I've been puttering along with my Oracle idea, stolen/inspired from the Ars Magica rules magic system. I made an initial set of chips and found it worked for me. So then I made a prettier version.

I've been puttering along with my Oracle idea, stolen/inspired from the Ars Magica rules magic system. I made an initial set of chips and found it worked for me. So then I made a prettier version.

The basic are that there are 5 realms (create, perceive, transform, destroy, and control) and 10 focuses on each chip. There is also a sun or moon in the background. The sun and Moon are the standard yes/no closed question mechanism.

The combination of a realm and a focus offers many possibilities. For example, say you run into an NPC who happens to be an old flame. You want know how they respond to seeing you. You draw the swirling heart which represents (among other things) emotions. Were that combined with "perceive" it may indicate that the the NPC still has feelings for you and colors how they interact.. However if it were combined with "create" we may have a situation where they are putting on a display of emotion, but it's not genuine.

I'm still working out the details, but I'm enjoying it so far. And I always enjoy having physical props at hand for any game, so this project is a good fit.