cardstock of LoS decks. The deck came with it's own bag and a 40 page companion book.
I am truly delighted by this one, and by the artist Carmen Waterman, who I find to be kind and gracious. It is my hope that this post might inspire people who are unfamiliar with the deck to take a look.
