Astrologian: what is your understanding about it?

[AmiableApkallu]

It doesn't matter if RNG is present or not for AST. It's a card class, not an RNG class. I'm not saying that as opinion. If RNG was the defining fact of the class it wouldn't be removed. The only thing that will strip astro of it's identity is if the cards and buffing are gone.

Even the job guide, if you really want to go into, says that reading the stars is how astro's are able to use their magic. It doesn't say anything about astro's relying on randomness to do anything. They are able to do it by attuning to the constellations. They draw the card to attune to that constellations. It's doesn't matter if the card is random or not.

You may want to talk to Guillestet again. Reacquaint yourself with the history of "fortune-telling" and "fate-scrying" and "consulting with a divining deck" and "hoping to draw forth its aether and use it to manipulate fates."

Unknowability and uncertainty is intrinsic in all of that. The gameplay mechanism that reflects that is RNG.

[Zolvolt]

You may want to talk to Guillestet again. Reacquaint yourself with the history of "fortune-telling" and "fate-scrying" and "consulting with a divining deck" and "hoping to draw forth its aether and use it to manipulate fates."

Unknowability and uncertainty is intrinsic in all of that. The gameplay mechanism that reflects that is RNG.

It's fine if you take it that way. But drawing the cards at all reflects that. Not the RNG about it. I mean, which one of is right? the RNG is removed from the job only backs one of our views up. That being said they could re-add rng in a new way to astro and it's not like I'm going to be against it. It doesn't matter if its there or not. But it being present has more negatives than posistives.

[AmiableApkallu]

It's fine if you take it that way. But drawing the cards at all reflects that. Not the RNG about it. I mean, which one of is right? the RNG is removed from the job only backs one of our views up. That being said they could re-add rng in a new way to astro and it's not like I'm going to be against it. It doesn't matter if its there or not. But it being present has more negatives than posistives.

The defining characteristic of drawing a card from a desk is that you don't know what card(s) you'll get next. It's really that simple. It's the basis of many a card game.

AST's cards, inspired, by tarot cards, are no different. I mean, what's the point of a reading if you already know the answer ahead of time?