Magical Secret Agents - with Tarot! | The Hidden Isle Oneshot
Become an agent of a secret magical society and infiltrate a royal wedding in this Tarot based adventure.
TYPE
SYSTEM
LEVELS
LANGUAGE
EXPERIENCE
AGE
$25.00
/ Session
Details
2 players following this game
Once / Wednesday - 5:00 PM UTC
Jul 15
Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
Report Adventure
StartPlaying Money Back Guarantee
If your game doesn't happen, we guarantee a refund. Just reach out to StartPlaying Support. Refund Policy
Meet your party members
1/5
About the adventure
You are a secret agent of the hidden magical society of Discordia. Draw your fate from a deck of Tarot cards in this intriguing oneshot of The Hidden Isle set in 1600s Europe. Your mission: Infiltrate the royal wedding, save the princess from an divinely ordained marriage, and reunite her with her true sapphic love. As an agent of the hidden magic use your charm, wit, gun powder and spells to find your path through this adventure of intrigue and forbidden love. Let the Tarot decide your fate. In The Hidden Isle you don't roll dice, but instead you draw your fate from a deck of Tarot cards. Tarot cards are used to acitvate your magical abilities, solve social challenges as well as to conjure the conflicts you face on your adventure. Learn to play the tarot-based The Hidden Isle system in this beginner friendly oneshot. You will be provided premade characters and the GM will guide you through the system, so you can learn the system as you play. You just need to show at the table. The adventure of Tarot and intrigue awaits you, Agent. Will you answer the Oracle's call?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(1)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
About me
Hi I’m Runsten. I am a storydriven GM that has run TTRPGs since 2019. My favorite systems are Dungeons and Dragons and Daggerheart, but I also have experience in more narrative systems like Thirsty Sword Lesbians and Wanderhome. I have ran both published adventures and created my own homebrew worlds. In my games I love to create the story collaboratively with my players. I always incorporate players backstories into the story and create evocative scenes where the players choices matter. My improv background makes every session memorable by making the world react to the choices through the power of yes-and. My table follows the rule of cool where rules have their place to set the guidelines, but if a player makes an exciting decision we follow the fiction, roll the dice and see where the story goes. I want to foster and inclusive table that is welcome to new and seasoned players alike. TTRPGs are an awesome form to express yourself and I want to foster a safe environment to have fun at my table.
View Profile →Character creation
Creating your character
Runsten will provide you with your character sheet when you sign-up or before you join the session. You can choose between a few class options based on your playstyle, but all the stats will be filled out in advance so you don't have to worry about it.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will use Discord for voice chat. You will need a Discord account and the app downloaded before the game. Once you join the game you will get a link from the GM to join our Discord server. We will use Owlbear Rodeo as our Virtual Tabletop (VTT). We will use it to draw our Tarot cards among other things. This requires no sign-up, and you can join Owlbear Rodeo through a link sent by the GM after joining the game. Microphone is needed to play through discord. Camera is encouraged, but not neccessary to play.
What Runsten brings to the table
Runsten will provide you a character driven story where your choices matter. Roleplay takes a center focus without forgetting exciting combat encounters. We play with rule of cool where bold choices are rewarded - but the dice ultimately decide the outcome. Runsten will guide you through the tarot-based system of The Hidden Isle. Runsten will bring rules knowledge and teach you how to play the system so that you can simply enjoy and learn the rules as part of play.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Runsten creates a safe table
Safety tools are central to foster a safe and enjoyable playing environment. We use X cards during a session to signal if a topic is uncomfortable for you or another player. When X card is used we stop play, discuss what made the player uncomfortable, and decide how to change the story by removing or changing the triggering element. We also use Stars and Wishes at the end of each session. Here you can share what you liked about the session (Star) and what you wish for your future games (Wish). This way we keep an open dialogue and the game can evolve into the best version for our group through your feedback.
Content warnings
Safety tools used