Tarot and Angel Cards

Drawing either an angel or tarot card at the beginning of each session is a long-standing tradition of the Bards of New York. Initially, angel cards were used, later replaced by major arcana tarot cards. Not all cards have been drawn on-camera. 
The card pulls have developed a reputation for accurately predicting or representing certain events and themes of the campaigns.
==List of Cards Drawn==
=== Ballad of the Nightmare Krew ===
The following list consists of both angel and tarot cards pulled at the beginning of each episode of the Ballad of the Nightmare Krew campaign. 
Tarot cards were first used during The Hazard of the Die, the final episode of Verse 1. In addition to The Hermit, which was drawn at the beginning of the episode, a tarot reading by Will during the final battle revealed The Tower as the outcome. 
Verse	Episode	Title 	Card 	Person
1 	8 	Just Deserts 	Healing 	(off-stream)
1 	13 	Our Doubts Are Traitors 	Purpose 	Woody
1 	14 	Delays Have Dangerous Ends 	Forgiveness 	Drew
1 	15 	Dockside Diplomacy 	Education 	Will
1 	16 	A 300lb Goldfish 	Communication 	Hannah
1 	17 	Treason and Murder Ever Kept 	Gratitude 	Kyle
1 	18 	A Brave Monster Indeed 	Courage 	Dan
1 	19 	Isle Full of Noises 	Understanding 	Hannah
1 	20 	The Great Pale Beast 	Siblinghood 	Drew
1 	21 	The Line: Part 1 	Creativity 	Woody
1 	22 	Secrets Revealed 	Spontaneity 	Will
1 	23 	Boys' Night Out 	Adventure 	Drew
1 	24 	Ties to the Past 	Acceptance 	Hannah
1 	25 	The BARDS are Back in Town 	Exploration 	Woody
1 	27 	Water Thieves and Land Thieves 	Wisdom 	Jack
1 	28 	The Island of Arn 	Grace 	Kyle
1 	29 	Scum and Villainy 	Discernment 	Dan
1 	30 	Lineage 	Integrity 	Hannah
1 	31 	The Nightmare Krew Made a BooBoo 	Release 	Woody
1 	32 	Stealing From the Pirate Conclave 	Truth 	Kyle
1 	33 	The Null Iteration 	Power 	Will
1 	34 	First In-Person Stream 	Intention 	Woody
1 	35 	As the Cardinal Flies 	Purification 	Drew
1 	36 	Birth of Wood 	Openness 	Woody
1 	37 	The Hazard of the Die 	The Hermit 	Woody
1 	37 	The Hazard of the Die 	The Tower 	Will
2 	17 	And Now Doth Time Waste Me 	The Devil 	Drew
2 	18 	And Now Doth Time Waste Me: Part 2 	Ten of Swords 	Woody
3 	2 	Chaos Come Again 	Temperance 	Drew
3 	3 	Honorable Villains 	The Sun 	Dan
3 	4 	Barbarous Caves 	The Empress 	Kyle
3 	6 	There Be Dragons 	The Emperor 	Kyle
3 	8 	All Things Are Ready 	The Hermit 	Drew
3 	9 	Victory or Grave 	The Chariot 	Hannah
3 	10 	As Far As Who Goes Furthest 	The Fool 	Drew
3 	11 	Gobminton 	The Moon 	Woody
3 	12 	The Line: Part 2 	Judgement 	Kyle
3 	14 	Sworn to Purpose 	The Tower 	Jon
3 	15 	Fight Like Devils 	The Devil 	Drew
3 	16 	Welcome Home Again 	Abundance 	Dan
3 	17 	Within the Book of Thy Brain 	Death 	Dan
3 	18 	The Game's A'foot 	The Hierophant 	Woody
3 	19 	Be Still Prepared for Death 	The Magician 	Will
3 	20 	It's Not in the Stars to Hold Our Destiny	Justice 	Hannah
4 	2 	Pleasure and Action 	The Hanged Man, reversed	Drew
4 	3 	'Tis A Night Of Revels 	The Lovers, reversed 	Jon
4 	4 	Shadows of Unseen Grief 	Temperance 	Kyle
4 	5 	Behold, A Cat 	The Hierophant 	Kyle
4 	6 	With Busy Hammers 	The Tower, reversed 	Dan
4 	7 	Fire Eyed Maid of Smoky War 	Death 	Drew
4 	8 	Wasteful War 	The Moon 	Will
4 	9 	Courage to Make Love Known 	The World 	Kyle
4 	10 	Noble Patricians, 	Wheel of Fortune 	Woody
4 	11 	Patrons of My Right 	The Magician 	Hannah
4 	12 	Smooth With Mine Enemy 	The Hermit 	Jon
4 	13 	Taint Not Thy Mind 	The Sun 	Woody
4 	14 	To This Urn Let Those Repair 	Justice, reversed 	Miles
4 	15 	To Be or Not to Be 	The Moon 	Jon
4 	16 	The True Beginning of Our End 	The Emperor 	Drew
4 	17 	Fortune's Great Charms 	The Lovers 	Kyle
5 	1 	How The World Wags 	The Star 	Will
5 	2 	Time's Injurious Hand 	Judgement 	Hannah
5 	3 	My Friends Are Poor But Honest 	Strength 	Drew
5 	4 	Recitative: Overture 	The Fool 	Jon
5 	7 	Recitative: Cadenza 	The Empress 	Rachel
5 	8 	Recitative: Crescendo 	The Hanged Man 	all
5 	9 	Recitative: Decrescendo 	The Chariot 	Dan
5 	10 	Come What May 	Death 	Drew
5 	11 	Heirs to Heartache 	The Hermit 	Miles
5 	12 	The Head That Wears The Crown 	The Moon 	Woody
5 	13 	Fight to The Last Gasp 	The World 	Will
5 	13 	Fight to The Last Gasp 	The Sun 	Will
5 	14 	This Parting Was Well Made 	The Empress 	Will
=== Regolus===
The following list consists of tarot cards pulled at the beginning of each episode of the Regolus campaign series.
Campaign 	Season	Episode 	Title 	Card 	Person
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	1 	The Hearth 	The Devil 	Hannah
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	2 	Üthevhenan: Heart of God 	King of Cups 	Drew
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	3 	The Guardian 	The High Priestess 	Woody
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	4 	Prince of Twilight 	The Wheel of Fortune 	Kyle
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	5 	The Fine Print 	Death 	Kyle
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	6 	Flame-Given-Form 	none (Death carried over)	
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	7 	The Blessed 	none 	
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	8 	Starkeep 	Temperance 	Drew
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	9 	Īlread 	The Sun 	Hannah
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	10 	Brighthorn 	The Star 	Kyle
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	11 	Sacrifice 	The Hierophant 	Drew
Regolus: Genesis 	1 	12 	Moonrise 	Judgement 	Hannah
Regolus: Evolution	1 	1 	Earth, Wind & Fire 	The Moon 	Kyle
Regolus: Evolution	1 	2 	As Above So Below 	The Hermit 	Kyle/Hannah
Regolus: Evolution	1 	3 	Tunnel Tussle 	Queen of Staves 	Drew
Regolus: Evolution	1 	4 	Halifax 	The Lovers 	Hannah
Regolus: Evolution	1 	5 	The Gilded Tulip 	The Chariot 	Miles
Regolus: Evolution	1 	6 	Free Fallin' 	Strength 	Woody
Regolus: Evolution	1 	7 	Into the Hive 	The Magician 	Kyle
Regolus: Evolution	1 	8 	The End of All Things 	The Fool 	Drew
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	1 	The Copper Legion 	The Emperor 	Hannah
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	2 	Secrets in the Mine 	Temperance 	Jon
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	3 	Bargains & Bloodshed 	Justice 	Woody
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	4 	Meet the Chubbs 	The World 	Eli
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	5 	The Rusted Tomb 	The Tower 	Woody
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	6 	Compromise & Ceremony 	Death 	Dan
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	7 	Tempered in Copper 	The Star 	Jon
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	8 	The Past Beckons 	Wheel of Fortune 	Dan
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	9 	The Last Reminder 	The Chariot 	Rachel
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	10 	Trust in Sentinel 	The Magician 	Dan
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	11 	The End of the Line 	The Hanged Man 	Hannah
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	12 	Whispers of a Storm 	The Fool 	WinterCamryn
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	13 	Stormbreak 	The High Priestess 	Kyle
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	14 	Spearhold 	The Lovers 	Will
Regolus: Dark Age 	1 	15 	Lighthouse of Longing 	The Sun 	Jon
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	16 	Aftershock 	The Hierophant 	Rachel
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	17 	Silent Faleeria 	The Empress 	Jon
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	18 	Penance & Purpose 	The Devil 	Dan
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	19 	Cocoon 	The Moon 	Hannah
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	20 	The Sentinel Paradigm 	Strength 	Kyle
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	21 	Judgement 	Judgement 	Jon
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	22 	Of Valor and Verdicts 	The Hermit 	(last card)
Regolus: Dark Age 	SoÜ 	Chapter 1	Chapter 1 	The Hermit 	Drew
Regolus: Dark Age 	SoÜ 	Chapter 2	Chapter 2 	Justice 	Woody
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	23 	Stowaway 	Force 	Jon
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	24 	Pathways Through The Dark	The Popess, reversed 	Rachel
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	25 	Stormgate 	The Lovers 	Dan
Regolus: Dark Age 	2 	26 	Stormrun 	Judgement 	Hannah
===Other Episodes===
For One Night in Garaheath, the tarot card was The Star, drawn by Kyle.
== Notable Card Pulls ==
This section contains major spoilers.
=== Ballad of the Nightmare Krew ===
In Our Doubts Are Traitors (BotNK 1x13), the episode in which the card drawing tradition first took place on-stream, the card drawn was Purpose. In this episode, the Nightmare Krew reevaluate their purpose as a group after the revelation of the truth about Thelekas' multiple iterations. After a heated conversation, they decide to stay together to help reunite Leonidas with his family, rather than part ways and consider their initial obligation to Hugh fulfilled.
For The Great Pale Beast (BotNK 1x20), the first angel card chosen was blank. This was determined to be a bad omen, so another card was drawn. The second card, Brotherhood and Sisterhood, was expanded to Siblinghood to be more inclusive. In this episode, Eris' brother Cole encounters Kallias and the Nightmare Krew in the jungles of Fidisilas.
In The Hazard of the Die (BotNK 1x37), the finale of Verse 1, a full tarot reading performed by Will during the final battle revealed The Tower as the outcome, signifying ruin. After the reading, Leonidas was killed by Oxxymandias.
In Courage to Make Love Known (BotNK 4x9), the tarot card drawn by Kyle was The World, interpreted to signify life, totality, integration, and a full-circle moment. Not only was this the first episode in Verse 4 with the full cast present, but during this episode, the Nightmare Krew each successfully make their cases at the Necterium to retrieve the other half of Ember's soul.
In Fortune's Great Charms (BotNK 4x17), the tarot card drawn by Kyle was The Lovers, interpreted as unity, togetherness, and the eternal binary. This episode aired during the week of Valentine's Day and celebrated Kyle's birthday. During the episode, Rachel surprised Kyle as a guest player with the character of Desiderium, who seemingly inspired the affection of Kyle's character Fim Fam.
Although there was no tarot pull for Recitative: Leitmotif (BotNK 5x5), the last tarot card prior to this episode was The Fool, pulled in Recitative: Overture (BotNK 5x4). The Fool, among other things, foreshadowed the fan-led BoNYcon 2024, under codename "Operation Bim Bam", which was planned as an April Fools' Day surprise for the Bards, and was launched during the livestream on April 1.
=== Regolus ===
In Moonrise (RG 1x12), the tarot card drawn by Hannah was Judgement. At the end of the episode, Hannah's character Ystävä creates a system of judgement for the mortal souls of Regolus.
In Earth, Wind & Fire (RE 1x1), the tarot card drawn by Kyle was The Moon. This was the first episode in the Regolus universe following the creation of the moon by Kyle's character Ünen.
In The Gilded Tulip (RE 1x5), the tarot card drawn by Miles was The Chariot. 
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