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Tarot is a type of playing card deck that emerged in Europe around the 15th century. The cards started being used for various occult purposes starting in the late 18th century, based on unsubstantiated claims about them being related to the ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth. The practice endured for the next centuries, and even by the late 23rd century its practitioners could be found in the wasteland.[1]
Divination[]
Divination is practiced by taking a tarot deck and shuffling the cards, then drawing them. The allegorical meaning of the cards is interpreted by the practitioner, based on available knowledge, to provide advice or foresee the future.[2]
Known deck cards are illustrated in a modern style, reflecting the technologies of the time. The depictions of the cards in Major Arcana are:
- The Fool (0): A man dancing on a nuclear warhead.[3]
- The Emperor (IV): A man in a suit with a scepter.[4]
- The Hierophant (V): A man in a lab coat with a computer in one hand. It represents wisdom.[5]
- The Tower (XVI): A radio tower.[4]
In Minor Arcana:
- Prince of Wands: Man in power armor. It represents nobility.[5]
- Prince of Swords: Man with a vibro-blade and a flag.[6]
Practicioners[]
- Chuck, a Romani fortune teller in Adytum (2161).
- Beatrice Armstrong, a Vault dweller in Vault 101 (2277).[7]
- An unnamed dweller in Vault 21.
Appearances[]
Tarot is mentioned in Fallout, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. Additionally, an official Fallout tarot deck was published in 2022.
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Beatrice's posting on the Vault 101 cafeteria board.
- ↑ Chuck: "{120}{}{[Chuck pulls out a set of Tarot cards.] Let me consult the cards. [Chuck shuffles the cards.]}"
(CHUCK.MSG) - ↑ Chuck: "{124}{}{[Chuck pulls out a card with a picture of a man dancing on a nuclear warhead..] The Fool. I cannot help you; you must make your own way in the world.}
(CHUCK.MSG) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chuck: "{123}{}{[Chuck pulls out a card with a picture of a radio tower, and a card with a picture of a man in a suit with a scepter.] The Tower and the Emperor . . . great change awaits by the hands of a powerful leader. Whether that change is death, I cannot tell.}
(CHUCK.MSG) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Chuck: "{121}{}{[Chuck pulls out a card with a picture of a man in a lab coat with a computer in one hand, and a card with a man in power armor.] The Heirophant and the Prince of Wands in the south . . . great wisdom and nobility await in a place to the south.}"
(CHUCK.MSG) - ↑ Chuck: "{122}{}{[Chuck pulls out a card with a picture of a man with a vibro-blade and a flag.] The Prince of Swords in the north . . . you must face a powerful foe far to the north.}
(CHUCK.MSG) - ↑ Vault 101 notice board.