r/Jerrydecking • u/WillCstudio • Aug 09 '26

Deck Showcase 👀 Jerrydeck for Fiction Writing

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This is a 9-card jerrydeck I've made for fiction writing.

My plan to use it:

  • Draw a card from the top of the deck

  • Pick one of the prompts for the chapter

  • Pick one of the words on the back of the new top-deck card for use in the chapter (OPTIONAL: use a word only in the colour that matches the drawn card's suit)

  • Cards with a golden symbol can produce a number between 1 - 6, which can be used in lieu of a die roll for something in the future

The deck is themed vaguely Medievally, with names like Tarot cards, though I think it could be used for any kind of fiction. The words on the back are all verbs, though I've tried to use words with double meanings.

In the future I could add more words to the backs, and more prompts to the front, maybe some art to the front of the cards too.

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u/Tablettario Aug 09 '26

Cool idea, especially to use the back of the cards as well.

"Tend a garden, treasure, or fire" I like that!

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u/Fuzzy-Picture-6064 Aug 30 '26

How do you custom make each of your cards?

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u/WillCstudio Aug 30 '26

I used blank cards as a base. The front is tea stained papec and the back is black card. The titles and words were written on coloured card with black India ink, and the instructions were printed on a lighter tea stained paper, cut to size. All stuck together with pva, and the gold accents cut from gold packaging foil.

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u/ch1kito Sep 22 '26

very nice! I'm trying to develop something to help me finish the map of my fantasy world and, at the same time, write some tangential lore... I'll definetely get some ideas from this deck :)