
Do you ask a sage for the key to winning hearts, wealth, or victory? As in life or war, the answers to one's fortune are never clear-cut. In the case of the fire, do you let your parents and child burn to save your beloved? Has your ill-guided plan left you guilt-stricken from the deaths of your friends and loved ones, or led to your banishment? Even when the tarot presents you with an opportunity, the benefits may be ambiguous. Though you're given three multiple-choice answers per question, no one response is likely to leave you completely satisfied, much less fulfilled. "Your reckless plan has ended in disaster. Whom do you save from the flames?" Fate may ask you. As the cards are revealed, Fate asks you questions. From here, against the white backdrop of this given eternity, tarot cards dart and dance, face down, before your eyes.

As with many RPGs, you must provide a name and birth date. Tactics Ogre opens in a space outside time, with what one assumes is an omnipotent presence questioning the player.
