Well, I've already done this. I tried it out for a HeroQuest at the last Convulsion. I did a set of Trumps based on the non-elemental runes (listed below) and five suits of seven cards each based on the Elemental Pantheons including Lunars. It can work well but I'd recommend it only for God Plane adventures.
The list of trumps below is in the format: NAME OF RUNE/DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATION/NORMAL MEANING/REVERSED MEANING. I have all the cards as word processor files but in the AMI PRO .SAM format which most people can't read.
BEAST
An ox in the field.
Animals, nature, strength.
Reversed: Unthinking, uncontrolled might.
CHAOS
The chaos rune in black against a swirling background of many colours.
Inexplicable force acting against the Heroquest. An appearance of Chaos.
Not reversable. But see the Infinity Rune. RESHUFFLE THE DECK.
DEATH
A sword. Or Humakt in full armour. Or Orlanth slaying Yelm.
Viiolent action. An ending. Death.
REVERSED: Pointless destruction. Sterility.
DISORDER
Ratslaff surrounded by boggles. Or A banana skin.
Breaking free of a preset pattern. Creativity. The overthrow of
authority.
REVERSED: Ill-preparedness. Lack of system. A mess. The overthrow of
authority.
DRAGONEWT
The Inhuman King.
A draconic force intervenes to support the Quest.
REVERSED: A draconic force intervenes to frustrate the Quest.
FERTILITY
Uleria in all her glory.
Growth, new life, love, Creation.
REVERSED: Unreasoning lust, superficiality, the body controlling the
mind.
HARMONY
A harp with hands playing it.
Things and people working together, co-ordination.
REVERSED: Over control, rigidity.
ILLUSION
A congregation bows down before a priestly figure but we can see that it
is just a cardboard cut-out. Behind a pillar a Trickster figure is
laughing.
Deception, trickery, pulling the wool over the opposition's eyes.
REVERSED: Being deceived, having the wool pulled over your eyes.
INFINITY
The Infinity rune over a background of swirling colours.
Inexplicable force actiing to aid the Heroquest.
Not reversable. But see the Chaos Rune. RESHUFFLE THE DECK.
LAW
A pile of books in a Library, the topmost open to show the Law rune.
Order, stability, system, reliability.
REVERSED: Conservatism, lack of creative thought or foresight.
MAGIC
Zzabur performing an enchantment.
A surge of magical energy, a sudden access of power, Magic.
REVERSED: A surge of magical energy becomes available to the enemy.
MAN
Grandfather Mortal.
Humanoid life, mortality.
REVERSED: A mortal intervenes against you. The quest's link with the
Mundane world wavers.
MASTERY
A smith at his forge.
Self-knowledge and internal unity. Conquest of self leading to conquest
of others.
REVERSED: A failure of self-control. Blindness to your own faults.
MOVEMENT
A movement rune superimposed over a speeding chariot wheel..
Change, escape, speed.
REVERSED: Instability, a change for the worse, things slipping away, an
enemy escapes..
PLANT
A Great Tree whose topmost branches pierce the clouds.
Plant Life, the world of nature in general, elves.
REVERSED The same factors acting against the Quest.
SPIRIT
The Horned Man dances around a shrouded body.
Spirits, ghosts, the power of shamanic magic.
REVERSED The same factors acting against the Quest.
STASIS
A great mountain.
Stability, immobility, law.
REVERSED: Rigidity, immobility, unmoving custom.
TRUTH
A scribe lifts a torch in the shape of the Truth rune to illuminate a
scroll in a dark cave.
Truth, knowledge, enlightenment.
REVERSED: Mere rote learning.
TRADE
A pile of coins. Or two traders discussing business.
An equitable trade. Fair Exchange. Peaceful co-operation.
REVERSED: Sharp dealing. Taking Unfair advantage. Greed.
LUCK
A pair of dice flying from a hand.
Randomness. Unexpectedness. Chancetaking.
REVERSED: Random events frustrate the Quest. Foolish Risk-taking.
FATE
A book chained shut. Spider webs surround it.
The preordained. The expected events.
REVERSED: Doom. A fortold misfortune.
HUNGER/UNDEATH
A vampire resting in his coffin.
A ravening destructive force. Eternal hunger. The death of the soul.
REVERSED: The same forces act against the Quest.
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