Gain deck of 12 Tarock cards. At expedition start, shuffle and deal Tarock Hand of 5 cards face down. Once per Pulse, draw one Tarock card from hand:

Act on it in the moment, OR
Bank it (face up) — banked card may trigger penalty/boon, may not be playable in moment.
If revealed and not used or banked → burned (back into deck until next expedition). Each burn = -1 MS cap until end of expedition.

Drawing a Tarock card = Quick Action.

Mystic does not select cards (governed by Fates, Spirits, Mysticism). Shuffle deck, deal 12. Remaining 8 in box for level-up.

Every level: +1 Tarock card to deck (from box).
Every level: Tarock Hand +1.
By Lvl 10: Deck of 20, Hand of 12.

Once a card is used, shuffled back into Deck and unavailable until next Loom.

Tarock Deck (12 base cards)

#	Card	Immediate Effect	Banked Effect	Symbolism
1	The Veil	You and allies +2 DR until end of combat. If played out of combat, retain +2 DR until combat. If Pulse occurs, lose +2 DR.	Vision clouded: disadvantage on Insight/Perception until next Rest.	Hidden truths, secrets beneath clarity
2	The Anchor	Restore 1d4 + Resolve Mod PV to all allies within sight. (2d4 at Lvl 6.)	You become immobile for one round when next struck.	Grounding, duty, holding fast in chaos
3	The Lantern	Reveal all hidden entities within 20 ft for 1 round.	Shadows cling: next Mental damage you take = +1d4 extra.	Illumination, discovery, hope in darkness
4	The Echo	Replay last action you took this round (re-roll result).	Whispers repeat: take 1d6 + Essence Mod damage.	Reflection, memory, consequence
5	The Fracture	Deal 2d6 Psychic to all enemies within 10 ft. (3d6 at L4; 4d6 at L7.)	Rift widens: all allies within 120 ft -1 DR for one round after you're next hit; opposed Attunement DC. Fail = 2d4+1 MS, success = 1d4 MS.	Breaking of trust, split paths
6	The Thread	Choose one ally: their next check automatically succeeds.	If not used before next pulse, you take -1 Resolve and -1 PV from MAX PV with EACH Pulse. Once burned, restore lost stats.	Fate intertwined, unseen bond
7	The Maw	Summon void rift; pull one enemy 10 ft toward you.	Reality thins: next Drift Die roll automatically [-].	Consumption, fear, hunger
8	The Bloom	Heal 1d6 PV to single ally or self. (2d6 at L4; 3d6 at L7.)	Emotions amplified: next social interaction forces draw of Complication Card.	Renewal, growth, rebirth
9	The Clock	Gain one extra Main Action this round.	Time strains: skip your next turn (or when next in Combat).	Urgency, patience, mortality
10	The Mirror	Reflect half of next damage you take back to attacker; take zero damage yourself.	Mirror flaws: Disadvantage on next two Checks.	Duality, reflection, truth
11	The Crown	+2 on all Checks for one round (or one minute outside combat).	Pride festers: cannot accept ANY aid until next Rest (can still aid yourself).	Leadership, ego, burden
12	The Well	Draw one additional Tarock card immediately.	Depth pulls: lose 1d4 MS. (1d4+1 at L4; 1d4+2 at L7; 1d4+3 at L10.)	Secrets, insight, temptation
13	The Eye	Auto-detect nearest source of Drift Energy or nearest Drift Wisp.	Paranoia: roll Drift Die with Disadvantage until next Pulse (roll 2, take lesser).	Unknowing
14	The Pulse	Instantly restore 1d6 + Pulse Mod PV to all allies.	Heart falters: cannot be PV healed for 1 Pulse.	Rhythm of world, life's heartbeat
15	The Tower	All enemies within 10 ft opposed Resolve check or stunned.	Cracks appear: next ally within 10 ft fails a Check automatically.	Catastrophe, pride, downfall
16	The Stranger	Summon spectral ally. Pulse Energy 5 (Max). Mind Flail 1d4 MS or Stigmata 1d6 PV. Cannot be targeted. After each attack, roll 4 Drift Die: [+]s restore Pulse Energy, [-]s remove. Vanishes if Pulse Energy = 0 OR Pulse occurs.	Ally lingers and crosses to another Pulse until summoned/Drift collapses. Lose 1d6+[Pulses crossed] MS when it vanishes.	Aid from unknown, bargains made
17	The Gate	Open rift to another space (teleport 30 ft).	Bleed-through: GM may alter nearby reality slightly on use.	Thresholds, crossing, temptation
18	The Coin	Heads or tails: correct = double next action; wrong = double damage next hit.	N/A	Luck, risk, cost
19	The Child	Restore all MS damage and +2 Resolve for 1 round / 10 minutes.	Naïveté: next Resolve, Composure, Focus, or Presence check auto-fails.	Innocence, rebirth, clarity
20	The Drift	Trigger localized Drift surge: all allies re-roll next Drift Die roll with Advantage.	Burn 2 Tarock cards from your hand without looking/revealing.	Change, chaos, transcendence

Tarock Readings (non-combat ritual, once per Pulse)

1. Shuffle entire Tarock deck and hand together (not burned cards).

2. Draw 3 face up — Past / Present / Possibility.

3. Mystic interprets symbolism (poetic only).

4. Rare combinations: reality bends; listeners may experience Drift Projection (immersive vision/echo of possible future).

5. Mystic shuffles and redraws hand to full (resets used cards but not burned).

Rare Tarock Combinations (selected)

Combination	Reading Title	Vision	Effect
1 + 4 + 9	Echoes Beneath the Veil	Past replays as ghostlike form	Party glimpses key past event
3 + 5 + 8	The Garden Split	Growth + decay entwine	Foreshadows corruption (sanctuary/ally/ideal hides festering truth)
2 + 6 + 11	Bound by Duty	Loyalty/leadership/destiny pulse	One PC symbolically "chosen" or burdened: +1 Resolve, -1 Ingenuity until next dawn
7 + 10 + 12	Reflected Hunger	Reflection with jaws behind it	Moral doppelgänger emerges (enemy or ally)
4 + 8 + 13	Awakening Memory	Light blooms in forgotten corner	Buried secret resurfaces; one PC remembers something they never lived
5 + 6 + 15	The Breaking of Bonds	Cards crack in unison	Foreshadows betrayal or collapse of unity
2 + 9 + 14	Cycle Eternal	What ended begins again	Mission echoes older unseen one; NPCs may recall déjà vu
3 + 10 + 18	Refraction Point	Light bends like through warped glass	Time-space anomaly; Mystic senses imminent Drift breach; future or alternate being may appear briefly
11 + 14 + 16	The Ascendant's Bargain	Crowned figure shaking hands with shadow; reader's Shadow appears larger 2 dawns	Roll 2d3 twice (reroll if same); 2=Might, 3=Finesse, 4=Ingenuity, 5=Resolve, 6=Essence. Until 2 dawns: first roll +2 modifier, second roll -2 modifier
8 + 13 + 19	Birth of Vision	Cards' ink runs like veins, glowing	Reality bends; everyone experiences same surreal possible future. Death in bend may = death in real world. Caution.
7 + 15 + 20	Collapse of Worlds	Gravity falters; light peels off	Short-lived Rift projection: party witnesses collapse of future city, symbolizing something they might prevent
1 + 6 + 18	Crossing the Hidden Path	Shimmering doorway in cards' center	Mystic may attempt to open temporary passage to safer/stranger place. GM rolls hidden 1 Drift Die per party member. Positive=safer, Negative=stranger, Neutral=any known location
5 + 12 + 17	The Price of Knowing	Well's reflection shows something terrible and true	Powerful clue gained, Mystic -2 MS
3 + 11 + 20	Herald of Light	Drift's reflection ignites like dawn	Brief divine-like revelation: all present heal 1d6 + level PV or MS
9 + 10 + 19	Temporal Reflection	Cards ripple; mirror image acts moments before party	Next 3 dawns, if Mystic witnesses potential killing blow on themselves or party member to On The Brink, may reverse time and re-roll cause
4 + 14 + 17	Reverberation Loop	Door opens to shadow world	Reader can walk through, becoming "unseen" for next 60 min save for shadow. +5 Conceal. Can interact and talk. Combat/damage breaks invisibility
1 + 14 + 20	The Rending Veil	World flickers into the Drift	All present gain 1 Unease and now in The Drift. Can only exit through Drift Door
6 + 13 + 20	The Loom of Fates	Threads of light connect every living being	Mystic can remove all Unease from party. Through touch, heal (PV or MS) using gathered Unease
10 + 15 + 20	Shattered Reflection	Reality fractures like glass; reflection whispers secrets	Creates Rift anomaly lingering 1 day in Natural World; attracts Drift-attuned entities
9 + 16 + 20	The Paradox Marches	Figure wearing Mystic's face walks away through fog	A doppelgänger of the Mystic now loose in world. GM-controlled, recurring story thread
5 + 7 + 20	The Hunger Beyond	Air bends inward; unseen entities whisper your name	Rift Pulse event, GM led
11 + 19 + 13	The Monarch Ascends	Mystic glimpses themselves seated in throne of light	Party +1 Resolve for 1 hour; Mystic gains temporary aura that draws reverence or fear