So you like parties?
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So you like parties?
by AkiyaMarquis Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:45 pm
“Just cards right?” You question yourself as you pull a white envelope from the mail box. There was no return address and instead of throwing it out you decided to open it. A card fell to the ground and a piece of paper; hesitantly you bend down and lift both of them. You turn the card once maybe twice in your hands trying to grasp what the meaning behind it is. Your eyes peer at the letter and you hastily shove the card back into the envelope. You open the letter nearly ripping it in your negligence.
The Plot Simplified
Character Sheets
Human
Creature
The Cards
The Players:
The Fool:
The Magician:
The High Priestess:
The Empress:
The Emperor:
The Hierophant:
The Lovers:
The Chariot:
Strength:
The Hermit:
Wheel of Fortune:
Justice:
The Hanged Man:
Death:
Temperance:
The Devil:
The Tower:
The Star:
The Moon:
The Sun:
Judgment:
The World:
Creatures
To whom received this invitation,
Who am I? That is a normal question to ask, yet my name is not valid at this moment. You may call me The Mistress in Black if it will appease your mind. Welcome to my game. The card you hold in your hand is a replica of your personality and the way you treat others. Hence why I invited you. There is a manor not too far from where you are, the Hollenswell mannor. Yes, yes you are correct. This invitation is for a get together I am holding there; bring the card and please remember that when you reach the doors that card is you. Hope to see you there.
The Mistress in Black
The Plot Simplified
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You receive a tarot card in the mail with a letter inviting you to a party. The Mistress in Black, a figureless name told you once you enter the doors the card is you. Meaning you completely lost who you are and assume the card’s identity. What you don’t know is it’s a race against the clock to regain your own identity or become prey for the Mistress in her cards.
At the start of the party when you start referring to yourselves as the cards you start being unable to recall information about yourself. Soon everything but the description of the card is forgotten. At that point the race against the clock starts. The mistress will give you 48 hours to either regain your memory or become one of her cards; though memory increase will gradually happen, not over a matter of minutes if it happens at all. Beware though there are creatures that roam the halls of the manor and various rooms run off your fears. Stay on your toes.
Character Sheets
Human
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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b](18-28)
[b]Sex:[/b] (I rather like the genders to be equal.)
[b]Sexual Preference:[/b]
[b]Card:[/b] (from list below)
[b]Nationality:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]Fears:[/b](List at least three)
[b]Strengths:[/b]
[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Bio:[/b]
Creature
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[b]Name:[b] Species number works as well
[b]Type of creature:[/b]
[b]Powers:[b] (If any list three.)
[b]Abilities:[/b] (If any list three)
[b]Appearance:[/b](Image or written)
[b]Bio:[/b]How you came to work for the Mistress in Black.
The Cards
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The Fool: How cool would it be not to worry about what other people think about you? The fool is the one person who doesn’t get upset by life. He seen it all and done it all in his past lives, and knows deep down nothing really matters. He might look like the idiot, the joker, the one person who doesn’t take anything seriously, but his job is to show that there’s more than one way of looking at things, and that things aren’t as serious as you sometimes think they are. Take another look at the Fool in your life and see what he has to offer you.
The Magician: Ruled by Mercury. The magician marks the impulse of creativity, the spark that creates the fire. A card of huge energy, the choices he offers are up to you to make. Look at the four different suits he’s juggling: you could choose the material path of the pentacle, the emotional path of the cup, and the intellectual opportunities of the sword represents or the creativity of the wand The magician is your guide to life, giving you flashes of inspiration along the way, but he will never take responsibility for your choices. They are yours and yours alone.
The High Priestess: Ruled by Venus. You’ve probably met the high priestess and wondered what this girl has got. She seems to have an air of wisdom and authority about her and, although she doesn’t do anything to make herself the center of attention, she always is. She’s the one who already seems to have sorted out just what’s important to her and what’s not. She’s probably had more past lives than all of us put together and learnt her lessons well. It’s worth remembering that nobody, even the high priestess, wants to be alone. She represents relationships between two people, but also earthly issues and the spiritual. She is the feminine side of the magician, offering you flashes of insight into your own potential.
The Empress: Ruled by the moon. The empress is all woman. She’s the symbol of the mysteries of femininity. She’s cosmically creative, highly emotional and astonishingly selfless. But just as she represents beauty and support, girly emotions can also include jealously and spite. As a young woman you’ll explore them all, but keep the ugly ones in check or you’ll find that being a woman isn’t such fun after all. Her symbolic number is three, which if you’re religious, can represent Christ, God, and the Holy Ghost, or the more Pagan meaning of the relationship between the sun, the moon, and the earth. The empress is about security and contentment. She’s made her nest and now she can get on with what she needs to do.
The Emperor: Ruled by Aries. The Emperor is the father, the undisputed head of the gang with wisdom and compassion, logic, and social skills needed for such a job. If the Empress is the power of the natural world, The Emperor rules the mind; they need each other for balance and harmony. His symbolic number is four, and he represents the four elements that make the universe tick; earth, fire, water, and air. But his male energy can also be macho and aggressive and his potential coldness, cruelty, and boisterousness are something to watch out for.
The Hierophant: Ruled by Taurus. A Hierophant interprets spiritual knowledge and has a compassion and wisdom beyond his years. He’s the High Priest to The High Priestess, and represents the spiritual side of man. He’s the old philosopher sitting in his rocking chair, happy to watch the world go by and pass on his wisdom to whoever comes his way. But The Hierophant’s skill is only in talking about an issue. He won’t sort out your problem for you, although a chat could set you free. His symbolic number is five, the five pointed star representing the greatest capabilities and he suggests that you use them for yourself.
The Lovers: Ruled by Gemini. Love is a partnership between two people, the balancing of power to make the most of each other. But this card is also about the balance in your own personality. Remember the old Chinese theory Yin and Yang? Yin (Female) is the cool, watery energy that comes to the boil with enough Yang (Male) energy. If one is a little too energetic or powerful, it can be a nightmare; just as too much heat can make water boil over, too much water can put out a fire. This is also the card of choice and commitment. Making a decision isn’t just about plumping for one of the options without giving it some serious thought. If you’re choosing one person over another, there’s going to be some fallout. Have a think about how you’re going to deal with that before you make your decision.
The Chariot: Ruled by Cancer. The Chariot is about speed and energy, struggle and triumph. It’s about winning the race, but with confidence and a mix of luck, intuition and good planning. It takes a skilled driver to ride the Chariot that wins. Two horses, one black, one white, that are pulling the chariot, represent the heart and the head, and it calls for intelligence, discipline and clarity of thought to keep them both in check. And remember that a chariot without a skilled driver can run out of control. The symbolic number for this card is the lucky number seven.
Strength: Ruled by Leo. This card is not so much about physical strength as the strength of will. The Chinese say that even the tallest bamboo cannot be toppled by the wind because the strength of its roots is unshakeable. Similarly, this is about the relationship between the sunny and shadow-sides of ourselves, the spiritual and the more earthly parts of souls. Remember the story of Beauty and the Beast in which the purity of Belle’s spirit tamed the wild anger of the beast? Their relationship was only a success because both spirits found a way to work together.
The Hermit: Ruled by Virgo. Remember the story of Jesus going off into the wilderness? He didn’t go there to lose himself but to find himself, and The Hermit card suggests you take some time out in a similar way. Some of the wisest people in the world choose to retreat from the world: look at the zen monks, the sadhus, the artists who hide in their attics and emerge with a masterpiece. The Hermit is the seeker and custodian of wisdom. ‘Seek and you shall find’ in his mantra.
Wheel of Fortune: Ruled by Jupiter. Many religions around the world believe in the constant cycle of birth, death and rebirth that spins you through your many lives enlightenment. The idea is to learn your lessons well so that with each lifetime you can make a more valuable contribution to the way the world turns. Nobody knows what spins the wheel, and nobody knows their fate or their destiny. The big lesson is to trust the universe, to know that we have control over what we do but little control over what the world does to us, and that everything that happens is for a reason.
Justice: Ruled by Libra. When we concentrate too much on the wrong things in life- what we appear to be, what we look like, how much money we have- the scales of justice sink out of balance as we dip into selfishness and ego. By being honest, kind and thoughtful, presenting ourselves well to the outside world as well as to ourselves and always making sure that we don’t let people take advantage of us, the scales will float back into balance, and we’ll get more of what we deserve. Remember the old adage: ‘As you sow, so shall you reap.’
The Hanged Man: Ruled by water. This is a card of sacrifice. A man is suspended from a rose briar, unable to free himself, yet he doesn’t try to struggle. The thorns may hold him but they don’t draw blood. His hair and sash are flowing in the wind and his eyes are closed in meditation. The Hanged Man is not a victim of anything and asks no-one to save him; he has chosen to sacrifice himself in order to gain more insight about his place in the world through meditation. Upside down, he can see things as they really are; sometimes it takes such a radical act to get things into perspective. The question here is are you ready to do it?
Death: Riled by Scorpio. Death is the end, although not always of a life. A powerful card of transition, this could be about the birth of a new way of being, the butterfly emerging from the chrysalis. What comes to an end makes way for the beginning of something deeper, fresher. It could be a new love that could only happen if the old one has finished, or it could be the end of a part of your childhood that’s got to make way for the next stage of growing up, the explosion of your psychic powers and spiritual growth. Whatever it is, this is no time for mourning.
Temperance: Ruled by Sagittarius. Temperance is an old fashioned idea, but the wise always learn from the past. It symbolizes the action of purifying, turning something bad into something much better. Look at the way the figure on the card pours from one chalice to another; she seems to offer the substance to the universe, allowing it to oversee the sparkling transformation. For most of us, temperance is more about the art of self control, of pouring the most base desires into the chalice and seeing what they turn into. Blending, sieving, sorting the wheat from the chaff of our emotions, this is about finding the recipe for moderation. Sagittarius is the archer who sets his sights clearly, holds steady and then lets his arrow fly directly to its target.
The Devil: Ruled by Capricorn. Do you ever find yourself doing things that you know will ruin your chances with someone, eating food that you know will make you fat, making yourself late when you know you need to be on time? The Devil is about sabotage and the temptation to be wicked. He whispers in your ear to try to tempt you, but this is the extent of his power over you. Eve had every opportunity to refuse the apple, and so do you. This is about the power to see what’s really stopping you getting the best out of your life. Once you realize you are the power behind the throne, you can rule your life.
The Tower: Ruled by Mars. Take care what you build your dreams on; build on sand and however fantastic the sand castle may be, it can’t last. This card reminds you if the need to be clear about your intentions, to prepare for failure and to be brave enough to watch that sand castle come tumbling down if you built it in the wrong place. Sometimes The Tower will bring destruction, a real hurricane of a story which rips away the seams of everything that you thought you understood. Don’t worry- The Tower comes with the inspiration to recognize catastrophe as a new opportunity.
The Star: Ruled by Aquarius. The Star is about hope, about reaching out to something beyond which you can touch and feel. But the person who draws The Star is not a dreamer; hope for you is not about ‘perhaps’ or ‘maybe’- it’s about ‘what if’ and ‘when’. Picking this card means that you’ve reached beyond your own limits and risen above the crowd. It’s about real achievement and real star quality.
The Moon: Ruled by Pisces. The Moon is the mirror of the heart and is about your dreams, instincts and primal drives. In astrology, it’s your sun sign that normally gets the most attention because it describes what you are like on the outside. But it’s where the moon was at the time of your birth that is often most telling because it gives an insight on what you’re really like on the inside. Similarly, The Moon card looks to the confusion or worries inside you and reminds you that even when the night seems dark, the moon is always shining, showing us the way. It says that it’s just a question of letting our eyes refocus and then look again.
The Sun: Ruled by the Sun. Without the sun, nothing would live. This is about the bright side of life, the energy and hope that can fill our lives. It’s about sunny characters who see the positive in everything. Think about how you feel when the sun is shining- particularly after a rainy spell-and bask in that energy. Nobody has it all the time, so enjoy it while it’s shining on you.
Judgment: Ruled by Fire. Judgment Day is, according to the Bible, the day when God looks back on your life and decides whether to send you up or down. It’s a story of Father Christmas, The Tooth Fairy and the Golden Time grid all rolled into one- the bottom line on whether you’ve been good…or not. But the Judgment card reminds you that your judgment day hasn’t yet arrived, and that you’ve (hopefully) got plenty of time before you meet your maker. Decided what you need to do to stay in the right queue. Judgment requires perspective and asks you to pay attention to what you need to learn in order to move on.
The World: Ruled by Saturn. This is the last of the Major Arcana cards, and yet the beginning of your spiritual journey. The world is what you can have if your heart and mind is in harmony, and this card says that you’re ready for the next chapter. The World is at the opposite end of the tarot deck from The Fool, a reminder that the story is never over, that it just gets more interesting the deeper you look into the mysteries of the world. Like those mythical Greek heroes, you’ll need faith, courage, and determination to find the keys.
The Players:
The Fool:
The Magician:
The High Priestess:
The Empress:
The Emperor:
The Hierophant:
The Lovers:
The Chariot:
Strength:
The Hermit:
Wheel of Fortune:
Justice:
The Hanged Man:
Death:
Temperance:
The Devil:
The Tower:
The Star:
The Moon:
The Sun:
Judgment:
The World:
Creatures
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Re: So you like parties?
by Bird of Hermes Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:36 pm
I would like to play the Moon, if that is alright with you?
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Re: So you like parties?
by AkiyaMarquis Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:59 pm
Not a problem at all. I just hope I can find more people interested. So I can launch this thread.
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Re: So you like parties?
by Shekinah Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:25 pm
Okay, I'll join one more time 
Again as The Fool if that's not a problem 
Again as The Fool if that's not a problem 
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Re: So you like parties?
by AkiyaMarquis Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:32 pm
Not at all I was hoping you would join.
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Re: So you like parties?
by Regicidal Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:36 pm
Jot me down for the Magician... Manipulative bastard.
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