Tag: fantasy
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Knave of Pentacles | Larry the Loser
Larry was one of those people who couldn’t keep track of his stuff. The other farmers made fun of him for always losing things and nicknamed him Loser Larry. The poor guy wasted so much time looking for lost things that his farm was suffering. On this particular day, he’d lost a sandal. He was…
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Five of Swords | Niccolo Takes a Dive
“Good morning, you gorgeous creature!” Niccolo gushed as he stared into the pond at his reflection. “A veritable Greek god come to Earth, that’s you!” Niccolo was immensely pleased with himself — so pleased, in fact, that he couldn’t get over it. Whenever he had an opportunity to gaze upon his handsome self, he took…
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IV The Emperor | Butting Bad
Barry was born with at least one mean streak. No matter what his parents did to straighten him out was for naught. Their bouncing baby boy was a bad seed. His was a lifetime of bad deeds and cruelty. His family disowned him when he was just 16. They have not spoken to him since…
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IX The Hermit | An Asshole
Herman was a difficult child and now he is a lonely, angry adult. He never learned how to play nicely with others. To Herman, winning and demolishing other kids’ toys was the ultimate only goal. Even playing with clay trucks in the sand turned ugly when Herman would smash his playmates’ trucks with a rock,…
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The Ace of Wands | No Dice
Preston is a troubled youth and extremely large for his age. The former is due, in part, to his lack of social skills and his parents’ peculiar philosophy on socialization. For instance, rather than letting him go outside and play with other giant children, they insisted that he stay indoors and watch videos of kids…
aka, The Abject Muse 