The Dungeons & Dragons Tarot Deck: Our Review

This summer saw the release of the officially licensed Dungeons & Dragons tarot deck, illustrated by Fred Gissubel. The deck is certainly beautiful, but is it worth the buy?

The good:

• 78 cards, each with a gorgeous and highly detailed illustration

• An “adventure spread” to help inspire your next session

• Quest hooks on each card for quick adventure ideas while in-game

• A new way to think about session planning

The bad:

• The minor arcana cards aren’t labeled, making it difficult to find the corresponding card and its meaning in the included booklet

• Quest hooks are only slightly related to the card, so they feel a bit lazy

• Card interpretations are brief and contrary to standard tarot, making it a poor first deck for anyone wanting to use these cards for traditional divination tarot.

Should you buy it?

Maybe, but not to actually use as a tarot deck.

For D&D lovers, it’s hard to pass up another shiny, pretty item for your shelves. While Sara has her criticisms of the deck, we both love the artwork so much that it almost makes up for it. If you’re wanting some visual inspiration for your games regardless of the tarot portion, it’s worth picking up.

Using the cards with other spreads, like our free dungeon master tarot spreads, will provide additional inspiration!