The Lovers
Outlining the seventh major arcana card.
Keith Hiscox
1/30/20262 min read
We love these cards. We hope you do too. If you've only just discovered this blog, or our game, then welcome. We're posting fortnightly descriptions of the meanings, representations and game uses of each tarot card. This time we're covering The Lovers with metaphorical kisses and rose petals.
Card Meaning
Because loving couples choose to be together, this card represents all moments of choice. It crops up when big life-decisions need to be taken. The card also represents the concepts of romance, harmony and personal ethics.
In a Yes/No reading this card represents Yes, but only as long as the decision being made is aligned with the deciding character’s personal ethics. Where a Yes would conflict with that internal moral code the answer will be a resounding No. This card will therefore give different Yes/No answers depending on the character traits of the querent.
Setting Specific Design
The trees in this card traditionally suggest the possible options being chosen, they have been represented here as “Golden Trees Of Sabria”, which for the purposes of the deck our artist has interpreted as being somewhat akin to a flowering maple, or an acacia. The angelic figure depicted here is feminine, as certain protective angelic beings have been represented within Sabrian art and religion. She is in a position to provide divine guidance to the mundane lovers shown below her (we have used a pair of amorous servants from the Collegia Magica novels as our inspiration for these two besotted figures).
Mechanical Impact
During character generation the medieval roles of suitor, lover, ingenue and matchmaker are in the air, along with themes of love and belonging. All of this should inform your character-making decisions.
Mechanically this card is wild for mundane characters and has the additional optional effect of doubling the value of any cards froth suit of cups being played alongside it. Cups represent emotions and social interactions within the game, so using this card would make you more likely to persuade or impress another character.
We're back on schedule now and powering through these blog posts - so it's fitting that our next card will be The Chariot.
