Which deck for a LARP?

[Skimo]

Hello,

I have still not found exactly what I want, but I will wait for the arrival of the Archeon to see if it could work, and if it doesn't, I will go on with my research.
Thank you for the advices, (new ones are still welcome).

Following the idea of matching decks and Fantasy worlds, I have made a new thread :
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?p=1511911#post1511911

Have a nice day!

 

[Gavriela]

The Eltynne would work for some of them - as would probably that Lenormand you like so much.

Or how about Oracle de la Triade for something really mind-bendy?

If you can't read Marseille style decks, then I might go with an iconic-looking oracle. Just make sure it doesn't have a bar code on the box!

 

[whipsilk]

The Sacred Rose might be my choice for Elric, although three other decks suggest themselves:
- Someone, I think, suggested Nathalie Hertz's Fantastical Tarot, and I agree that's a good possibility.
- One that hasn't been mentioned is Zack Wong's Revelations Tarot. There's something very Multiverse-ish about the dual-ended images.
- You might also look at the Tarot of the Origins from Lo Scarabeo. It has a kind of raw power that seems appropriate for a very young world, and as I recall, doesn't look too specific to Neanderthals.

I also agree that a historical deck would be too specific to the Renaissance worlds that spawned them, and would run contrary to the feeling of Melnibone.

Whatever you pick, have fun with your LARP.

 

[Skimo]

The Eltynne would work for some of them - as would probably that Lenormand you like so much.

Or how about Oracle de la Triade for something really mind-bendy?

If you can't read Marseille style decks, then I might go with an iconic-looking oracle. Just make sure it doesn't have a bar code on the box!

The Etsy Lenormand could be great indeed, it would be a good reason to buy one... ;o)

A friend of mine coming with me has the Oracle de la Triade, I hope he will come with it )

The Revelations tarot has an interesting duality... I will think about it...

 

[Dwaas]

Yes wait for your Archeon. It is beautiful and full of magic. I am sure it will feel at home in a LARP!

 

[Skimo]

I have just received the Archeon.

It's a nice deck and it could be the one but the cards just feel like plastic!
To be honest, it bothers me...

I will receive the Universal Fantasy from Mariana, and I hope Innana will answer to my PM for the Fantastical.

Then I will have the choice.

 

[femalegamer]

My recommendation has nothing to do with the content of the deck. My recommendation is: something inexpensive that you can easily replace. LARPs are active places with lots of movement; you can drop cards and they get walked on, or even lost. And, unfortunately, they also have a tendency to involve people you don't know, which leads to the possibility of theft. (We mark all our LARP books with our names on interior pages.)

 

[Skimo]

Thank you femalegamer.

It will be my third larp and I haven't had any problem before, but I still keep the thief possibility in mind.
(That's why I wouldn't bring the MAAT).

A mass market deck is definitely the better option.

Due to its heavy lamination, I tend to think that the Archeon would survive even if a tribe of orcs run on it...

 

[Aerin]

I had another look at the Sacred Rose last night, and it still shouts 'Moorcock' at me.

Regarding the above discussion, you can get a second hand copy very cheap.

Aerin

 

[femalegamer]

I agree, the Archeon is laminated to indestructibility.

The possibility of lost cards or ruined cards came to mind because, sadly, it happened at a Vampire LARP I was in - sometimes others can be very inconsiderate of people's property.