Hey there. I wrote this redesign and submitted it in game. I think it actually turned out pretty good. Figured this would be a good place to post it to.

As some context, I’ve been practicing Tarot and Astrology for four years.

I hope you enjoy it!!!

THE PROBLEM
Draw isn’t fun and is clunky! It doesn’t delivery on the class identity and IMO its broken. Most everything else for AST is great! It’s just Draw, Divination and Minor Arcana (and their related buttons) that feel wonky and need a rework.

THE GOAL:

1. Make the Core of AST feel as good to play as WHM as 50. I’m using WHM as a baseline for what a healing class should feel like.
2. Make the class identity shine! AST is a \*Divinator/Fortune Teller\*. It should feel like one.

WHERE IT WENT WRONG:
* There is a misunderstanding on SE’s part of what Tarot Is/Does.
* IRL Tarot is a reflection of what is happening in the consciousness (mind) of the person….
You’ll have to suspend disbelief here for a moment…
* IRL Tarot the cards are not random. (Again, please suspend disbelief).
* If this is hard for you to believe IRL, totally understandable. I’m using the IDEA that they are not random as a way to create a class identity for AST.

So, the draw mechanic in the game is random, but in the mythology of tarot, cards are NOT random.

THE SOLUTION:

Instead of having cards being drawn randomly, tie the card drawn to the state of the party/fight!

* Fixes core class identity — When you draw a card it feels like you are giving the party a reading.
* Fixes biggest complain about the mechanic from SB — no more random cards!!!!!!!
* Gives AST Tools for every situation (why WHM is fun at 50 and AST is not — IMO)
* Makes draw fun again
* SUPER FREAKING COOL!

DIVINATION:

* In Tarot IRL, cards are related to each other in a spread.
* The future position is always interpreted based on the cards next to it (in the past/present position)
* Thus when you divine the future, it is always based on the card before it
* So divination should *change its effect based on the cards drawn*
* So in-game you feel like you are ‘telling the future’ based on the cards drawn.
* You make different decisions because the effect of the reading
* This seals together the class and makes you FEEL LIKE A DIVINATOR/FORTUNE TELLER (aka tarot reading/astrologian )
* ALSO SUPER COOL

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