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[[File:Vlad Dracula Tarot.pg.jpg| | [[File:Vlad Dracula Tarot.pg.jpg|400px|thumb|The Vlad Dracula Tarot showing the deck box and several cards]] | ||
The '''Vlad Dracula Tarot''' (originally released as '''The Tarot of Vlad Dracula''') is a 78 card [[Tarot]] deck created by [[occultist]] and author [[Travis McHenry]]. It is a carefully researched biographical account of the life of [[Vlad the Impaler]]. | The '''Vlad Dracula Tarot''' (originally released as '''The Tarot of Vlad Dracula''') is a 78 card [[Tarot]] deck created by [[occultist]] and author [[Travis McHenry]]. It is a carefully researched biographical account of the life of [[Vlad the Impaler]]. | ||
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Many of the cards include imagery depicting the brutal nature of Vlad's reign over Wallachia, including the Forest of the Impaled, the Nailing of the Turbans, the mass execution of the poor, and numerous impaling scenes. Vlad's own death is depicted twice in the deck, once as the [[Death]] card (showing Vlad's head on a stake) and a second time on the [[Ten of Wands]] (showing Vlad stabbed by many spears). | Many of the cards include imagery depicting the brutal nature of Vlad's reign over Wallachia, including the Forest of the Impaled, the Nailing of the Turbans, the mass execution of the poor, and numerous impaling scenes. Vlad's own death is depicted twice in the deck, once as the [[Death]] card (showing Vlad's head on a stake) and a second time on the [[Ten of Wands]] (showing Vlad stabbed by many spears). | ||
The suits of the Minor Arcana follow the general scheme of modern [[tarot]] cards, with each corresponding to a specific symbol from Vlad's life, as highlighted on the Ace cards. | |||
* Coins - a coin with Dracul II's dragon symbol | |||
* Stakes - a bloody impaling stake surrounded by flames | |||
* Swords - the Ottoman kilij, a sword commonly used in warfare during Vlad's lifetime | |||
* Cups - an ornate golden chalice used by Vlad to display the loyalty of his people | |||
==Publication history== | ==Publication history== | ||
[[File:Three Swords.jpg|500px|thumb|Three of Swords from the Tarot of Vlad Dracula]] | [[File:Three Swords.jpg|500px|thumb|Three of Swords from the Tarot of Vlad Dracula]] | ||
The deck was originally published in March 2020 by [[Bloodstone Studios]] as | The deck was originally published in March 2020 by [[Bloodstone Studios]] as The Tarot of Vlad Dracula. It launched as part of a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $50,000. This version of the deck was envisioned as authentic woodcuts printed without colorization, although the card background was meant to resemble the pages of an aged book. | ||
===Rockpool edition=== | ===Rockpool edition=== | ||